Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. …………………… you want to be a politician, you should take a course in elocution.
Correct!
Wrong!
If expresses a condition.
2. The girl’s guardian embezzled the money ………………………. had been willed to her.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. The old sailor had never studied navigation ………………………… he had a good empirical knowledge of it.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use but to connect two contrasting ideas.
4. He didn’t want to retire ……………………… lead an empty life.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. It is hard to scold a child ………………………. has such engaging manner.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use who to refer to a person in a relative clause.
6. I was completely engrossed in the book ………………………….. the phone rang.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The facts are correct ………………………… your conclusion is erroneous.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use but to connect two contrasting ideas.
8. ………………………… you want to lose weight, you must abstain from fattening foods.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use if to express a condition.
9. ……………………. forcing the farmer to sell his land was not illegal, it was not ethical either.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use though to connect two contrasting ideas.
10. The police will give you a ticket ………………………. you exceed the speed limit.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. ………………………. of poor eyesight, he was exempted from military service.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- If you want to be a politician, you should take a course in elocution.
- The girl’s guardian embezzled the money that had been willed to her.
- The old sailor had never studied navigation but he had a good empirical knowledge of it.
- He didn’t want to retire and lead an empty life.
- It is hard to scold a child who has such engaging manner.
- I was completely engrossed in the book when the phone rang.
- The facts are correct but your conclusion is erroneous.
- If you want to lose weight, you must abstain from fattening foods.
- Though forcing the farmer to sell his land was not illegal, it was not ethical either.
- The police will give you a ticket if you exceed the speed limit.
- Because of poor eyesight, he was exempted from military service.
