Fill in the blanks.
1Wait here ............... I come back.
Wrong!
Use "until" to mean up to the time I come back.
2You can come ............... you want.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "when" and "whenever" can mean at any time in this sentence.
3I will have finished ............... the time you return.
Wrong!
Use "by" to mean not later than the time you return.
4I will leave ............... I have finished packing.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "when" and "as soon as" can introduce the time after the packing is finished.
5I will be happy ............... I get the first prize.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition for being happy.
6You must finish the job ............... you leave.
Wrong!
Use "before" to show that finishing the job must happen earlier than leaving.
7I injured myself ............... I was playing football yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "while" to show that the injury happened during the football game.
8I will pay you ............... you finish the job.
Wrong!
Use "only if" to make finishing the job a necessary condition for payment.
9We went back ............... it was raining.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason we went back.
10............... I was tired, I didn't stop working.
Wrong!
Use "Although" to introduce a contrast with not stopping work.
11I did it ............... he was away.
Wrong!
Use "while" to mean during the time that he was away.
12I was hungry ............... I had nothing to eat.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason I was hungry.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Wait here until I come back.
- You can come when / whenever you want.
- I will have finished by the time you return.
- I will leave when / as soon as I have finished packing.
- I will be happy if I get the first prize.
- You must finish the job before you leave.
- I injured myself while I was playing football yesterday.
- I will pay you only if you finish the job.
- We went back because it was raining.
- Although I was tired, I didn’t stop working.
- I did it while he was away.
- I was hungry because I had nothing to eat.
