Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions.
1He ran so fast ............... he became breathless.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "so" plus an adjective or adverb (here "so fast") to show a result.
2I asked him ............... he was born.
Wrong!
Use "where" to ask about a place in an indirect question.
3He did ............... he was told.
Wrong!
Use "as" to mean "in the way that" before a clause.
4Do you know ............... did this?
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of the verb "did" in the indirect question.
5............... you are intelligent, you will learn programming in a few weeks.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a real condition.
6People liked him ............... he was generous.
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Use "because" to give the reason people liked him.
7............... he was in trouble, I helped him.
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Use "As" to introduce the reason for helping him.
8Mend your ways ............... it is too late.
Wrong!
Use "before" to show that the action should happen earlier than a future point.
9He rushed home ............... he heard the news.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" to mean immediately after something happened.
10I asked him ............... old he was.
Wrong!
Use "how" before an adjective such as "old" in an indirect question.
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- He ran so fast that he became breathless.
- I asked him where he was born.
- He did as he was told.
- Do you know who did this?
- If you are intelligent, you will learn programming in a few weeks.
- People liked him because he was generous.
- As he was in trouble, I helped him.
- Mend your ways before it is too late.
- He rushed home as soon as he heard the news.
- I asked him how old he was.