Fill in the blanks.
1The police suspect him ............... he mingles with known criminals.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why the police suspect him.
2Those ............... planned the rebellion were indicted for conspiring against the king.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject relative pronoun for people.
3Words are little consolation ............... a tragedy strikes.
Wrong!
Use "when" to refer to the time a tragedy happens.
4She is ............... credulous that she will believe anything you tell her.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern so + adjective + that.
5The boys ............... tried to crash her birthday party were all familiar to her.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject relative pronoun for people.
6............... his manners were crass, people disliked him.
Wrong!
Use "Because" to introduce the reason people disliked him.
7My grandfather remains cranky in the morning ............... he has had his coffee.
Wrong!
Use "until" to show that his crankiness continues up to the time he has coffee.
8............... he lacked education, his chances of getting a good job were slim.
Wrong!
Use "As" to introduce the reason his chances were slim.
9She got a cramp in her leg ............... she was swimming.
Wrong!
Use "while" before a clause to mean during the time that something was happening.
10His doctrine is work hard ............... save every penny.
Wrong!
Use "and" to join two similar commands in the doctrine.
11The nation must put a curb on its spending ............... it wants to balance its economy.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition for balancing the economy.
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- The police suspect him because he mingles with known criminals.
- Those who planned the rebellion were indicted for conspiring against the king.
- Words are little consolation when a tragedy strikes.
- She is so credulous that she will believe anything you tell her.
- The boys who tried to crash her birthday party were all familiar to her.
- Because his manners were crass, people disliked him.
- My grandfather remains cranky in the morning until he has had his coffee.
- As he lacked education, his chances of getting a good job were slim.
- She got a cramp in her leg while she was swimming.
- His doctrine is work hard and save every penny.
- The nation must put a curb on its spending if it wants to balance its economy.
