Complete the following sentences.
1James plays hockey ............... cricket.
Wrong!
Use "as well as" to add another sport after the object.
2He must be asleep, ............... there is no light in his room.
Wrong!
Use "for" to introduce the reason for the first clause.
3He speaks Hindi ............... English.
Wrong!
Use "as well as" to add another language after the object.
4Peter is quite sociable, ............... his brother is rather reserved.
Wrong!
Use "whereas" to contrast Peter with his brother.
5There was little hope of success; ..............., I tried hard.
Wrong!
Use "nevertheless" to show contrast with the lack of hope.
6He will neither spend his money ............... invest it.
Wrong!
Use "nor" after "neither" to complete the correlative pair.
7He is ............... a fool or a madman.
Wrong!
Use "either" before the first of two alternatives joined by "or".
8He has been working hard, ............... he will pass.
Wrong!
Use "so" to introduce the result of working hard.
9I did my best, ............... I failed.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast trying hard with failing.
10The way was long, ............... the wind was cold.
Wrong!
Use "and" to join two similar descriptive clauses.
Answers
- James plays hockey as well as cricket.
- He must be asleep, for there is no light in his room.
- He speaks Hindi as well as English.
- Peter is quite sociable, whereas his brother is rather reserved.
- There was little hope of success; nevertheless, I tried hard.
- He will neither spend his money nor invest it.
- He is either a fool or a madman.
- He has been working hard, so he will pass.
- I did my best, but I failed.
- The way was long, and the wind was cold.
Notes
- A compound sentence must have two or more coordinate clauses. If we want to combine two or more simple sentences into one compound sentence we have to use a coordinating conjunction like
- and, but, or, as well as, whereas or
- neither …nor.
