1............... she saw us, she rushed towards us.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"When" and "As soon as" both show the time at which she rushed towards us.
2............... I had invited all of them, none of them turned up.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between inviting everyone and nobody turning up.
3She earns a lot of money; ..............., she spends hardly anything.
Wrong!
"However" is a linking adverb used after a semicolon to show contrast.
4............... they are poor, they cannot afford to buy a home.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Because", "As", and "Since" can all introduce the reason they cannot afford a home.
5The postman came ............... I was mowing the lawn.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "when" can both introduce the time when the postman came.
6............... she put in her best efforts, she could not succeed.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a contrast between her efforts and her lack of success.
7............... I had warned him, he didn’t listen to me.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between the warning and his refusal to listen.
8............... you work hard enough, you will succeed.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition needed for success.
9............... she has a university degree, she is unemployed.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between having a degree and being unemployed.
10She was upset ............... she had failed the test.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason she was upset.
11Hardly had I reached the station ............... the train left.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"When" and "before" can both be used after "Hardly had I" to show that the train left immediately after I arrived.
12............... she was hungry, she refused to eat anything.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between being hungry and refusing to eat.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- When / As soon as she saw us, she rushed towards us.
- Though I had invited all of them, none of them turned up.
- She earns a lot of money; however, she spends hardly anything.
- Because / As / Since they are poor, they cannot afford to buy a home.
- The postman came as / when I was mowing the lawn.
- Although she put in her best efforts, she could not succeed.
- Though I had warned him, he didn’t listen to me.
- If you work hard enough, you will succeed.
- Though she has a university degree, she is unemployed.
- She was upset because she had failed the test.
- Hardly had I reached the station when / before the train left.
- Though she was hungry, she refused to eat anything.
