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Conjunctions vs. Prepositions

June 3, 2020 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with a conjunction or preposition.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I will not come ............... you need me.
Wrong!
Unless is similar to if…not.
2I will not go ............... you do.
Wrong!
Unless is a conjunction; it is used before a clause; without is a preposition.
3She looks ............... her mother.
Wrong!
Like is a preposition. It is used with nouns.
4Do ............... I say.
Wrong!
As is a conjunction; it is used before a clause.
5............... I received the message, I started.
Wrong!
As soon as is used to mean that one action commenced immediately after another action.
6I take no more ............... I give.
Wrong!
7Scarcely had he gone ............... his friends arrived.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either when or before is possible here.
8He lost not only his ticket ............... his passport.
Wrong!
9He washed ............... his hands nor his mouth.
Wrong!
10I will not go ............... you.
Wrong!
Without is a preposition. It is used before a noun/pronoun.
11He succeeded ............... his hard work.
Wrong!
Because of is used before a noun/pronoun.
12............... his hard work, he could not succeed.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In spite of and despite are interchangeable. These words are used before a noun/pronoun.
Done.
Score: 0/12

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.
  12. In spite of/Despite his hard work, he could not succeed.
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