Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or conjunction.
1. It was .............................. a frightening experience that I couldn’t even cry.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use such before adjective + noun.
2. ................................ being rich and famous, she is very humble.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use despite before a noun or ing form.
3. We worked day and night; .............................., we could not meet the deadline.
Correct!
Wrong!
However does not connect two sentences. Use it after a full stop or a semicolon.
4. ................................. her illness, she is always cheerful.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
5. You must quit .................................. you have no other option.
Correct!
Wrong!
For can mean because in a very formal style.
6. The doorbell rang ............................... I closed the door.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She is an upright officer ................................. her brother is corrupt.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I learned English ................................ I might get a better job.
Correct!
Wrong!
So that indicates purpose.
9. The performance was ……………………… brilliant that the applause lasted several minutes.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I will buy the snacks ..................................... you buy the tickets.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. ................................... I was in a hurry to leave, I forgot to lock the door.
Correct!
Wrong!
As shows the reason.
12. ................................. he wins the scholarship, he cannot go to university.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- It was such a frightening experience that I couldn’t even cry.
- Despite being rich and famous, she is very humble.
- We worked day and night; however, we could not meet the deadline.
- In spite of her illness, she is always cheerful.
- You must quit for / because you have no other option.
- The doorbell rang as soon as I closed the door.
- She is an upright officer but / though her brother is corrupt.
- I learned English so that I might get a better job.
- The performance was so brilliant that the applause lasted several minutes.
- I will buy the snacks if you buy the tickets.
- As I was in a hurry to leave, I forgot to lock the door.
- Unless he wins the scholarship, he cannot go to university.
