Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1............... had I sat down to rest when the doorbell rang.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Scarcely" and "Hardly" are used with inversion before "when" to show that one event happened immediately after another.
2............... he got the message, he started.
Wrong!
"As soon as" means immediately after something happens.
3............... he is fat, he can run fast.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between being fat and being able to run fast.
4............... he had broken his leg, he could not walk.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "Since" introduce the reason why he could not walk.
5............... I were you, I wouldn't buy that car.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the imaginary condition in "If I were you."
6............... she said surprised me.
Wrong!
"What" means the thing that she said.
7............... cannot be cured must be endured.
Wrong!
"What" means the thing that cannot be cured.
8The sun had hardly risen ............... we set out.
Wrong!
"When" is used after "hardly" to show that one event happened immediately after another.
9He speaks English ............... Spanish.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"And" and "as well as" can both join the two languages in this sentence.
10He hates to be disturbed ............... he is working.
Wrong!
"While" means during the time that he is working.
11I haven't decided ............... I should accept that offer or not.
Wrong!
"Whether" is used before "or not" when talking about a choice.
12I haven't seen her ............... she moved to Florida.
Wrong!
"Since" shows the starting point of the time period continuing until now.
Answers
- Scarcely / Hardly had I sat down to rest when the doorbell rang.
- As soon as he got the message, he started.
- Though he is fat, he can run fast.
- As / Since he had broken his leg, he could not walk.
- If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that car.
- What she said surprised me.
- What cannot be cured must be endured.
- The sun had hardly risen when we set out.
- He speaks English and / as well as Spanish.
- He hates to be disturbed while he is working.
- I haven’t decided whether I should accept that offer or not.
- I haven’t seen her since she moved to Florida.
