Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. The driver felt sluggish …………………………….. he had lost a lot of blood.
Because gives the reason for something.
2. ……………………………… you are busy, I will wait in the lobby.
3. …………………………… he is too short, he cannot be a police officer.
As gives the reason.
4. It is neither a dog …………………………… a fox.
5. I can’t walk ……………………………. I have broken my leg.
Because gives the reason for something.
6. You are going to wear that dress ……………………………. you don’t like it.
Even if refers to present or future.
7. ……………………………………… it was a balmy Sunday, I didn’t go out.
As shows the reason.
8. I will not forgive her, ………………………………… she apologizes.
9. He ran so fast ……………………………. I could not catch up with him.
Note the pattern so...that... So shows the cause and that indicates the effect.
10. The higher you climb, ………………………….. it gets.
The comparative is used in both clauses in this structure.
11. …………………………. he was the most eligible candidate, he didn’t get the job.
Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
12. This is the girl …………………………….. we are talking about.
Please select 2 correct answers
Who is possible here in an informal style.
Answers
1. The driver felt sluggish because he had lost a lot of blood.
2. If /As you are busy, I will wait in the lobby.
3. As he is too short, he cannot be a police officer.
4. It is neither a dog nor a fox.
5. I can’t walk because I have broken my leg.
6. You are going to wear that dress even if you don’t like it.
7. As it was a balmy Sunday, I didn’t go out.
8. I will not forgive her, even if she apologizes.
9. He ran so fast that I could not catch up with him.
10. The higher you climb, the colder it gets.
11. Though he was the most eligible candidate, he didn’t get the job.
12. This is the girl whom / who we are talking about.
