1We will cancel the trip ............... it rains.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition for canceling the trip.
2We will not cancel the trip ............... it rains.
Wrong!
"Even if" means the trip will not be canceled whether it rains or not.
3He was acquitted ............... he was guilty.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between being guilty and being acquitted.
4He was freed ............... he was innocent.
Wrong!
"Because" gives the reason he was freed.
5There is no doubt ............... the earth moves around the sun.
Wrong!
"That" introduces the noun clause after "There is no doubt."
6You will not get the job ............... you deserve it.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" and states the condition for getting the job.
7He lost his balance ............... fell off the ladder.
Wrong!
"And" joins two actions that happened in sequence.
8He is richer ............... I am.
Wrong!
"Than" is used after the comparative adjective "richer."
9You will never succeed ............... you try.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if you do not" in this sentence.
10............... I were you, I wouldn’t tolerate this.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the unreal condition in "If I were you."
11Make hay ............... the sun shines.
Wrong!
"While" is the correct conjunction in the proverb "Make hay while the sun shines."
12I trust him ............... he is honest.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"For" and "because" can both give the reason for trusting him.
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Answers
- We will cancel the trip if it rains.
- We will not cancel the trip even if it rains.
- He was acquitted though he was guilty.
- He was freed because he was innocent.
- There is no doubt that the earth moves around the sun.
- You will not get the job unless you deserve it.
- He lost his balance and fell off the ladder.
- He is richer than I am.
- You will never succeed unless you try.
- If I were you, I wouldn’t tolerate this.
- Make hay while the sun shines.
- I trust him for / because he is honest.