Fill in the blanks with a linking expression.
1. I don't know ...................................... I would get the job.
Please select 2 correct answers
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If or whether can introduce an indirect question.
2. They cancelled the match .............................. bad weather.
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3. He still drives that old car ............................... he has enough money to buy a new car.
Please select 2 correct answers
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Either though or even though is possible here. Even though is more emphatic than though.
4. I learned Spanish ............................... be able to find a job during my stay in Spain.
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Both expressions indicate purpose.
5. It seems .................................... somebody had opened the door.
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6. Break the glass ................................. fire.
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If is used before a clause. In case of and in the event of are used before a noun.
7. I ordered food online ................................. I didn't have enough time to cook.
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8. It rained several times ................................ the night.
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9. We can't leave ............................... he returns.
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Till and until mean the same; till is more common in an informal style.
10. They couldn't save her .............................. their best efforts.
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Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
11. ………………………… hard you may try, you will not finish that task.
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However hard means the same as it doesn't matter how hard.
12. She looked pale ……………………………. she had seen a ghost.
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Answers
- I don’t know if / whether I would get the job.
- They cancelled the match because of / on account of bad weather.
- He still drives that old car though / even though he has enough money to buy a new car.
- I learned Spanish so as to / in order to be able to find a job during my stay in Spain.
- It seems as if / as though somebody had opened the door.
- Break the glass in case of / in the event of fire.
- I ordered food online as / because I didn’t have enough time to cook.
- It rained several times in / during the night.
- We can’t leave until / till he returns.
- They couldn’t save her despite / in spite of their best efforts.
- However hard you may try, you will not finish that task.
- She looked pale as if / as though she had seen a ghost.
