Fill in the blanks.
1............... the lawyer presented his arguments well, he lost the case.
Wrong!
Use "Although" before a full clause to show contrast.
2He walks ............... he is drunk.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" both introduce a comparison with an imagined situation.
3............... I was feeling tired, I went to bed early.
Wrong!
Use "As" to give the reason for going to bed early.
4The hall is not ............... to accommodate all the guests.
Wrong!
"Big enough" means sufficiently large for the purpose.
5He was ............... weak that he could not even sit up.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the structure "so... that".
6He borrowed some money ............... he could start a business.
Wrong!
"So that" introduces the purpose of borrowing the money.
7The man spoke with ............... passion that his audience was moved to tears.
Wrong!
Use "such" before a noun or noun phrase (here "passion") in the structure "such... that"; "so" is used before an adjective or adverb.
8............... you want more money, you have to do more work.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition for getting more money.
9He will ............... buy a home or invest the money in stocks.
Wrong!
"Either" pairs with "or" to show one of two possible choices.
10You should ............... go to his house nor talk to him.
Wrong!
"Neither" pairs with "nor" to join two negative alternatives.
11He left ............... he finished his job.
Wrong!
"As soon as" means immediately after something happens.
12............... did the driver see the red light than he applied the brake.
Wrong!
"No sooner" is used with inversion and "than" to show that one action happened immediately after another.
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- Although the lawyer presented his arguments well, he lost the case.
- He walks as if / as though he is drunk.
- As I was feeling tired, I went to bed early.
- The hall is not big enough to accommodate all the guests.
- He was so weak that he could not even sit up.
- He borrowed some money so that he could start a business.
- The man spoke with such passion that his audience was moved to tears.
- If you want more money, you have to do more work.
- He will either buy a home or invest the money in stocks.
- You should neither go to his house nor talk to him.
- He left as soon as he finished his job.
- No sooner did the driver see the red light than he applied the brake.