Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1............... the girl tried her best, she could not get first place.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a contrast between her effort and the result.
2The moon, ............... the stars, gives light at night.
Wrong!
"As well as" adds another noun phrase while the verb still agrees with "The moon".
3He treated me ............... he had not met me before.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" introduce an unreal or imagined comparison.
4He screamed ............... he had seen a ghost.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" introduce the imagined situation suggested by his scream.
5............... he felt tired, he sat down to rest.
Wrong!
"As" gives the reason why he sat down to rest.
6There was ............... much noise for me to enjoy the film.
Wrong!
"Too" means more than was possible or acceptable in this sentence.
7He borrowed some money from his friends ............... he could buy a car.
Wrong!
"So that" introduces the purpose of borrowing the money.
8He offered his daughter a prize ............... she might work hard.
Wrong!
"So that" introduces the purpose of offering the prize.
9The famine was ............... that very few people survived.
Wrong!
"So severe" fits the result pattern before "that".
10It was ............... a hot day that I couldn't do any work.
Wrong!
"Such" comes before the noun phrase "a hot day" in this result pattern.
11............... I drop this glass, it will break.
Wrong!
"If" introduces a condition and its likely result.
12You must ............... complete your work or get someone else to complete it.
Wrong!
"Either" pairs with "or" to present two alternatives.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Although the girl tried her best, she could not get first place.
- The moon, as well as the stars, gives light at night.
- He treated me as if / as though he had not met me before.
- He screamed as if / as though he had seen a ghost.
- As he felt tired, he sat down to rest.
- There was too much noise for me to enjoy the film.
- He borrowed some money from his friends so that he could buy a car.
- He offered his daughter a prize so that she might work hard.
- The famine was so severe that very few people survived.
- It was such a hot day that I couldn’t do any work.
- If I drop this glass, it will break.
- You must either complete your work or get someone else to complete it.
