Fill in the blanks.
1. …………………. a loud noise, the thief ran away.
2. He is ……………….. fat to run fast.
Note the pattern too...to...
3. ………………….. he left home early, he reached school late.
Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
4. Vicky ……………….. was once my student is now an acclaimed writer.
That cannot be used to refer to people in non-identifying relative clauses.
5. ………………… being faster, the hare could not beat the tortoise in the race.
We use a preposition before an ing form.
6. …………………… hard you may work, you cannot beat him.
However means the same as no matter how.
7……………………… his poor health, he still goes to work regularly.
Please select 2 correct answers
Either despite or in spite of can be used here.
8. ………………… you hurry up, you will miss the train.
Unless is similar to if not.
9. The faster you run, ………………….. you get tired.
In this structure, the + comparative is used in both clauses.
10. The apples ………………… I bought yesterday are very good.
11. The weather …………………. fine, we went for a walk.
12. ……………………. he was suffering from fever, he could not attend the class.
As gives the reason.
Answers
1. Hearing a loud noise, the thief ran away.
2. He is too fat to run fast.
3. Although he left home early, he reached school late.
4. Vicky who was once my student is now an acclaimed writer.
5. Despite being faster, the hare could not beat the tortoise in the race.
6. However hard you may work, you cannot beat him.
7. In spite of his poor health, he still goes to work regularly.
8. Unless you hurry up, you will miss the train.
9. The faster you run, the sooner you get tired.
10. The apples which / that I bought yesterday are very good.
11. The weather being fine, we went for a walk.
12. As he was suffering from fever, he could not attend the class.
