Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. …………………….. he is rich, he leads a very simple life.
Correct!
Wrong!
Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
2. The boys cheered loudly ……………………… they won a trophy.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. ……………………. I was very hungry, I ate all the food.
Correct!
Wrong!
As shows the reason.
4. He spoke loudly …………………… everyone could hear him.
Correct!
Wrong!
So that shows purpose.
5. He is …………………….. ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.
Correct!
Wrong!
The conjunction so...that... shows cause and effect.
6. …………………….. you do more work, you cannot have more money.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. …………………….. he had fallen into the river, he would have drowned.
Correct!
Wrong!
If expresses a condition.
8. He will ………………………. buy some land or deposit the money in a bank.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. ………..................... we increase our farm output, we will have to import food.
Correct!
Wrong!
Unless we increase our farm output means If we do not increase our farm output.
11. ……………………… we heard about the accident we rushed to the hospital.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Hardly had the cricket match begun …………………… it started raining.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either before or when is possible here.
Answers
- Although he is rich, he leads a very simple life.
- The boys cheered loudly as if they won a trophy.
- As I was very hungry, I ate all the food.
- He spoke loudly so that everyone could hear him.
- He is so ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.
- Unless you do more work, you cannot have more money.
- If he had fallen into the river, he would have drowned.
- He will either buy some land or deposit the money in a bank.
- Unless we increase our farm output, we will have to import food.
- He neither passed the test nor got the job.
- As soon as we heard about the accident we rushed to the hospital.
- Hardly had the cricket match begun when / before it started raining.
