Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1They found the missing boy, ............... he was almost dead.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast finding the boy with his serious condition.
2She said that she wouldn’t come; ..............., I waited patiently.
Wrong!
Use "still" to show that the speaker waited despite what she had said.
3............... he is intelligent, he is not very enterprising.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
4He ............... spends his money nor invests it.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to join two negative ideas.
5............... did they abuse him, but they also beat him up.
Wrong!
Use "Not only" before inversion and "but also" to add a stronger second point.
6............... I went to his home yesterday, I couldn’t meet him.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to show contrast between visiting his home and not meeting him.
7The students began to talk ............... the teacher left the classroom.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" to show that one action happened immediately after another.
8He spoke ............... he was a scholar.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "as if" or "as though" to describe how something seems.
9I cannot reveal any more details ............... you are my close friend.
Wrong!
Use "even though" to contrast a true fact with the main statement.
10I will give you the money ............... you return it next month.
Wrong!
Use "provided that" to introduce a necessary condition.
11............... it was raining, we couldn’t go out.
Wrong!
Use "As" to give the reason for not going out.
12She began to cry ............... she had lost her necklace.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why she began to cry.
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- They found the missing boy, but he was almost dead.
- She said that she wouldn’t come; still, I waited patiently.
- Though he is intelligent, he is not very enterprising.
- He neither spends his money nor invests it.
- Not only did they abuse him, but they also beat him up.
- Though I went to his home yesterday, I couldn’t meet him.
- The students began to talk as soon as the teacher left the classroom.
- He spoke as if / as though he was a scholar.
- I cannot reveal any more details even though you are my close friend.
- I will give you the money provided that you return it next month.
- As it was raining, we couldn’t go out.
- She began to cry because she had lost her necklace.