Combine the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction.
1We decided to set out ............... it was raining.
Wrong!
Use "though" to show contrast between going out and the rain.
2I respect him ............... he is a brave man.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason for respecting him.
3............... he worked hard, he did not win first prize.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast with the result.
4He is neither a knave ............... a fool.
Wrong!
Use "nor" after "neither" in the correlative pair "neither... nor".
5............... he nor his brother was there.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" with "nor" to mean that both people were absent.
6I like him ............... he is kind.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why you like him.
7I like him ............... he is dangerous.
Wrong!
Use "though" to show that you like him despite the danger.
8I went to the market ............... bought some groceries.
Wrong!
Use "and" to join two related actions in sequence.
9Mark is taller ............... John.
Wrong!
Use "than" after a comparative adjective such as "taller".
10He ............... came nor wrote.
Wrong!
Use "neither" before "nor" to make a negative pair.
11He must be tired ............... he has been working since morning.
Wrong!
Use "because" to introduce the reason for the conclusion.
12Men have fought ............... died for their country.
Wrong!
Use "and" to join two similar actions done for the same purpose.
13............... he didn’t want to miss the train, he hurried.
Wrong!
Use "As" to mean "because" when giving the reason for hurrying.
Answers
- We decided to set out though it was raining.
- I respect him because he is a brave man.
- Though he worked hard, he did not win first prize.
- He is neither a knave nor a fool.
- Neither he nor his brother was there.
- I like him because he is kind.
- I like him though he is dangerous.
- I went to the market and bought some groceries.
- Mark is taller than John.
- He neither came nor wrote.
- He must be tired because he has been working since morning.
- Men have fought and died for their country.
- As he didn’t want to miss the train, he hurried.
