1We will not miss the bus ............... we start now.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition for not missing the bus.
2............... she mends her ways, she will land in trouble.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if she does not mend her ways."
3I will go to the party ............... or not you give me permission.
Wrong!
Use "whether" before "or not" to show two possible outcomes.
4............... you do not give me permission, I will go to the party.
Wrong!
Use "Even if" to show that the result will be the same in a possible situation.
5............... I will have time, I am not sure at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "Whether" to introduce an indirect yes/no question.
6I believe your story ............... others think that you are lying.
Wrong!
Use "although" to connect two contrasting clauses in one sentence.
7We couldn’t enjoy the picnic ............... the rain.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before the noun phrase "the rain."
8I couldn’t buy her a nice gift ............... I didn’t have enough money.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a clause that gives the reason.
9............... we finish our work a little early today, we cannot watch the show.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if we do not finish our work a little early."
10............... she was not there, I spoke to her mother.
Wrong!
Use "As" to introduce the reason for speaking to her mother.
11The basket was heavy, ............... I could not lift it.
Wrong!
Use "so" to introduce the result of the basket being heavy.
12She was sacked ............... she was always late.
Wrong!
Use "because" before the clause that gives the reason for her dismissal.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We will not miss the bus if we start now.
- Unless she mends her ways, she will land in trouble.
- I will go to the party whether or not you give me permission.
- Even if you do not give me permission, I will go to the party.
- Whether I will have time, I am not sure at the moment.
- I believe your story although others think that you are lying.
- We couldn’t enjoy the picnic because of the rain.
- I couldn’t buy her a nice gift because I didn’t have enough money.
- Unless we finish our work a little early today, we cannot watch the show.
- As she was not there, I spoke to her mother.
- The basket was heavy, so I could not lift it.
- She was sacked because she was always late.
