Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions. In some cases more than one conjunction may be possible.
1Will you wait here ............... I come back?
Wrong!
Use "until" to mean up to the time when I come back.
2I visit my grandparents ............... I have time.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "when" and "whenever" can introduce the times that I have time.
3The car is parked ............... the post office.
Wrong!
Use "in front of" to show the car's position relative to the post office.
4He worked at a market ............... he went to university.
Wrong!
Use "before" to show that working at the market happened earlier than going to university.
5I will make a cake ............... I have time.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition for making a cake.
6............... he received the message, he escaped from the city.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to mean immediately after he received the message.
7I don't care what job you do ............... you are happy.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as long as" and "so long as" mean provided that you are happy.
8We must stay united ............... happens.
Wrong!
Use "whatever" to mean no matter what happens.
9You must finish it ............... you leave.
Wrong!
Use "before" to show that finishing it must happen earlier than leaving.
10He injured his toes ............... he was working in the garden.
Wrong!
Use "while" to show that the injury happened during his work in the garden.
Answers
- Will you wait here until I come back?
- I visit my grandparents when / whenever I have time.
- The car is parked in front of the post office.
- He worked at a market before he went to university.
- I will make a cake if I have time.
- As soon as he received the message, he escaped from the city.
- I don’t care what job you do as long as / so long as you are happy.
- We must stay united whatever happens.
- You must finish it before you leave.
- He injured his toes while he was working in the garden.
