Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or conjunction.
1She is both pretty ............... intelligent.
Wrong!
After "both", the correct partner is "and".
2............... his illness, he has never missed a class.
Wrong!
Before the noun phrase "his illness", the correct contrast phrase is "In spite of".
3She is not very talented, ............... she is highly successful.
Wrong!
The conjunction "yet" joins two contrasting clauses.
4You should not leave ............... you are told to.
Wrong!
The conjunction "unless" means "if not" in this warning.
5............... you watch your diet, you are unlikely to develop serious health problems.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" and "As long as" both introduce a condition here.
6You needn’t ............... for me.
Wrong!
After "needn’t", use the base verb "wait".
7............... he was illiterate, he managed to achieve success through hard work.
Wrong!
Before a full clause, the correct contrast conjunction is "Although".
8............... you are free in the afternoon, we can meet for a coffee.
Wrong!
The conjunction "If" introduces the condition for meeting.
9............... it was a busy day, I couldn’t even have lunch.
Wrong!
The conjunction "As" gives the reason for not having lunch.
10We shelved the project ............... we could not find a sponsor.
Wrong!
Before the clause "we could not find a sponsor", use "because".
11It has been several days ............... I talked to her.
Wrong!
The word "since" introduces the past point connected to the present perfect.
12As she was ill, I went ............... her.
Wrong!
The preposition "without" means not accompanied by someone.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She is both pretty and intelligent.
- In spite of his illness, he has never missed a class.
- She is not very talented, yet she is highly successful.
- You should not leave unless you are told to.
- If / As long as you watch your diet, you are unlikely to develop serious health problems.
- You needn’t wait for me.
- Although he was 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.
