1He worked hard ............... he might get the first rank.
Wrong!
Use "so that" to introduce the purpose of working hard.
2............... you pay for your food, you can stay with me.
Wrong!
Use "As long as" to introduce a condition that must be met.
3He was late, and ............... were the others.
Wrong!
Use "so" after "and" to mean that the same thing was true of the others.
4He spoke in ............... a low voice that we could not hear anything.
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective and a noun in the structure "such a low voice that".
5I will call you ............... I reach home.
Wrong!
Use "when" to introduce the time at which the action will happen.
6We waited ............... they came.
Wrong!
Use "until" to mean that the waiting continued up to the time they came.
7I usually get up early, ............... today I got up late.
Wrong!
Use "but" to connect two contrasting ideas.
8............... he was angry, I said nothing.
Wrong!
Use "Because" to introduce the reason why the speaker said nothing.
9He is one of the few politicians ............... I admire.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "whom" and "who" can refer to the people admired in this relative clause.
10............... he apologizes, we will not take any further action against him.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition for not taking further action.
11............... I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.
Wrong!
Use "Although" to introduce a contrasting clause with a subject and verb.
12The house ............... I live is quite large.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to the place in which someone lives.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He worked hard so that he might get the first rank.
- As long as you pay for your food, you can stay with me.
- He was late, and so were the others.
- He spoke in such a low voice that we could not hear anything.
- I will call you when I reach home.
- We waited until they came.
- I usually get up early, but today I got up late.
- Because he was angry, I said nothing.
- He is one of the few politicians whom / who I admire.
- If he apologizes, we will not take any further action against him.
- Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.
- The house where I live is quite large.
