Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction or preposition.
1I shall not go ............... they invite me.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean "if they do not invite me."
2I shall not go ............... you do.
Wrong!
Use "unless" before a clause to mean "if you do not."
3I went ............... him.
Wrong!
Use the preposition "without" before the pronoun "him."
4He speaks ............... his father.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun phrase when making this comparison.
5He walks ............... his father does.
Wrong!
Use "as" before a clause with a subject and verb.
6Scarcely had he gone ............... someone knocked at the door.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "when" and "before" can follow "scarcely" in this structure.
7No sooner had he returned ............... he was off again.
Wrong!
Use "than" after "no sooner" in this pattern.
8This is as good as that, ............... not better.
Wrong!
Use "if" in the reduced expression "if not better."
9If I do not speak of her, it is ............... I have nothing to do with her.
Wrong!
Use "because" to introduce the reason in this sentence.
10He washed neither his hands ............... his face.
Wrong!
Use "nor" to complete the pair "neither... nor."
11He lost not only his ticket ............... his luggage.
Wrong!
Use "but also" to complete the pair "not only... but also."
12............... they tried hard, they could not succeed.
Wrong!
Use "Although" to introduce a contrast clause with a subject and verb.
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- I shall not go unless they invite me.
- I shall not go unless you do.
- I went without him.
- He speaks like his father.
- He walks as his father does.
- Scarcely had he gone when / before someone knocked at the door.
- No sooner had he returned than he was off again.
- This is as good as that, if not better.
- If I do not speak of her, it is because I have nothing to do with her.
- He washed neither his hands nor his face.
- He lost not only his ticket but also his luggage.
- Although they tried hard, they could not succeed.