Fill in the blanks with a conjunction or preposition.
1. I will not come …………………….. you need me.
Unless is similar to if…not.
2. I will not go ………………………. you do.
Unless is a conjunction; it is used before a clause; without is a preposition.
3. She looks …………………… her mother.
Like is a preposition. It is used with nouns.
4. Do ……………………… I say.
As is a conjunction; it is used before a clause.
5. ……………………… I received the message, I started.
As soon as is used to mean that one action commenced immediately after another action.
6. I take no more ………………………. I give.
7. Scarcely had he gone ………………………. his friends arrived.
Please select 2 correct answers
Either when or before is possible here.
8. He lost not only his ticket …………………….. his passport.
9. He washed ………………… his hands nor his mouth.
10. I will not go ……………………….. you.
Without is a preposition. It is used before a noun/pronoun.
11. He succeeded ……………………….. his hard work.
Because of is used before a noun/pronoun.
12. …………………………. his hard work, he could not succeed.
Please select 2 correct answers
In spite of and despite are interchangeable. These words are used before a noun/pronoun.
Answers
1. I will not come unless you need me.
2. I will not go unless you do.
3. She looks like her mother.
4. Do as I say.
5. As soon as I received the message, I started.
6. I take no more than I give.
7. Scarcely had he gone when/before his friends arrived.
8. He lost not only his ticket but also his passport.
9. He washed neither his hands nor his mouth.
10. I will not go without you.
11. He succeeded because of his hard work.
