Fill in the blanks with a linking expression.
1I don't know ............... I would get the job.
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"If" and "whether" can introduce an indirect yes/no question.
2They cancelled the match ............... bad weather.
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"Because of" and "on account of" are followed by a noun phrase to give a reason.
3He still drives that old car ............... he has enough money to buy a new car.
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"Though" and "even though" introduce a surprising contrast.
4I learned Spanish ............... be able to find a job during my stay in Spain.
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"In order to" and "so as to" express purpose before the base form of a verb.
5It seems ............... somebody had opened the door.
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"As if" and "as though" introduce an idea about how something appears.
6Break the glass ............... fire.
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"In case of" and "in the event of" are followed by a noun phrase such as "fire".
7I ordered food online ............... I didn't have enough time to cook.
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"As" and "because" introduce the reason for an action.
8It rained several times ............... the night.
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"In" and "during" can both refer to something happening within a period of time.
9We can't leave ............... he returns.
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"Until" and "till" mean up to the time that something happens.
10They couldn't save her ............... their best efforts.
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"Despite" and "in spite of" are followed by a noun phrase to show contrast.
11............... hard you may try, you will not finish that task.
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"However" before an adjective or adverb such as "hard" means no matter how much or to what degree.
12She looked pale ............... she had seen a ghost.
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"As if" and "as though" describe how something seems or appears.
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- 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 in order to / so as 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.