Fill in the blanks.
1. ………………………… she saw us, she rushed towards us.
Either could be used here with slightly different meanings.
2. ……………………….. I had invited all of them, none of them turned up.
Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
3. She earns a lot of money; ………………………., she spends hardly anything.
However is not a conjunction; it is a transitional adverb.
4. ………………………….. they are poor, they cannot afford to buy a home.
All of these words are used to give the reason for something.
5. The postman came ………………………. I was mowing the lawn.
6. ……………………….. she put in her best efforts, she could not succeed.
Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas; even if refers to future.
7. ………………………….. I had warned him, he didn’t listen to me.
8. ………………………….. you work hard enough, you will succeed.
Either could be used here with different meanings; if expresses a condition; as gives the reason.
9. ………………………….. she has a university degree, she is unemployed.
Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
10. She was upset ……………………………. she had failed the test.
Because gives the reason.
11. Hardly had I reached the station ……………………….. the train left.
12. …………………………. she was hungry, she refused to eat anything.
Answers
1. When / as soon as she saw us, she rushed towards us.
2. Though I had invited all of them, none of them turned up.
3. She earns a lot of money; however, she spends hardly anything.
4. Because/as/since they are poor, they cannot afford to buy a home.
5. The postman came when I was mowing the lawn.
6. Although she put in her best efforts, she could not succeed.
7. Though I had warned him, he didn’t listen to me.
8. If / as you work hard enough, you will succeed.
9. Though she has a university degree, she is unemployed.
10. She was upset because she had failed the test.
11. Hardly had I reached the station when/before the train left.
12. Though she was hungry, she refused to eat anything.
