Combine the following sentences using the word given in the brackets.
1............... working very hard, he failed.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" before a noun or gerund phrase to show contrast.
2............... you are honest, I will trust you.
Wrong!
Use "Since" to mean because when giving a reason.
3............... the thief saw the policeman, he ran away.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to show that one action happened immediately after another.
4He is ............... to carry this box.
Wrong!
The adjective comes before enough, so "strong enough" is correct.
5Iron ............... coal is found in India.
Wrong!
Use "as well as" to add another subject without changing the main subject.
6He is ............... ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective followed by that to show result.
7The boy ............... watch had been stolen complained to the teacher.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession in a relative clause.
8............... on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
Wrong!
Use "Standing" to reduce the clause and show what he was doing at the same time.
9This is the hotel ............... our meetings used to take place.
Wrong!
Use "where" to introduce a relative clause about a place.
10Sudha is ............... intelligent to be defeated.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective followed by to to mean more than is possible or suitable.
Answers
- Despite working very hard, he failed.
- Since you are honest, I will trust you.
- As soon as the thief saw the policeman, he ran away.
- He is strong enough to carry this box.
- Iron as well as coal is found in India.
- He is so ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.
- The boy whose watch had been stolen complained to the teacher.
- Standing on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
- This is the hotel where our meetings used to take place.
- Sudha is too intelligent to be defeated.
