Fill in the blanks.
1I want to know ............... you don’t talk to me.
Wrong!
Use "why" to ask about the reason for not talking.
2I asked him ............... he was doing on my computer.
Wrong!
Use "what" to ask about the action someone was doing.
3............... he was taken to hospital, he could not be saved.
Wrong!
Use "Although" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
4............... we do not get the loan, we will have to shelve the project.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition for shelving the project.
5............... he quits drinking, his health will not improve.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if he does not quit drinking" here.
6She told me ............... she was going abroad.
Wrong!
Use "that" to introduce the reported statement after "told me".
7He worked hard ............... he could finish the project before the deadline.
Wrong!
Use "so that" to introduce the purpose of working hard.
8She smiled ............... she knew everything.
Wrong!
Use "as if" to show the impression given by her smile.
9He asked me ............... I could help him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "if" or "whether" to introduce an indirect yes/no question.
10I waited and waited, ............... they did not come.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast the waiting with the fact that they did not come.
11............... he was injured, he could not play.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
Use "As", "Since", or "Because" to give the reason he could not play.
12............... I was the only boy in a class full of girls, I felt awkward.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
Use "As", "Since", or "Because" to introduce the reason for feeling awkward.
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Answers
- I want to know why you don’t talk to me.
- I asked him what he was doing on my computer.
- Although he was taken to hospital, he could not be saved.
- If we do not get the loan, we will have to shelve the project.
- Unless he quits drinking, his health will not improve.
- She told me that she was going abroad.
- He worked hard so that he could finish the project before the deadline.
- She smiled as if she knew everything.
- He asked me if / whether I could help him.
- I waited and waited, but they did not come.
- As / Since / Because he was injured, he could not play.
- As / Since / Because I was the only boy in a class full of girls, I felt awkward.