Fill in the blanks.
1. We eat so that we ...............................
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Wrong!
2. He asked me how I ............................... there.
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Wrong!
3. I got as ............................ gifts as him.
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Wrong!
4. The program started as soon as the chief guest .............................
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Wrong!
5. I didn't get the job ........................... I did well in the interview.
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Wrong!
6. ..................................... being the most deserving candidate, she didn't get the promotion.
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Wrong!
7. I haven't got many friends, but ............................. I have are quite loyal to me.
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Wrong!
8. ............................. the letter, the postman departed.
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Wrong!
9. ............................. lost all his money, he went home.
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Wrong!
10. Not ............................ what to do, I called the police.
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Wrong!
11. ......................... with children before, I knew what to expect.
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Wrong!
12. .......................... I entered the room, the clock struck nine.
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Wrong!
Answers
1. We eat so that we may live.
2. He asked me how I got there.
3. I got as many gifts as him.
4. The program started as soon as the chief guest arrived.
5. I didn’t get the job though I did well in the interview.
6. Despite being the most deserving candidate, she didn’t get the promotion.
7. I haven’t got many friends, but the few I have are quite loyal to me.
8. Having delivered the letter, the postman departed.
9. Having lost all his money, he went home.
10. Not knowing what to do, I called the police.
11. Having worked with children before, I knew what to expect.
12. Just as I entered the room, the clock struck nine.
