1She was anxious ............... she hadn’t heard anything from her husband in days.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason for her anxiety.
2............... you lower the price, I will buy it.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition for buying it.
3............... it is raining, we will cancel the picnic.
Wrong!
"As" means "because" and gives the reason for canceling the picnic.
4You are neither honest ............... loyal.
Wrong!
"Nor" completes the correlative conjunction "neither... nor".
5I couldn’t meet him ............... he had already gone.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason why the speaker could not meet him.
6You may take it ............... you want it.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition for taking it.
7I will try ............... I succeed.
Wrong!
"Until" shows the time up to the point when the speaker succeeds.
8............... you apologize, I will not forgive you.
Wrong!
"Even if" means that the result will not change, whether the apology happens or not.
9He worked so hard ............... his health failed.
Wrong!
"That" completes the result structure "so... that".
10The sooner you realize this, ...............
Wrong!
"The better" completes the double-comparative structure "the sooner..., the better".
11He was ............... strong to be defeated.
Wrong!
"Too" means the strength was more than enough to prevent defeat.
12............... cannot be cured must be endured.
Wrong!
"What" means "the thing that" in this proverb.
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- She was anxious because she hadn’t heard anything from her husband in days.
- If you lower the price, I will buy it.
- As it is raining, we will cancel the picnic.
- You are neither honest nor loyal.
- I couldn’t meet him because he had already gone.
- You may take it if you want it.
- I will try until I succeed.
- Even if you apologize, I will not forgive you.
- He worked so hard that his health failed.
- The sooner you realize this, the better.
- He was too strong to be defeated.
- What cannot be cured must be endured.