Fill in the blanks.
1............... his poor vision, he can read books.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" before a noun phrase to show contrast.
2............... his popularity, he failed to win the election.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" before a noun phrase to show contrast.
3............... rich he may be, he still wants more.
Wrong!
Use "However" before an adjective to mean "no matter how".
4............... he grew, the more cautious he became.
Wrong!
Use "The older" in the first half of this parallel comparative structure.
5The more they laughed at him, ............... he became.
Wrong!
Use "the angrier" as the comparative form in this parallel structure.
6............... my friend saw me, he stopped the car.
Wrong!
Use "As soon as" to show that one action happened immediately after another.
7............... you drop the glass, it will break.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a real condition and its result.
8The soldiers fought with ............... courage that the enemy suffered a crushing defeat.
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Use "such" before an uncountable noun in the structure "such... that".
9............... you want more money, you have to do more work.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a condition for doing more work.
10He is ............... ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.
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Use "so" before an adjective in the structure "so... that".
11She is ............... shy to address a gathering.
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Use "too" before an adjective with "to" to show that something cannot be done.
12Take a guide with you ............... you do not lose your way.
Wrong!
Use "so that" to introduce the purpose of taking a guide.
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- In spite of his poor vision, he can read books.
- Despite his popularity, he failed to win the election.
- However rich he may be, he still wants more.
- The older he grew, the more cautious he became.
- The more they laughed at him, the angrier he became.
- As soon as my friend saw me, he stopped the car.
- If you drop the glass, it will break.
- The soldiers fought with such courage that the enemy suffered a crushing defeat.
- If you want more money, you have to do more work.
- He is so ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.
- She is too shy to address a gathering.
- Take a guide with you so that you do not lose your way.