Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition, conjunction or transitional adverb.
1They tried their best. ..............., they could not succeed.
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Use "However" after a full stop to introduce a contrasting sentence. It is followed by a comma.
2............... working overtime, we could not finish the project on time.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" before an -ing form to show contrast.
3She succeeded ............... her teacher.
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Use "because of" before the noun phrase "her teacher" to give a reason.
4............... having a bad teacher, she succeeded.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" and "In spite of" before an -ing form to show contrast.
5............... she is ill, she is very cheerful.
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Use "Though" to connect two contrasting clauses in one sentence.
6I had invited her, ............... she did not come.
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Use "but" to join two contrasting clauses in one sentence.
7The injured man was taken to hospital; ..............., doctors could not save him.
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Use "however" after a semicolon to introduce a contrasting clause. It is followed by a comma.
8She didn't get the job ............... having the required skills.
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Use "despite" before an -ing form to show contrast.
9She was more qualified than others; ..............., she didn't get the job.
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Use "however" after a semicolon to introduce a contrasting clause. It is followed by a comma.
10He was sad ............... he failed his exam.
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Use "because" before a clause to give the reason for a feeling or result.
11............... your carelessness, we are in trouble now.
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Use "Because of" before the noun phrase "your carelessness" to give a reason.
12............... hard you may try, you will never succeed.
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Use "However" before an adverb to mean "no matter how".
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- They tried their best. However, they could not succeed.
- Despite working overtime, we could not finish the project on time.
- She succeeded because of her teacher.
- Despite / In spite of having a bad teacher, she succeeded.
- Though she is ill, she is very cheerful.
- I had invited her, but she did not come.
- The injured man was taken to hospital; however, doctors could not save him.
- She didn’t get the job despite having the required skills.
- She was more qualified than others; however, she didn’t get the job.
- He was sad because he failed his exam.
- Because of your carelessness, we are in trouble now.
- However hard you may try, you will never succeed.