Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. He screamed ....................... he had seen a ghost.
Please select 2 correct answers
Either as if or as though can be used here.
2. ....................... he was tired, he stopped working.
As shows the reason.
3. He spoke ............................. fast that I could not follow him.
The conjunction so...that... shows cause and effect.
4. It was ...................... a harrowing experience that I will never forget it.
Use so before an adjective. Use such before adjective + noun.
5. ............................. you drop this vase, it will break.
6. ............................. he or you are mistaken.
7. He ............................ invests his money nor spends it.
8. We should not only plant trees .............................. nurture them.
9. The more you eat, .................................. you become.
10. ............................ did we step out than it started raining.
11. ………………… he got a good job, he started paying off his debts.
12. ………………….. had I closed my eyes, when the phone rang.
Answers
1. He screamed as if / as though he had seen a ghost.
2. As he was tired, he stopped working.
3. He spoke so fast that I could not follow him.
4. It was such a harrowing experience that I will never forget it.
5. If you drop this vase, it will break.
6. Either he or you are mistaken.
7. He neither invests his money nor spends it.
8. We should not only plant trees but also nurture them.
9. The more you eat, the fatter you become.
10. No sooner did we step out than it started raining.
11. As soon as he got a good job, he started paying off his debts.
12. Hardly had I closed my eyes, when the phone rang.
