Fill in the blanks.
1. …………………… he is in pain, he doesn’t complain.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either though or although is possible here. Though / Although is a conjunction used to connect two contrasting ideas. Despite is not a conjunction.
2. We …………………. love and respect them.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct correlative conjunction is both...and...
3. Either take it ………………… leave it.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct conjunction is either/or.
4. She will neither spend her money …………………… invest it.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct conjunction is neither/nor.
5. I do not care ………………….. you leave or stay.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. He is ………………… foolish, but also obstinate.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I was ……………….. thirsty that I drank gallons of water.
Correct!
Wrong!
The conjunction so...that... shows cause and effect.
8. The messages were sent …………………… everyone might know the facts.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either so that or in order that is possible here.
9. It is not a kind act …………………. it is just.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He walks ………………….. he is lame.
Correct!
Wrong!
As if and as though are used to talk about what a situation seems like.
11. You can borrow my camera …………………… you return it soon.
Correct!
Wrong!
Provided that expresses a condition.
12. He took a shower ………………….. he reached home.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Though he is in pain, he doesn’t complain.
- We both love and respect them.
- Either take it or leave it.
- She will neither spend her money nor invest it.
- I do not care whether you leave or stay.
- He is not only foolish, but also obstinate.
- I was so thirsty that I drank gallons of water.
- The messages were sent in order that / so that everyone might know the facts.
- It is not a kind act even if it is just.
- He walks as if / as though he is lame.
- You can borrow my camera provided that you return it soon.
- He took a shower as soon as he reached home.
