Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. Will you wait here ....................... I return?
Until shows time.
2. I visit my grandparents ........................... I can.
Whenever means it doesn't matter when.
3. I will be home ........................ 8 o'clock.
By means not later than.
4. I was relieved ........................ it finished.
5. You must finish the job ........................ you leave.
6. I injure my ankle .......................... I play football.
We are not talking about any particular occasion here. Hence, whenever is used.
7. I injured my knee .............................. playing football yesterday.
8. I told her the news ............................ she arrived.
Please select 2 correct answers
As a conjunction, the moment can mean as soon as.
9. I will buy it only .......................... you reduce the price.
We use if to express a condition.
10. .......................... I was sleepy, I sat through the lecture.
We use though to connect two contrasting ideas. It is similar to but in meaning.
11. I was tired ........................... I didn't go.
So is a conjunction. Hence and therefore are transitional adverbs. They cannot connect clauses.
12. ........................ art does not offer good career prospects, few people are interested in pursuing it.
Since can express the reason for something.
Answers
1. Will you wait here until I return?
2. I visit my grandparents whenever I can.
3. I will be home by 8 o’clock.
4. I was relieved when it finished.
5. You must finish the job before you leave.
6. I injure my ankle whenever I play football.
7. I injured my knee while /when playing football yesterday.
8. I told her the news the moment she arrived.
9. I will buy it only if you reduce the price.
10. Although I was sleepy, I sat through the lecture.
11. I was tired so I didn’t go.
12. Since art does not offer good career prospects, few people are interested in pursuing it.
