Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. ………………… you obey my orders or quit.
2. I will ………………….. obey you nor resign my job.
3. She would neither agree to my suggestion …………………… leave me alone.
4. I can’t meet you tomorrow ………………… I have an important appointment.
All of these are possible here.
5. Something must have fallen ………………… I heard a thud.
6. The doctor must come soon ………………… the patient will die.
7. They not only abused him …………………. threatened him with dire consequences.
8. She is both pretty ……………….. intelligent.
9. ………………… he practices every day, he still has to improve his game.
10. I don’t care ………………. you leave or stay.
Either if or whether can introduce an indirect question.
11. The manager ………………. his wife was present at the party.
Please select 2 correct answers
Either as well as or along with is possible here. When we connect two singular nouns with and, the verb should be plural.
12. The students started talking ………………… the teacher left the classroom.
Answers
1. Either you obey my orders or quit.
2. I will neither obey you nor resign my job.
3. She would neither agree to my suggestion nor leave me alone.
4. I can’t meet you tomorrow for/ as /because I have an important appointment.
5. Something must have fallen for I heard a thud.
6. The doctor must come soon or the patient will die.
7. They not only abused him but also threatened him with dire consequences.
8. She is both pretty and intelligent.
9. Though he practices every day, he still has to improve his game.
10. I don’t care whether / if you leave or stay.
11. The manager as well as / along with his wife was present at the party.
12. The students started talking as soon as the teacher left the classroom.
