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Gap Fills Exercise

March 25, 2020 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1We haven’t seen him ............... last month.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point in time.
2............... it was a public holiday, schools and colleges were closed.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Since" and "As" can introduce the reason for the situation.
3He didn’t study well ............... he was lazy.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Because" and "as" can introduce the reason he did not study well.
4It has been three weeks ............... it rained.
Wrong!
Use "since" before the past event that started the period.
5The meeting ended ............... late that we missed the last bus.
Wrong!
Use "so" in the pattern "so... that" to show a result.
6He is very busy, ............... he will not attend the party.
Wrong!
Use "so" to introduce the result of his being very busy.
7The teacher asked him to leave the class ............... he misbehaved.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Because", "since", and "as" can introduce the reason he was asked to leave.
8This is the school ............... we studied.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to the place in which we studied.
9It has been five months ............... I visited my parents.
Wrong!
Use "since" before the past event that began the period.
10They took him to hospital ............... he was not feeling well.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Because", "as", and "since" can give the reason they took him to hospital.
11............... it is raining now, we cannot go out.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "Since" can introduce the reason we cannot go out.
12We must leave now ............... it is getting late.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason we must leave now.

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Answers

  1. We haven’t seen him since last month.
  2. Since / As it was a public holiday, schools and colleges were closed.
  3. He didn’t study well because / as he was lazy.
  4. It has been three weeks since it rained.
  5. The meeting ended so late that we missed the last bus.
  6. He is very busy, so he will not attend the party.
  7. The teacher asked him to leave the class because / since / as he misbehaved.
  8. This is the school where we studied.
  9. It has been five months since I visited my parents.
  10. They took him to hospital because / as / since he was not feeling well.
  11. As / Since it is raining now, we cannot go out.
  12. We must leave now because it is getting late.

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