Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1You must ............... follow my instructions or resign.
Wrong!
Use "either" with "or" to show a choice between two alternatives.
2Neither John ............... Sam could have done this.
Wrong!
Use "nor" after "neither" to connect two negative alternatives.
3The burglars ............... looted the shop but also set fire to it.
Wrong!
Use "not only" with "but also" to add a second surprising or important action.
4............... he is hurt, he wants to play.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
5He was ............... weak that he could barely stand.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a result clause with "that".
6............... you give me the keys to the safe, you will be shot.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if not" in a conditional warning.
7He would ............... eat nor allow us to eat.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to connect two negative actions.
8The situation is not ............... difficult as people think.
Wrong!
Use "so" in the comparison pattern "not so... as".
9The officer was ............... inefficient that he had to be dismissed.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a result clause with "that".
10The task is ............... difficult that you can't do it alone.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a result clause with "that".
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- You must either follow my instructions or resign.
- Neither John nor Sam could have done this.
- The burglars not only looted the shop but also set fire to it.
- Though he is hurt, he wants to play.
- He was so weak that he could barely stand.
- Unless you give me the keys to the safe, you will be shot.
- He would neither eat nor allow us to eat.
- The situation is not so difficult as people think.
- The officer was so inefficient that he had to be dismissed.
- The task is so difficult that you can’t do it alone.