Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or conjunction.
1. She is both pretty ……………………… intelligent.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct conjunction is both...and...
2. ………………………… his illness, he has never missed any class.
Correct!
Wrong!
In spite should be followed by of.
3. She is not very talented, ………………………., she is highly successful.
Correct!
Wrong!
Yet is a conjunction; it can connect two clauses. However cannot connect two clauses although it expresses more or less the same idea.
4. You should not leave ………………………… you are told to.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. ………………………….. you watch your diet, you are unlikely to develop serious health problems.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either if or as long as is possible here.
6. You needn’t …………………………. for me.
Correct!
Wrong!
When need is an auxiliary verb, it is followed by an infinitive without to.
7. …………………………. he was an illiterate, he managed to achieve success through hard work.
Correct!
Wrong!
Although is a conjunction used to connect two contrasting ideas.
8. ………………………….. you are free in the afternoon, we can meet for a coffee.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use if to express a condition. Unless is similar to if not.
9. ……………………….. it was a busy day, I couldn’t even have lunch.
Correct!
Wrong!
As shows the reason.
10. We shelved the project …………………………….. we could not find a sponsor.
Correct!
Wrong!
Because is a conjunction. Because of a preposition. It is similar to due to.
11. It has been several days …………………………. I talked to her.
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Wrong!
Since shows the starting point.
12. As she was ill, I went …………………………… her.
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Wrong!
Answers
- She is both pretty and intelligent.
- In spite of his illness, he has never missed any class.
- She is not very talented; yet, she is highly successful.
- You should not leave unless you are told to.
- As long as you watch your diet, you are unlikely to develop serious health problems.
- You needn’t wait for me.
- Although he was an illiterate, he managed to achieve success through hard work.
- If you are free in the afternoon, we can meet for a coffee.
- As it was a busy day, I couldn’t even have lunch.
- We shelved the project because we could not find a sponsor.
- It has been several days since I talked to her.
- As she was ill, I went without her.
