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Conjunctions vs. Prepositions Exercise

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!
Use "unless" to mean "if not" before a clause.
2I will not go ............... you do.
Wrong!
Use "unless" before a clause meaning "if not".
3She looks ............... her mother.
Wrong!
Use "like" before a noun to compare appearance.
4Do ............... I say.
Wrong!
Use "as" before a clause to mean "in the way that".
5............... I received the message, I started.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to show that one action happened immediately after another.
6I take no more ............... I give.
Wrong!
Use "than" after a comparative expression such as "no more".
7Scarcely had he gone ............... his friends arrived.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "scarcely", both "when" and "before" can introduce the next event.
8He lost not only his ticket ............... his passport.
Wrong!
The correct partner for "not only" is "but also".
9He washed ............... his hands nor his mouth.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to join two negative alternatives.
10I will not go ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "without" before a noun or pronoun.
11He succeeded ............... his hard work.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before a noun phrase to give a reason.
12............... his hard work, he could not succeed.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" or "Despite" before a noun phrase to show contrast.
Done.
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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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