1I am confident ............... you will win.
Wrong!
After "confident," use "that" to introduce the belief.
2............... she read the letter, she started crying.
Wrong!
"As soon as" means immediately after something happens.
3He took the tablet ............... the pain would ease.
Wrong!
"So that" introduces the purpose of an action.
4............... he is not interested, we will have to find someone else.
Wrong!
"If" introduces a possible condition.
5I visited a restaurant ............... they sell exotic seafood.
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"Where" introduces a relative clause about a place.
6The soldiers fought bravely, ............... the enemy was stronger than they were.
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"But" connects two contrasting ideas.
7He bit off more ............... he could chew.
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The idiom is "bite off more than you can chew"; "than" follows "more" in a comparison.
8............... I don't get this job, I will be in trouble.
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"If" introduces the condition that may cause trouble.
9............... I get my raise, I will quit my job.
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"Unless" means "if not" in this condition.
10The laptop ............... I bought yesterday is very expensive.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Which" and "that" can introduce a defining relative clause about a thing.
11Work hard, ............... you will succeed.
Wrong!
"And" links the command with its expected result.
12He quit ............... he was dejected.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason for quitting.
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Answers
- I am confident that you will win.
- As soon as she read the letter, she started crying.
- He took the tablet so that the pain would ease.
- If he is not interested, we will have to find someone else.
- I visited a restaurant where they sell exotic seafood.
- The soldiers fought bravely, but the enemy was stronger than they were.
- He bit off more than he could chew.
- If I don’t get this job, I will be in trouble.
- Unless I get my raise, I will quit my job.
- The laptop which / that I bought yesterday is very expensive.
- Work hard, and you will succeed.
- He quit because he was dejected.