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Conjunctions Exercise

December 30, 2021 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1............... he is your friend, why doesn't he talk to you?
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition in this question.
2............... it was a hot afternoon, I felt lethargic.
Wrong!
Use "As" to give the reason why the speaker felt lethargic.
3............... he is busy, he finds enough time for his family.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to show contrast between being busy and finding time.
4He will do it ............... it is dangerous.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "even though" and "even if" can show that the danger will not stop him.
5She went alone ............... it was not safe.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "even though" and "though" show contrast with the fact that it was not safe.
6He smiled ............... he knew everything.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as if" and "as though" describe the impression given by his smile.
7We will start ............... we hear from them.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" to mean immediately after something happens.
8I won't leave ............... you give me my money back.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean if you do not give me my money back.
9He spent his last years in the village ............... he was born.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to the place in which he was born.
10............... he is a popular actor, his acting skills are questionable.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast between popularity and questionable acting skills.
11He neither rose from his seat ............... looked at me.
Wrong!
Use "nor" to complete the correlative conjunction neither... nor.
12She sounded ............... she was anxious.
Wrong!
Use "as if" to describe the impression given by the way she sounded.
Done.
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Answers

  1. If he is your friend, why doesn’t he talk to you?
  2. As it was a hot afternoon, I felt lethargic.
  3. Though he is busy, he finds enough time for his family.
  4. He will do it even though / even if it is dangerous.
  5. She went alone even though / though it was not safe.
  6. He smiled as if / as though he knew everything.
  7. We will start as soon as we hear from them.
  8. I won’t leave unless you give me my money back.
  9. He spent his last years in the village where he was born.
  10. Though he is a popular actor, his acting skills are questionable.
  11. He neither rose from his seat nor looked at me.
  12. She sounded as if she was anxious.
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