VII/
I feel hopeful that we will find a suitable house very soon.
She doesn’t play the piano as well as her sister.
I wish I could give you all the expensive things in life.
Have you heard from Maria since you left school?
The people who live next door to us keep having all night parties, keep having all night parties.
VIII/
A new library is going to be built in the area.
She suggested that I take a day off the following day.
If the weather weren’t bad, we could go camping.
Because of his bad behavior, he was punished.
Because of behaving badly, he was punished.
Hardly had the keeper opened the case door when the lion attacked him.