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Conjunctions Exercise

September 13, 2022 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I overslept, ............... I missed the bus.
Wrong!
Use "so" to introduce the result of oversleeping.
2............... the hunter raised the gun, the birds flew away.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to show that the birds flew away immediately after the hunter raised the gun.
3She is ............... intelligent that she cannot be fooled.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern so + adjective + that-clause.
4Hardly had I closed my eyes ............... the telephone rang.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "Hardly had", both "when" and "before" can introduce the next event.
5............... she has got a good job, she can take care of her expenses.
Wrong!
Use "Now that" to mean because the situation is now true.
6He lived his whole life in the town ............... he was born.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to the place in which he was born.
7............... he faced problems, he found solace in his faith.
Wrong!
Use "Whenever" to mean every time he faced problems.
8He ............... wrote nor called.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to connect two negative alternatives.
9............... you have verified your account, you don’t have to take any further action.
Wrong!
Use "Since" to give the reason why no further action is needed.
10............... my sister is a nurse, she knows how to dress this wound.
Wrong!
Use "As" to give the reason why she knows how to dress the wound.
11You can meet him ............... you arrive on time.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition for meeting him.
12............... he has a demanding job, he still never fails to spend time with his family.
Wrong!
Use "Although" to show contrast between his demanding job and his family time.

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Answers

  1. I overslept, so I missed the bus.
  2. As soon as the hunter raised the gun, the birds flew away.
  3. She is so intelligent that she cannot be fooled.
  4. Hardly had I closed my eyes when / before the telephone rang.
  5. Now that she has got a good job, she can take care of her expenses.
  6. He lived his whole life in the town where he was born.
  7. Whenever he faced problems, he found solace in his faith.
  8. He neither wrote nor called.
  9. Since you have verified your account, you don’t have to take any further action.
  10. As my sister is a nurse, she knows how to dress this wound.
  11. You can meet him if you arrive on time.
  12. Although he has a demanding job, he still never fails to spend time with his family.

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