Fill in the blanks.
1............... fast, he caught the train.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Running" and "Having run" both form a natural participle clause before the main action.
2He is ............... proud to apologize.
Wrong!
"Too" is correct in the pattern "too + adjective + to-infinitive".
3............... we worked day and night, we could not finish the project on time.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a full clause that contrasts with the main clause.
4Samuel, ............... was my classmate at school, now works in Germany.
Wrong!
"Who" refers to a person in a non-defining relative clause.
5............... running fast, I could not catch up with him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Despite" and "In spite of" can both be followed by a gerund phrase.
6I ran as fast as I could; ..............., I could not beat him.
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"However" is a linking adverb that can follow a semicolon and take a comma.
7............... his leg injury, he played well.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"In spite of" and "Despite" can both be followed by a noun phrase.
8............... you do something about that letter from the taxmen, you will be in trouble.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" in this warning about a possible problem.
9I asked her why ............... crying.
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"She was" uses statement word order in an indirect question.
10The dishwasher ............... I bought for my mother is expensive.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "which" can both refer to a thing in a defining relative clause.
11The weather ............... stormy, we cancelled the picnic.
Wrong!
"Being" forms an absolute phrase that gives the reason for the cancellation.
12............... you are my best friend, I don't want any secrets between us.
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"As" and "Since" can both introduce the reason for the main clause.
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- Running / Having run fast, he caught the train.
- He is too proud to apologize.
- Although we worked day and night, we could not finish the project on time.
- Samuel, who was my classmate at school, now works in Germany.
- Despite / In spite of running fast, I could not catch up with him.
- I ran as fast as I could; however, I could not beat him.
- In spite of / Despite his leg injury, he played well.
- Unless you do something about that letter from the taxmen, you will be in trouble.
- I asked her why she was crying.
- The dishwasher that / which I bought for my mother is expensive.
- The weather being stormy, we cancelled the picnic.
- As / Since you are my best friend, I don’t want any secrets between us.