Fill in the blanks with a conjunction or a relative pronoun.
1He is neither clever ............... ambitious.
Wrong!
After "neither", use "nor" to link the second negative idea.
2............... being physically challenged, he has great enthusiasm for life.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" to introduce a contrast before a noun phrase or -ing form.
3............... working hard, we could not succeed.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" before an -ing form to show contrast.
4The doctors tried their best; ..............., they could not save her.
Wrong!
After a semicolon, "however" can introduce a contrasting second clause.
5............... you start behaving, you will be in trouble.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" and gives the condition for trouble.
6The cat must have been somewhere around, ............... I couldn't find her.
Wrong!
Use "but" to join two contrasting clauses in one sentence.
7............... he is educated, he lacks common sense.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrasting clause with a subject and verb.
8............... you had invested your money in real estate, you would have become richer today.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition in this unreal past conditional sentence.
9I don't know ............... they will recognize me after all these years.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" and "whether" can both introduce an indirect yes/no question.
10This is the town ............... he spent his childhood.
Wrong!
"Where" refers to the place in which he spent his childhood.
11It has been several weeks ............... I heard anything from her.
Wrong!
Use "since" to mark the starting point of the period up to now.
12............... cannot be cured must be endured.
Wrong!
"What" means "the thing that" in this proverb.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is neither clever nor ambitious.
- Despite being physically challenged, he has great enthusiasm for life.
- In spite of working hard, we could not succeed.
- The doctors tried their best; however, they could not save her.
- Unless you start behaving, you will be in trouble.
- The cat must have been somewhere around, but I couldn’t find her.
- Though he is educated, he lacks common sense.
- If you had invested your money in real estate, you would have become richer today.
- I don’t know if / whether they will recognize me after all these years.
- This is the town where he spent his childhood.
- It has been several weeks since I heard anything from her.
- What cannot be cured must be endured.
