Fill in the blanks.
1Keep a candle ready ............... the lights go out.
Wrong!
Use "in case" to mean that the candle should be ready because the lights might go out.
2............... the rain has stopped, we can resume the journey.
Wrong!
Use "Now that" to introduce a new situation that makes the journey possible.
3............... a bridge has been built over the river, you can reach the place by car.
Wrong!
Use "Now that" to show that the new bridge is the reason you can reach the place by car.
4............... he was in Pune, he visited a number of factories there.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "As" and "While" can introduce the time when he visited the factories.
5Her clothes caught fire ............... she was cooking.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "while" and "as" can mean during the time that she was cooking.
6............... he was having a bath, the telephone rang.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "As" and "While" can introduce an action happening at the same time as the phone rang.
7............... he receives immediate treatment, his condition may worsen.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean if he does not receive immediate treatment.
8............... being poor, they are very happy.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" before the gerund phrase "being poor" to show contrast.
9............... being famous, he failed to win the election.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" before the gerund phrase "being famous" to show contrast.
10............... you go, you will find mosquitoes.
Wrong!
Use "Wherever" to mean in any place that you go.
11He brings nice gifts ............... he visits us.
Wrong!
Use "whenever" to mean every time he visits us.
12............... he worked, he made several good friends.
Wrong!
Use "Wherever" to mean in every place where he worked.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Keep a candle ready in case the lights go out.
- Now that the rain has stopped, we can resume the journey.
- Now that a bridge has been built over the river, you can reach the place by car.
- As / While he was in Pune, he visited a number of factories there.
- Her clothes caught fire while / as she was cooking.
- As / While he was having a bath, the telephone rang.
- Unless he receives immediate treatment, his condition may worsen.
- In spite of being poor, they are very happy.
- In spite of being famous, he failed to win the election.
- Wherever you go, you will find mosquitoes.
- He brings nice gifts whenever he visits us.
- Wherever he worked, he made several good friends.
