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Connecting Words Exercise

March 17, 2022 - pdf

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

  1. Though he is in pain, he doesn’t complain.
  2. We both love and respect them.
  3. Either take it or leave it.
  4. She will neither spend her money nor invest it.
  5. I do not care whether you leave or stay.
  6. He is not only foolish, but also obstinate.
  7. I was so thirsty that I drank gallons of water.
  8. The messages were sent in order that / so that everyone might know the facts.
  9. It is not a kind act even if it is just.
  10. He walks as if / as though he is lame.
  11. You can borrow my camera provided that you return it soon.
  12. He took a shower as soon as he reached home.
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