1There was hardly ............... in the box.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "anything" because "hardly anything" means almost nothing.
2............... his carelessness, he scored good marks.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "In spite of" because it is followed by a noun phrase.
3............... gets the job will have a lot of work to do.
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The correct answer is "Whoever" because it means any person who gets the job.
4............... he was young and inexperienced, he fought bravely.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Though" because it joins two contrasting ideas in one sentence.
5He is ............... to pass the test.
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The correct answer is "intelligent enough" because "enough" comes after the adjective.
6The coffee was ............... hot that it burnt my tongue.
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The correct answer is "so" because the structure is "so... that" for a result.
7He prefers reading books ............... watching TV.
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The correct answer is "to" because "prefer" uses "to" when comparing two activities.
8She was ............... angry to speak to me.
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The correct answer is "too" because the structure "too... to" shows that something is excessive.
9............... she has taken her examination, she is waiting for the results.
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The correct answer is "Now that" because it means because something has happened.
10He will neither spend his money ............... invest it.
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The correct answer is "nor" because the paired structure is "neither... nor".
11............... he is not educated, he has great practical wisdom.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Although" because it introduces a contrast with the main clause.
12............... you keep quiet, you will be sent out of the class.
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The correct answer is "Unless" because it means if you do not keep quiet.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- There was hardly anything in the box.
- In spite of his carelessness, he scored good marks.
- Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.
- Though he was young and inexperienced, he fought bravely.
- He is intelligent enough to pass the test.
- The coffee was so hot that it burnt my tongue.
- He prefers reading books to watching TV.
- She was too angry to speak to me.
- Now that she has taken her examination, she is waiting for the results.
- He will neither spend his money nor invest it.
- Although he is not educated, he has great practical wisdom.
- Unless you keep quiet, you will be sent out of the class.