Complete the following sentences using appropriate linking expressions.
1My parents lived in our ancestral village for a long time. ............... they moved to this town.
Wrong!
"Later" shows that the move happened after the earlier time in the village.
2"Accept this job for the time being. You can quit when you get a better job." "............... is an excellent idea."
Wrong!
"That" refers naturally to the suggestion just made by the other speaker.
3It was dark. The night had grown colder. ............... the last bus had left.
Wrong!
"Moreover" adds another related fact to strengthen the description of the situation.
4We filled in the application form and gave it to the clerk. ............... we paid the fee.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Afterwards" and "After that" both show the next action in the sequence.
5I am not going to Bombay. ............... I am going to Kashmir.
Wrong!
"Instead" introduces the alternative destination in the next sentence.
6The cost of petrol has gone up. ............... there has been a rise in prices.
Wrong!
"Consequently" shows that the rise in prices is a result of the higher cost of petrol.
7Rituals cannot be dismissed as totally unnecessary. ............... they form an integral part of any culture.
Wrong!
"In fact" emphasizes the true importance of rituals after rejecting the previous idea.
8Have you brought your hall ticket? ..............., wait for some time.
Wrong!
"If not" means if you have not brought your hall ticket.
9I spent a week in Singapore. ..............., I met your friend Mohan at a cinema.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Incidentally" and "By the way" both introduce an additional, casual piece of information.
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- My parents lived in our ancestral village for a long time. Later they moved to this town.
- “Accept this job for the time being. You can quit when you get a better job.” “That is an excellent idea.”
- It was dark. The night had grown colder. Moreover the last bus had left.
- We filled in the application form and gave it to the clerk. Afterwards / After that we paid the fee.
- I am not going to Bombay. Instead I am going to Kashmir.
- The cost of petrol has gone up. Consequently there has been a rise in prices.
- Rituals cannot be dismissed as totally unnecessary. In fact they form an integral part of any culture.
- Have you brought your hall ticket? If not, wait for some time.
- I spent a week in Singapore. Incidentally / By the way, I met your friend Mohan at a cinema.