Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1He screamed ............... he had seen a ghost.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "as if" or "as though" to introduce an unreal comparison.
2............... he was tired, he stopped working.
Wrong!
"As" gives the reason why he stopped working.
3He spoke ............... fast that I could not follow him.
Wrong!
"So" is used with an adjective or adverb before a that-clause of result.
4It was ............... a harrowing experience that I will never forget it.
Wrong!
"Such" is used before an adjective plus noun in this result structure.
5............... you drop this vase, it will break.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition for the vase breaking.
6............... he or you are mistaken.
Wrong!
"Either" pairs with "or" to show that one of two people is mistaken.
7He ............... invests his money nor spends it.
Wrong!
"Neither" pairs with "nor" to make both actions negative.
8We should not only plant trees ............... nurture them.
Wrong!
"But also" completes the correlative conjunction "not only... but also".
9The more you eat, ............... you become.
Wrong!
"The fatter" completes the parallel comparative pattern "the more..., the...".
10............... did we step out than it started raining.
Wrong!
"No sooner" is followed by inversion and then "than" for an immediate sequence.
11............... he got a good job, he started paying off his debts.
Wrong!
"As soon as" introduces the first action before the second action happened.
12............... had I closed my eyes when the phone rang.
Wrong!
"Hardly" is followed by inversion and then "when" for an immediate sequence.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He screamed as if / as though he had seen a ghost.
- As he was tired, he stopped working.
- He spoke so fast that I could not follow him.
- It was such a harrowing experience that I will never forget it.
- If you drop this vase, it will break.
- Either he or you are mistaken.
- He neither invests his money nor spends it.
- We should not only plant trees but also nurture them.
- The more you eat, the fatter you become.
- No sooner did we step out than it started raining.
- As soon as he got a good job, he started paying off his debts.
- Hardly had I closed my eyes when the phone rang.
