Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions. There may be more than one correct answer for some questions.
1Shyam heard the weather report ............... promptly cancelled the trip.
Wrong!
Use "and" to connect two actions in sequence.
2New York is a prosperous city ............... suffers from many symptoms of urban maladies.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast a positive fact with a problem.
3Mike became addicted to drinking, ............... that didn’t surprise anybody.
Wrong!
Use "and" to add a second related idea.
4............... you use your credit cards frequently, you will soon find yourself in deep debt.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a possible condition and its result.
5Everybody ............... John was present.
Wrong!
Use "but" to mean "except" in this sentence.
6You can work hard for this exam ............... you can fail.
Wrong!
Use "or" to present an alternative result.
7............... she was the most popular candidate, she lost the election by a large margin.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
8That is neither ............... I said nor what I meant.
Wrong!
Use "what" in the paired structure "neither what I said nor what I meant."
9Peter thought he would get the job ............... his father was on the company’s board of trustees.
Wrong!
Use "because" to introduce the reason Peter expected to get the job.
10I don’t know ............... I should study math or physics.
Wrong!
Use "whether" to introduce a choice between two possibilities.
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- Shyam heard the weather report and promptly cancelled the trip.
- New York is a prosperous city but suffers from many symptoms of urban maladies.
- Mike became addicted to drinking, and that didn’t surprise anybody.
- If you use your credit cards frequently, you will soon find yourself in deep debt.
- Everybody but John was present.
- You can work hard for this exam or you can fail.
- Though she was the most popular candidate, she lost the election by a large margin.
- That is neither what I said nor what I meant.
- Peter thought he would get the job because his father was on the company’s board of trustees.
- I don’t know whether I should study math or physics.