Fill in the blanks with a linking expression.
1I don't know ............... I would get the job.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
If or whether can introduce an indirect question.
2They cancelled the match ............... bad weather.
Wrong!
3He still drives that old car ............... he has enough money to buy a new car.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either though or even though is possible here. Even though is more emphatic than though.
4I learned Spanish ............... be able to find a job during my stay in Spain.
Wrong!
Both expressions indicate purpose.
5It seems ............... somebody had opened the door.
Wrong!
6Break the glass ............... fire.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
If is used before a clause. In case of and in the event of are used before a noun.
7I ordered food online ............... I didn't have enough time to cook.
Wrong!
8It rained several times ............... the night.
Wrong!
9We can't leave ............... he returns.
Wrong!
Till and until mean the same; till is more common in an informal style.
10They couldn't save her ............... their best efforts.
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Wrong!
Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
11............... hard you may try, you will not finish that task.
Wrong!
However hard means the same as it doesn't matter how hard.
12She looked pale ............... she had seen a ghost.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I don’t know if/whether I would get the job.
- He still drives that old car though/even though he has enough money to buy a new car.
- I learned Spanish Either could be used here be able to find a job during my stay in Spain.
- It seems Either could be used here somebody had opened the door.
- Break the glass in case of/in the event of fire.
- I ordered food online Either as or because I didn’t have enough time to cook.
- It rained several times Either could be used here the night.
- We can’t leave Either could be used here 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 Either could be used here she had seen a ghost.
