Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1............... it was cold, we still enjoyed the outing.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
2............... she was busy, I couldn’t talk to her.
Wrong!
Use "As" to give the reason why the speaker could not talk to her.
3She isn’t very beautiful, ............... she is the most popular girl in my class.
Wrong!
Use "but" to connect two contrasting ideas.
4............... he hadn’t paid the bill, his electricity was cut off.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Because" and "As" both introduce the reason his electricity was cut off.
5She smiled ............... she knew everything.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" both describe how something seems.
6............... you are free in the evening, we can go for a walk.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a possible condition.
7............... you work out regularly, you will not lose your belly fat.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if not" in this negative condition.
8............... we can trust him remains debatable.
Wrong!
Use "Whether" to introduce an indirect yes-or-no question.
9............... they were wasting their time on idle pursuits, I was doing my project.
Wrong!
Use "While" to show that two actions were happening at the same time.
10It is too hot to stay inside ............... the power is out.
Wrong!
Use "when" to mean "at times that" in this sentence.
11............... he had eaten his meal, he went straight to bed.
Wrong!
Use "After" to show that eating happened before going to bed.
12............... he is my best friend, I don’t trust him with my secrets.
Wrong!
Use "Even though" to introduce a surprising contrast.
Answers
- Though it was cold, we still enjoyed the outing.
- As she was busy, I couldn’t talk to her.
- She isn’t very beautiful, but she is the most popular girl in my class.
- Because / As he hadn’t paid the bill, his electricity was cut off.
- She smiled as if / as though she knew everything.
- If you are free in the evening, we can go for a walk.
- Unless you work out regularly, you will not lose your belly fat.
- Whether we can trust him remains debatable.
- While they were wasting their time on idle pursuits, I was doing my project.
- It is too hot to stay inside when the power is out.
- After he had eaten his meal, he went straight to bed.
- Even though he is my best friend, I don’t trust him with my secrets.
