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Or, Or Else, Otherwise

May 27, 2015 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction or transitive adverb.

1. We must hurry up .................... we will be late for the party.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I must reach home before 8 o’clock ............................. my mother will get angry.

Correct! Wrong!

3. You must work hard ....................... you will fail.

Correct! Wrong!

4. She ought to put the meat in the oven now, ............................ dinner will not be ready when the guests arrive.

Correct! Wrong!

5. Walk carefully .................... you will fall.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Leave at once .......................... I will call the police.

Correct! Wrong!

7. Consult a doctor immediately, ....................... your health will get worse.

Correct! Wrong!

8. We must water the plants; ........................., they will die.

Correct! Wrong!

Otherwise is not a conjunction. It is a transitive adverb. We use a semicolon before otherwise.

9. Put the milk in the fridge; ....................... it will turn sour.

Correct! Wrong!

10. He should start exercising; ............................, he will get fat.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. We must hurry up or we will be late for the party.

2. I must reach home before 8 o’clock or my mother will get angry.

3. You must work hard or you will fail.

4. She ought to put the meat in the oven now, or else dinner will not be ready when the guests arrive.

5. Walk carefully or else you will fall.

6. Leave at once or else I will call the police.

7. Consult a doctor immediately, or else your health will get worse.

8. We must water the plants; otherwise, they will die.

9. Put the milk in the fridge; otherwise it will turn sour.

10. He should start exercising; otherwise, he will get fat.

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