Fill in the blanks.
1He told me ............... he had found a good job.
Wrong!
Use "that" to introduce the reported statement after "told me."
2............... she heard the news, she fainted.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to show that she fainted immediately after hearing the news.
3He started early ............... he wouldn't get stuck in traffic.
Wrong!
Use "so that" before a subject and verb to express purpose.
4............... he was at home, why didn't he talk to us?
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition for the question that follows.
5He lives in a deserted place ............... there is no one to keep him company.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to the place he lives.
6They were tired and hungry, ............... they didn't give up.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast being tired and hungry with not giving up.
7She earns a lot more ............... she needs.
Wrong!
Use "than" after the comparative phrase "a lot more."
8............... you miss this opportunity, it will be hard to find another one.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a possible condition and its result.
9............... you mend your ways, you will be in serious trouble.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if you do not" in this warning.
10The farmer killed the hen ............... laid a golden egg every day.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" to refer to the hen as a thing or animal in this relative clause.
11Work hard, ............... you will succeed.
Wrong!
Use "and" after an imperative to mean that success will follow.
12She yelled ............... she was angry.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason she yelled.
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- He told me that he had found a good job.
- As soon as she heard the news, she fainted.
- He started early so that he wouldn’t get stuck in traffic.
- If he was at home, why didn’t he talk to us?
- He lives in a deserted place where there is no one to keep him company.
- They were tired and hungry, but they didn’t give up.
- She earns a lot more than she needs.
- If you miss this opportunity, it will be hard to find another one.
- Unless you mend your ways, you will be in serious trouble.
- The farmer killed the hen which / that laid a golden egg every day.
- Work hard, and you will succeed.
- She yelled because she was angry.