Fill in the blanks.
1The boy, ............... the girl, is guilty.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As well as" and "along with" add information without making the singular subject "the boy" plural.
2............... being rich, he does not help anyone.
Wrong!
"Despite" is followed by a noun phrase or an -ing form such as "being rich."
3He tried hard; ............... he could not succeed.
Wrong!
"However," introduces a contrast between trying hard and not succeeding.
4He won’t marry ............... he gets a good job.
Wrong!
"Until" means up to the time when he gets a good job.
5You must work hard, ............... you will fail.
Wrong!
"Or" introduces the bad result if you do not work hard.
6She ought to be here soon, ............... she left the office at 6.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"For" and "because" give the reason she ought to be here soon.
7............... she is intelligent, she is lazy.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Though" and "Although" introduce a contrast between being intelligent and being lazy.
8............... he was not feeling well, they took him to hospital.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "Because" introduce the reason they took him to hospital.
9Tomorrow is a holiday, ............... he will be at home.
Wrong!
"So" introduces the result of tomorrow being a holiday.
10I last visited my parents five months ............... .
Wrong!
"Ago" counts back from the present time.
11This is the school ............... he studied.
Wrong!
"Where" refers to the place in which he studied.
12It has been months ............... it rained.
Wrong!
"Since" introduces the past event from which the time period is measured.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The boy, as well as / along with the girl, is guilty.
- Despite being rich, he does not help anyone.
- He tried hard; however, he could not succeed.
- He won’t marry until he gets a good job.
- You must work hard, or you will fail.
- She ought to be here soon, for / because she left the office at 6.
- Though / Although she is intelligent, she is lazy.
- As / Because he was not feeling well, they took him to hospital.
- Tomorrow is a holiday, so he will be at home.
- I last visited my parents five months ago .
- This is the school where he studied.
- It has been months since it rained.
