Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1He was tired ............... he had been working for a long time.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why he was tired.
2You will win first prize ............... you work hard.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition for winning the prize.
3He took out his brush ............... began to paint.
Wrong!
Use "and" to join two actions that happen in sequence.
4Hurry up, ............... you will be late.
Wrong!
Use "or" to show the negative result if the order is not followed.
5She may be poor, ............... she will not take anything that does not belong to her.
Wrong!
Use "but" after "may be" to show contrast.
6Something must have fallen, ............... I heard a sound.
Wrong!
Use "for" to give a reason in a formal way.
7They must have fallen asleep, ............... there is no light in their room.
Wrong!
Use "for" to give the evidence for the speaker's conclusion.
8The train had left ............... I reached the station.
Wrong!
Use "before" because the train left earlier than the speaker arrived.
9He was tired, ............... he decided to get some rest.
Wrong!
Use "so" to introduce the result of being tired.
10I waited for him ............... he arrived.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "until" and "till" mean up to the time that he arrived.
11He was angry ............... somebody had stolen his bicycle.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why he was angry.
12............... it was raining, we went out.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Though" and "Although" introduce a contrast with the main clause.
Answers
- He was tired because he had been working for a long time.
- You will win first prize if you work hard.
- He took out his brush and began to paint.
- Hurry up, or you will be late.
- She may be poor, but she will not take anything that does not belong to her.
- Something must have fallen, for I heard a sound.
- They must have fallen asleep, for there is no light in their room.
- The train had left before I reached the station.
- He was tired, so he decided to get some rest.
- I waited for him until / till he arrived.
- He was angry because somebody had stolen his bicycle.
- Though / Although it was raining, we went out.
