Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions.
1Don’t forget to signal ............... turning right.
Wrong!
It is possible to leave out subject + be after when or while. The above sentence can also be written as:
Don’t forget to signal when you are turning right.
2I decided to stop and rest ............... I was feeling tired.
Wrong!
For can be used to give the reason for something. It is more common in a formal style.
3............... I was feeling hungry, I decided to have lunch.
Wrong!
A for clause can never come at the beginning of a sentence.
4She was acting ............... she was the boss.
Wrong!
As if and as though mean the same. They are used to say what a situation seems like.
5You look ............... you know each other.
Wrong!
We use as though to say what a situation seems like.
6It seems ............... it is going to rain.
Wrong!
Like is possible here in an informal style.
7I will remember that experience ............... I live.
Wrong!
8You can stay in my home ............... you do not disturb me.
Wrong!
All of these expressions can be used to express a condition.
9There was a big argument about ............... we should close the shop.
Wrong!
Only whether is possible after prepositions.
10I am not sure ............... I will be able to come.
Wrong!
Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect Yes/No questions.
11I can’t decide ............... to wait or leave.
Wrong!
Only whether is possible before a to-infinitive.
12............... I will come I am not sure at the moment.
Wrong!
When an indirect question comes at the beginning of the sentence, we use whether.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Don’t forget to signal Either could be used here turning right.
- I decided to stop and rest Either could be used here I was feeling tired.
- Because I was feeling hungry, I decided to have lunch.
- She was acting Either could be used here she was the boss.
- You look as though you know each other.
- It seems All of the above it is going to rain.
- I will remember that experience as long as I live.
- You can stay in my home All of the above you do not disturb me.
- There was a big argument about whether we should close the shop.
- I am not sure Either could be used here I will be able to come.
- I can’t decide whether to wait or leave.
- Whether I will come I am not sure at the moment.
