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Conjunctions And Prepositions Exercise

August 18, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. I waited ………………………. midnight and then I went to bed.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either until or till is possible here.

2. Will you wait …………………………. I return?

Correct! Wrong!

3. We walked …………………………… the edge of the cliff.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Until is used to talk about time; as far as and up to are used to talk about distance.

4. The room can seat ……………………….. 50 people.

Correct! Wrong!

Up to can indicate quantity.

5. I earn ……………………… 500 dollars a week.

Correct! Wrong!

Up to can indicate quantity.

6. I will wait until she ………………………..

Correct! Wrong!

After until, we use present tenses to refer to future.

7. Can I stay ……………………… Sunday?

Correct! Wrong!

Until refers to time.

8. You should finish the project ………………………… Monday evening.

Correct! Wrong!

We use by to say that an action or event will happen at or before a future event.

9. The meeting has been postponed ……………………… Saturday.

Correct! Wrong!

10. They will finish the roof ……………………….. evening.

Correct! Wrong!

11. He said that he wouldn’t be leaving …………………………. Friday.

Correct! Wrong!

Not until means the same as not before.

12. There are only a few days left ………………………. Diwali.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. I waited until / till midnight and then I went to bed.
  2. Will you wait until / till I return?
  3. We walked as far as / up to the edge of the cliff.
  4. The room can seat up to 50 people.
  5. I earn up to 500 dollars a week.
  6. I will wait until she returns.
  7. Can I stay until Sunday?
  8. You should finish the project by Monday evening.
  9. The meeting has been postponed until Saturday.
  10. They will finish the roof by evening.
  11. He said that he wouldn’t be leaving until / before Friday.

12.There are only a few days left until / before Diwali.

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