Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1He passed the test ............... he had a good teacher.
Wrong!
Use "because" to introduce the reason he passed the test.
2I eat neither meat ............... fish.
Wrong!
Use "nor" after "neither" to connect the second negative alternative.
3She is poor ............... happy.
Wrong!
Use "but" to show contrast between being poor and being happy.
4I can ............... sing nor dance.
Wrong!
Use "neither" with "nor" to connect two negative abilities.
5I was tired ............... I went on working.
Wrong!
Use "but" to show contrast between being tired and continuing to work.
6Both Jane ............... Alice are introverts and get along very well.
Wrong!
Use "and" in the correlative conjunction "both... and".
7............... the car was badly damaged in the accident, it needs to be repaired.
Wrong!
Use "Since" to introduce the reason the car needs to be repaired.
8We felt bored ............... went to the movies to relieve our boredom.
Wrong!
Use "and" to join two related actions in sequence.
9Rahul must give in and apologize ............... Praveen will not forgive him.
Wrong!
Use "or else" to introduce the negative consequence if Rahul does not apologize.
10The children were playing hide-and-seek, and James was hiding in the garden ............... the rain started pouring down.
Wrong!
Use "when" to introduce the time at which the rain started.
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- He passed the test because he had a good teacher.
- I eat neither meat nor fish.
- She is poor but happy.
- I can neither sing nor dance.
- I was tired but I went on working.
- Both Jane and Alice are introverts and get along very well.
- Since the car was badly damaged in the accident, it needs to be repaired.
- We felt bored and went to the movies to relieve our boredom.
- Rahul must give in and apologize or else Praveen will not forgive him.
- The children were playing hide-and-seek, and James was hiding in the garden when the rain started pouring down.