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Conjunction And Relative Pronouns Exercise

July 27, 2021 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1............... she was ill, she could not go to school.
Wrong!
"As" gives the reason she could not go to school.
2She is a rich woman, ............... she does not help anyone.
Wrong!
"But" connects the idea of being rich with the contrasting idea of not helping anyone.
3Stand up ............... speak for yourself.
Wrong!
"And" joins the two imperatives "Stand up" and "speak."
4............... she said made no sense to me.
Wrong!
"What" means "the thing that" and can be the subject of the sentence.
5He is an atheist ............... does not believe in the existence of God.
Wrong!
"Who" is the subject relative pronoun for a person.
6............... she arrives, I will give her your message.
Wrong!
"As soon as" means immediately when she arrives.
7The experience was ............... painful that recovery seemed difficult.
Wrong!
"So" is used before an adjective in the pattern "so painful that."
8The girl ............... cat was missing went from house to house looking for it.
Wrong!
"Whose" shows possession and tells us the cat belonged to the girl.
9It was ............... a wonderful experience that I still remember it vividly.
Wrong!
"Such" is used before the noun phrase "a wonderful experience."
10............... did she arrive than I handed her the parcel.
Wrong!
"No sooner" is used with inversion and "than" for two actions that happen very close together.
11She acts ............... she was rich.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" introduce the way her behaviour seems.
12She asked me ............... there was anything she could do for me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" and "whether" can introduce an indirect yes/no question.

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  1. As she was ill, she could not go to school.
  2. She is a rich woman, but she does not help anyone.
  3. Stand up and speak for yourself.
  4. What she said made no sense to me.
  5. He is an atheist who does not believe in the existence of God.
  6. As soon as she arrives, I will give her your message.
  7. The experience was so painful that recovery seemed difficult.
  8. The girl whose cat was missing went from house to house looking for it.
  9. It was such a wonderful experience that I still remember it vividly.
  10. No sooner did she arrive than I handed her the parcel.
  11. She acts as if / as though she was rich.
  12. She asked me if / whether there was anything she could do for me.

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