Fill in the blanks.
1I am happy ............... I have a good job and a great family.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a clause giving the reason.
2He is so poor ............... he cannot afford to have three meals a day.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "so" to show a result.
3He used ............... bad words that I lost my temper.
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective and a plural noun.
4It was ............... dark that I could not see anything.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the structure "so... that".
5............... we had some free time, we decided to do some shopping.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "Since" can introduce the reason for the main action.
6She looked ............... she was going to die.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As if" and "as though" introduce how something seems.
7............... she is rich and famous, she has no peace of mind.
Wrong!
Use "Although" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
8............... I had wings, I could fly.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce an imagined condition.
9You must ............... work hard or quit.
Wrong!
Use "either" with "or" to show two possible choices.
10Honey is ............... rich in nutrients.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Not only delicious but also" and "both delicious and" correctly connect two positive qualities.
11Buy ............... you want.
Wrong!
Use "whatever" to mean any thing that you want.
12............... he worked, he made friends.
Wrong!
Use "Wherever" to mean in any place where something happens.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I am happy because I have a good job and a great family.
- He is so poor that he cannot afford to have three meals a day.
- He used such bad words that I lost my temper.
- It was so dark that I could not see anything.
- As / Since we had some free time, we decided to do some shopping.
- She looked as if / as though she was going to die.
- Although she is rich and famous, she has no peace of mind.
- If I had wings, I could fly.
- You must either work hard or quit.
- Honey is not only delicious but also / both delicious and rich in nutrients.
- Buy whatever you want.
- Wherever he worked, he made friends.