Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions.
1James is honest ............... industrious.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "and" and "as well as" add a second positive quality to James.
2He neither respects his aged parents ............... helps them financially.
Wrong!
After "neither", use "nor" to connect the second negative idea.
3............... did I reach the station than the train left.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with inversion before "than" to show that one event happened immediately after another.
4I ............... love and respect my parents.
Wrong!
Use "both" before two parallel verbs joined by "and".
5I don’t know ............... I will be able to come or not.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "if" and "whether" can introduce this indirect yes-or-no question.
6He is ............... honest but also generous.
Wrong!
Use "not only" with "but also" to add a second positive quality.
7He is so rich ............... he doesn’t have to work.
Wrong!
Use "that" to complete the result structure "so... that".
8Walk briskly ............... you should miss the train.
Wrong!
Use "lest" with "should" to mean "so that something bad does not happen".
9I had hardly solved one issue ............... another one cropped up.
Wrong!
Use "when" after "hardly" to show that the second event happened immediately after the first.
10This is the same woman ............... came to my house yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "the same" to identify the woman being referred to.
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- James is honest and / as well as industrious.
- He neither respects his aged parents nor helps them financially.
- No sooner did I reach the station than the train left.
- I both love and respect my parents.
- I don’t know if / whether I will be able to come or not.
- He is not only honest but also generous.
- He is so rich that he doesn’t have to work.
- Walk briskly lest you should miss the train.
- I had hardly solved one issue when another one cropped up.
- This is the same woman that came to my house yesterday.