Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions.
1He is not as clever ............... his younger brother.
Wrong!
The comparison pattern is "as" in "not as clever as".
2He will be punished ............... he is guilty.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition for the punishment.
3He was not punished ............... he was guilty.
Wrong!
Use "though" to show contrast between guilt and no punishment.
4He was not punished ............... he was not guilty.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason he was not punished.
5Give every man thy ear, ............... few thy voice.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast listening to everyone with speaking to only a few.
6He will die someday, ............... all men are mortal.
Wrong!
Use "for" to introduce the reason he will die someday.
7He worked hard ............... he might pass the examination.
Wrong!
Use "so that" to introduce the purpose of working hard.
8I waited for him ............... the clock struck eleven.
Wrong!
Use "till" to mean up to the time the clock struck eleven.
9It has been years ............... I last saw you.
Wrong!
Use "since" after a present perfect time expression to mark the starting point.
10Hardly had he reached the station ............... the train came.
Wrong!
Use "when" after "hardly" to show that the second event happened immediately.
11All men were against Dr. Johnson, ............... he persevered.
Wrong!
Use "but" to show contrast between opposition and perseverance.
12Send me a message, ............... I will come at once.
Wrong!
Use "and" after an imperative to introduce the result.
Answers
- He is not as clever as his younger brother.
- He will be punished if he is guilty.
- He was not punished though he was guilty.
- He was not punished because he was not guilty.
- Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
- He will die someday, for all men are mortal.
- He worked hard so that he might pass the examination.
- I waited for him till the clock struck eleven.
- It has been years since I last saw you.
- Hardly had he reached the station when the train came.
- All men were against Dr. Johnson, but he persevered.
- Send me a message, and I will come at once.
