Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1I am certain ............... you have made a mistake.
Wrong!
Use "that" to introduce the noun clause after "I am certain."
2............... he got the telegram, he left in a taxi.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to mean immediately after the telegram arrived.
3He worked hard ............... he might win the first prize.
Wrong!
Use "so that" to introduce the purpose of working hard.
4............... he is at home, we will see him.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition for seeing him.
5He was buried near Rome in a place ............... myrtles grow.
Wrong!
Use "where" to introduce a relative clause referring to a place.
6The archers were poorly armed, ............... they offered stubborn resistance.
Wrong!
Use "but" to connect two contrasting ideas.
7He lost more ............... he could afford.
Wrong!
Use "than" after the comparative word "more."
8............... you do not hurry, you will miss the train.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition that will lead to missing the train.
9............... we do our work sincerely, our master will be angry with us.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if we do not."
10Once upon a time, a man owned a hen ............... laid a golden egg every day.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" to introduce a relative clause referring to the hen.
11Be diligent, ............... you will succeed.
Wrong!
Use "and" to link the command with its expected result.
12He ran away ............... he was afraid.
Wrong!
Use "because" to introduce the reason he ran away.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I am certain that you have made a mistake.
- As soon as he got the telegram, he left in a taxi.
- He worked hard so that he might win the first prize.
- If he is at home, we will see him.
- He was buried near Rome in a place where myrtles grow.
- The archers were poorly armed, but they offered stubborn resistance.
- He lost more than he could afford.
- If you do not hurry, you will miss the train.
- Unless we do our work sincerely, our master will be angry with us.
- Once upon a time, a man owned a hen that / which laid a golden egg every day.
- Be diligent, and you will succeed.
- He ran away because he was afraid.
