1The driver felt sluggish ............... he had lost a lot of blood.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason why the driver felt sluggish.
2............... you are busy, I will wait in the lobby.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" gives a condition, and "As" gives a reason; both fit the sentence.
3............... he is too short, he cannot be a police officer.
Wrong!
"As" introduces the reason why he cannot be a police officer.
4It is neither a dog ............... a fox.
Wrong!
"Nor" completes the correlative conjunction "neither... nor".
5I can’t walk ............... I have broken my leg.
Wrong!
"Because" is followed by a clause with a subject and verb.
6You are going to wear that dress ............... you don’t like it.
Wrong!
"Even if" means the condition will not change the result.
7............... it was a rainy Sunday, I didn’t go out.
Wrong!
"As" is followed by a full clause giving the reason.
8I will not forgive her, ............... she apologizes.
Wrong!
"Even if" introduces a possible situation that will not change the result.
9He ran so fast ............... I could not catch up with him.
Wrong!
"That" completes the result structure "so... that".
10The higher you climb, ............... it gets.
Wrong!
"The colder" completes the parallel comparative pattern "the higher..., the colder...".
11............... he was the most eligible candidate, he didn’t get the job.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between being eligible and not getting the job.
12This is the girl ............... we are talking about.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Whom" and "who" can both refer to a person as the object of "about".
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Answers
- The driver felt sluggish because he had lost a lot of blood.
- If / As you are busy, I will wait in the lobby.
- As he is too short, he cannot be a police officer.
- It is neither a dog nor a fox.
- I can’t walk because I have broken my leg.
- You are going to wear that dress even if you don’t like it.
- As it was a rainy Sunday, I didn’t go out.
- I will not forgive her, even if she apologizes.
- He ran so fast that I could not catch up with him.
- The higher you climb, the colder it gets.
- Though he was the most eligible candidate, he didn’t get the job.
- This is the girl whom / who we are talking about.