Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1I asked her ............... she could help me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" and "whether" can introduce an indirect yes/no question.
2We waited ............... he turned up.
Wrong!
"Until" means up to the time when he arrived.
3............... I had invited a lot of people, no one turned up.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Though" and "Although" introduce a contrast with the main clause.
4I was delighted to hear ............... he was safe.
Wrong!
"That" introduces the fact I was delighted to hear.
5How would people live ............... there was no electricity?
Wrong!
"If" introduces the imagined condition in this question.
6I invited them, ............... they didn’t come.
Wrong!
"But" links two contrasting ideas.
7You must work ............... starve.
Wrong!
"Or" shows the alternative result if you do not work.
8She is ............... rich nor influential.
Wrong!
"Neither" pairs with "nor" to join two negative ideas.
9You are not better ............... he is.
Wrong!
"Than" is used after a comparative adjective such as "better".
10............... she has a good job, she does not have to depend on her parents.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Now that" and "As" introduce the reason she does not have to depend on her parents.
11You will get into trouble ............... you mend your ways.
Wrong!
"Unless" means if you do not mend your ways.
12It was ............... a pleasant morning that I went for a walk.
Wrong!
"Such" is used before an adjective and a noun in this result structure.
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- I asked her if / whether she could help me.
- We waited until he turned up.
- Though / Although I had invited a lot of people, no one turned up.
- I was delighted to hear that he was safe.
- How would people live if there was no electricity?
- I invited them, but they didn’t come.
- You must work or starve.
- She is neither rich nor influential.
- You are not better than he is.
- Now that / As she has a good job, she does not have to depend on her parents.
- You will get into trouble unless you mend your ways.
- It was such a pleasant morning that I went for a walk.