Fill in the blanks.
1You will miss the train ............... you don’t hurry up.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition that will cause the result.
2............... she finds another job, she will be in trouble.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" in this warning about finding another job.
3I will not quit ............... they ask me to.
Wrong!
"Even if" shows that the speaker will not quit under that possible condition.
4............... you like it or not, I am not coming with you.
Wrong!
Use "Whether" in the fixed pattern "whether you like it or not".
5We haven’t decided the question of ............... we should buy another car.
Wrong!
"Whether" introduces a choice between two possibilities after "the question of".
6I trusted him ............... his behavior was suspicious.
Wrong!
"Although" connects two contrasting clauses.
7We enjoyed the picnic ............... the rain.
Wrong!
"Despite" is followed by a noun phrase such as "the rain".
8............... she does not have a lot of money, she always buys nice little gifts for her friends and family.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a contrasting clause before the main idea.
9............... we finish our work a little early today, we can watch a movie.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition for being able to watch a movie.
10............... you have a pass, you can enter the hall.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"If" and "As" are both possible: one gives a condition, and the other gives a reason.
11............... the basket was heavy, he lifted it without much difficulty.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a full contrasting clause with a subject and verb.
12She was promoted ............... she never missed a deadline.
Wrong!
"Because" gives the reason for her promotion.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- You will miss the train if you don’t hurry up.
- Unless she finds another job, she will be in trouble.
- I will not quit even if they ask me to.
- Whether you like it or not, I am not coming with you.
- We haven’t decided the question of whether we should buy another car.
- I trusted him although his behavior was suspicious.
- We enjoyed the picnic despite the rain.
- Although she does not have a lot of money, she always buys nice little gifts for her friends and family.
- If we finish our work a little early today, we can watch a movie.
- If / As you have a pass, you can enter the hall.
- Although the basket was heavy, he lifted it without much difficulty.
- She was promoted because she never missed a deadline.
