Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions.
1James is honest ............... industrious.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"And " and "as well as" both correctly add another quality to describe James.
2He neither respects his aged parents ............... helps them financially.
Wrong!
"Nor" is used after "neither" to connect the second negative idea.
3............... did I reach the station than the train left.
Wrong!
"No sooner" is followed by inversion and then "than" in this structure.
4I ............... love and respect my parents.
Wrong!
"Both" correctly joins the two verbs "love" and "respect."
5I don’t know ............... I will be able to come or not.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" and "whether" can both introduce an indirect yes-or-no question here.
6He is ............... honest but also generous.
Wrong!
"Not only" correctly pairs with "but also" to add a second positive quality.
7He is so rich ............... he doesn’t have to work.
Wrong!
"That" completes the result structure "so... that."
8Walk briskly ............... you should miss the train.
Wrong!
"Lest" means "so that not" and is correctly followed by "should" here.
9I had hardly solved one issue ............... another one cropped up.
Wrong!
"When" correctly follows "hardly" to show that the second event happened immediately after the first.
10This is the same woman ............... came to my house yesterday.
Wrong!
"That" is commonly used after "the same" to refer to the woman in this sentence.
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- 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.
