Fill in the blanks.
1............... we leave now, we will miss the bus home.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" and gives the condition for missing the bus.
2............... you like it or not, you are not wearing that skirt to school.
Wrong!
"Whether" completes the fixed expression "whether you like it or not."
3............... he did not want me to know the truth, I found out anyway.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a contrast between his wish and what happened.
4I could not enjoy the outing ............... it was too cold.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason I could not enjoy the outing.
5............... he had bet on the wrong horse, he lost a lot of money.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Since" and "As" can both introduce the reason he lost a lot of money.
6He could not buy the ring ............... he did not have enough money.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason he could not buy the ring.
7The streets were wet ............... it had rained the night before.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason the streets were wet.
8............... you go to bed late, you will feel sleepy in the morning.
Wrong!
"If" introduces a condition and its likely result.
9............... you leave the office a little early today, we cannot go to the movies.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" and gives the condition for not going to the movies.
10............... I were you, I would not go there all alone.
Wrong!
"If" is used in the second conditional phrase "If I were you."
11............... she was not there, I spoke to her mother.
Wrong!
"As" introduces the reason I spoke to her mother.
12He finished first ............... he started late.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Although" and "though" both introduce a contrast with finishing first.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Unless we leave now, we will miss the bus home.
- Whether you like it or not, you are not wearing that skirt to school.
- Although he did not want me to know the truth, I found out anyway.
- I could not enjoy the outing because it was too cold.
- Since / As he had bet on the wrong horse, he lost a lot of money.
- He could not buy the ring because he did not have enough money.
- The streets were wet because it had rained the night before.
- If you go to bed late, you will feel sleepy in the morning.
- Unless you leave the office a little early today, we cannot go to the movies.
- If I were you, I would not go there all alone.
- As she was not there, I spoke to her mother.
- He finished first although / though he started late.
