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Connecting Words Exercise

August 7, 2023 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Her clothes caught fire ............... she was cooking.
Wrong!
Use while to combine two actions that happen simultaneously.
2............... a bridge has been built over the river, you can reach there by car.
Wrong!
3............... we start now, we will miss the train.
Wrong!
Unless means if not. If we do not start now, we will miss the train.
4............... I had seen the red light, I would have stopped the car.
Wrong!
5............... he had seen the red light, he didn’t stop the car.
Wrong!
Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
6............... cold it is, he always goes swimming.
Wrong!
However means it doesn't matter how much.
7This is the girl ............... paintings were on exhibition in the town hall.
Wrong!
8I met a German girl ............... knowledge of Sanskrit impressed me.
Wrong!
9............... she said made no sense to me.
Wrong!
10We must leave now ............... it is too late.
Wrong!
11He will stay with his parents ............... he gets a good job.
Wrong!
Until shows time. Up to shows distance.
12............... my job, I went for a walk.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Her clothes caught fire while she was cooking.
  2. Now that a bridge has been built over the river, you can reach there by car.
  3. Unless we start now, we will miss the train.
  4. If I had seen the red light, I would have stopped the car.
  5. Though he had seen the red light, he didn’t stop the car.
  6. However cold it is, he always goes swimming.
  7. This is the girl whose paintings were on exhibition in the town hall.
  8. I met a German girl whose knowledge of Sanskrit impressed me.
  9. What she said made no sense to me.
  10. We must leave now Either could be used here it is too late.
  11. He will stay with his parents until he gets a good job.
  12. Having finished my job, I went for a walk.
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