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Conjunctions Exercise

April 20, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.

1. ……………………… the train arrived, passengers rushed to board it.

Correct! Wrong!

2. ………………………. it was an arduous climb, we didn’t back off.

Correct! Wrong!

Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.

3. Volunteering might take your time …………………………… it is a rewarding experience.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Clever ……………………… he was, he couldn’t see through the trick.

Correct! Wrong!

Clever though he was means the same as though he was clever. Clever as he was also means the same.

5. I will not take this job ………………………. I get a good salary.

Correct! Wrong!

6. The girl looked frightened ………………………… she couldn’t find her mother.

Correct! Wrong!

Because shows the reason.

7. ……………………… some people oppose a ban on smoking, I support it.

Correct! Wrong!

8. He was an old man ……………………….. his wife was quite young.

Correct! Wrong!

9. We have to wait ………………………. we hear from them.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Businesses can employ students ……………………….. sufficient measures are taken to ensure their safety.

Correct! Wrong!

11. She acted ………………………………. she hadn’t seen me before.

Correct! Wrong!

12. ………………………… I apologized, she was in no mood to forgive me.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either though or even though is possible here. Even though is more emphatic than though.

Answers

  1. As soon as the train arrived, passengers rushed to board it.
  2. Though it was an arduous climb, we didn’t back off.
  3. Volunteering might take your time but it is a rewarding experience.
  4. Clever as / though he was, he couldn’t see through the trick.
  5. I will not take this job unless I get a good salary.
  6. The girl looked frightened because she couldn’t find her mother.
  7. While some people oppose a ban on smoking, I support it.
  8. He was an old man whereas his wife was quite young.
  9. We have to wait until we hear from them.
  10. Businesses can employ students provided that / as long as sufficient measures are taken to ensure their safety.
  11. She acted as if / as though she hadn’t seen me before.
  12. Though / Even though I apologized, she was in no mood to forgive me.
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