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Conjunctions Exercise

June 30, 2020 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1............... she saw us, she rushed towards us.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"When" and "As soon as" both introduce the time of the action.
2............... I had invited all of them, none of them turned up.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between inviting everyone and nobody coming.
3She earns a lot of money; ............... she spends hardly anything.
Wrong!
"However" is a linking adverb that fits 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 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 university 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 follow "Hardly had I" to show that the second action happened immediately after the first.
12............... she was hungry, she refused to eat anything.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between being hungry and refusing to eat.
Done.
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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 as / 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 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.
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