Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1I have been in such a pickle ............... I saw you last.
Wrong!
"Since" shows the starting point of a period that continues to the present.
2I ............... him since that unfortunate incident.
Wrong!
"Have not seen" is used with "since" for a period from the past to the present.
3The soldiers were not wanting in strength or courage ............... they were badly fed.
Wrong!
"But" links two contrasting ideas in the sentence.
4I asked him ............... he would help me.
Wrong!
"If" introduces an indirect yes/no question after "asked".
5He was annoyed ............... he was contradicted.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "because" can introduce the reason for his annoyance.
6He kept quiet ............... the situation wouldn’t get worse.
Wrong!
"So that" introduces the purpose of keeping quiet.
7He bled so profusely ............... he died.
Wrong!
"That" completes the result pattern "so... that".
8I see you oftener ............... I see him.
Wrong!
"Than" is used after the comparative form "oftener".
9............... there is life, there is hope.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"While" and "As long as" can mean "during the time that" in this sentence.
10............... this is true of some, it is not true of all.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"While" and "Whereas" introduce a contrast between two ideas.
11He abhorred hypocrisy ............... he was not too stern with the hypocrite.
Wrong!
"But" links two contrasting ideas about hypocrisy and hypocrites.
12............... he lived, he was the guiding star of a brave nation.
Wrong!
"As long as" means "for the whole time that" here.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have been in such a pickle since I saw you last.
- I have not seen him since that unfortunate incident.
- The soldiers were not wanting in strength or courage but they were badly fed.
- I asked him if he would help me.
- He was annoyed that / because he was contradicted.
- He kept quiet so that the situation wouldn’t get worse.
- He bled so profusely that he died.
- I see you oftener than I see him.
- While / As long as there is life, there is hope.
- While / Whereas this is true of some, it is not true of all.
- He abhorred hypocrisy but he was not too stern with the hypocrite.
- As long as he lived, he was the guiding star of a brave nation.
