Fill in the blanks with a conjunction or a participle that can connect the clauses.
1I waited for them ............... they came.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Till" and "until" both mean up to the time something happened.
2............... men sow, so shall they reap.
Wrong!
"As" is the fixed conjunction in this proverb.
3I am as strong ............... you are.
Wrong!
"As" completes the comparison pattern "as strong as."
4He was ............... tired that he could barely stand.
Wrong!
"So" is used before an adjective followed by a that-clause.
5It is certain ............... he will be late.
Wrong!
"That" introduces the noun clause after "It is certain."
6............... a large sum of money, he gave up speculation.
Wrong!
"Having lost" shows that losing the money happened before he gave up speculation.
7............... he will waste his time is certain.
Wrong!
"That" introduces the subject noun clause of the sentence.
8............... he is short-tempered, I like him.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a contrasting subordinate clause.
9Ask the guard ............... it is time for the train to start.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Whether" and "if" can both introduce an indirect yes/no question.
10............... I know all the facts, I cannot help you.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" in this conditional sentence.
11The votes on each side ............... equal, the chairman gave his casting vote against the resolution.
Wrong!
"Being" forms an absolute phrase meaning that the votes were equal.
12............... tired, he stopped working.
Wrong!
"Feeling" is a present participle linking the reason with the main action.
Answers
- I waited for them till / until they came.
- As men sow, so shall they reap.
- I am as strong as you are.
- He was so tired that he could barely stand.
- It is certain that he will be late.
- Having lost a large sum of money, he gave up speculation.
- That he will waste his time is certain.
- Although he is short-tempered, I like him.
- Ask the guard whether / if it is time for the train to start.
- Unless I know all the facts, I cannot help you.
- The votes on each side being equal, the chairman gave his casting vote against the resolution.
- Feeling tired, he stopped working.
