Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1I ask a polite question, ............... I expect a polite reply.
Wrong!
"And" connects two similar ideas.
2He was ill, ............... he went to work.
Wrong!
"But" shows a contrast between being ill and going to work.
3You may not succeed, ............... I advise you to make another attempt.
Wrong!
"Yet" introduces advice that contrasts with possible failure.
4I wanted you to understand, ............... I explained everything in detail.
Wrong!
"So" shows the result of wanting you to understand.
5There was no point in arguing, ............... he gave up.
Wrong!
"So" shows the result of seeing no point in arguing.
6He was not there, ............... we went without him.
Wrong!
"So" shows the result of his not being there.
7You are hiding something in your left hand, ............... I know it.
Wrong!
"And" connects two related statements.
8I must be in better health, and ............... I will come.
Wrong!
"Then" means after that or in that case.
9I didn’t see the snake, ............... I didn’t kill it.
Wrong!
"So" shows the result of not seeing the snake.
10Finish your work, and ............... you may go.
Wrong!
"Then" means after that.
Answers
- I ask a polite question, and I expect a polite reply.
- He was ill, but he went to work.
- You may not succeed, yet I advise you to make another attempt.
- I wanted you to understand, so I explained everything in detail.
- There was no point in arguing, so he gave up.
- He was not there, so we went without him.
- You are hiding something in your left hand, and I know it.
- I must be in better health, and then I will come.
- I didn’t see the snake, so I didn’t kill it.
- Finish your work, and then you may go.
