Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1............... you want to be a politician, you should take a course in elocution.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a condition.
2The girl's guardian embezzled the money ............... had been willed to her.
Wrong!
Use "that" to introduce a relative clause referring to a thing.
3The old sailor had never studied navigation, ............... he had a good empirical knowledge of it.
Wrong!
Use "but" to connect two contrasting ideas.
4He didn't want to retire ............... lead an empty life.
Wrong!
Use "and" to join two linked infinitive actions after "want to".
5It is hard to scold a child ............... has such an engaging manner.
Wrong!
Use "who" to introduce a relative clause about a person.
6I was completely engrossed in the book ............... the phone rang.
Wrong!
Use "when" to show the time at which something happened.
7The facts are correct, ............... your conclusion is erroneous.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast the correct facts with the erroneous conclusion.
8............... you want to lose weight, you must abstain from fattening foods.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a condition.
9............... forcing the farmer to sell his land was not illegal, it was not ethical either.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast between legality and ethics.
10The police will give you a ticket ............... you exceed the speed limit.
Wrong!
Use "if" to state the condition for getting a ticket.
11............... he had poor eyesight, he was exempted from military service.
Wrong!
Use "Because" to give the reason he was exempted.
Done.
Score: 0/11
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 an 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 he had poor eyesight, he was exempted from military service.
