Fill in the blanks with a connecting word.
1The party depends on ............... or not we collect enough money.
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Use "whether" before "or not" to introduce two possible outcomes.
2The police were looking for a woman ............... deserted her children.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject relative pronoun for a person.
3We detected the robbers ............... they entered the store.
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Use "as" to mean that two actions happened at the same time.
4............... she had more determination, she could be a success at anything.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a condition.
5Be wary of politicians ............... claim to be devoted public servants.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject relative pronoun for people.
6He was ............... hungry that he devoured several helpings.
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Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern "so... that".
7The doctor's dilemma was ............... he should tell the patient the truth.
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Use "whether" to introduce a choice or uncertainty.
8There was ............... a clamor that I didn't hear the phone.
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Use "such" before a noun phrase in the pattern "such... that".
9............... his style of writing is discursive, it is hard to follow.
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Use "Because" to introduce the reason for the result.
10............... he received several offers of help, the proud man spurned them all.
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Use "Though" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
11............... did she hear the news than she fainted.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with inversion and "than" to show one action followed another immediately.
12He went abroad ............... he finished his studies.
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Use "as soon as" to mean immediately after something happens.
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- The party depends on whether or not we collect enough money.
- The police were looking for a woman who deserted her children.
- We detected the robbers as they entered the store.
- If she had more determination, she could be a success at anything.
- Be wary of politicians who claim to be devoted public servants.
- He was so hungry that he devoured several helpings.
- The doctor’s dilemma was whether he should tell the patient the truth.
- There was such a clamor that I didn’t hear the phone.
- Because his style of writing is discursive, it is hard to follow.
- Though he received several offers of help, the proud man spurned them all.
- No sooner did she hear the news than she fainted.
- He went abroad as soon as he finished his studies.