Fill in the blanks.
1We haven’t seen him ............... last month.
Wrong!
Use "since" with the starting point of a period of time.
2............... it is raining, we cannot go out now.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "Since" can introduce a reason before the main clause.
3............... it was a holiday, I did some reading.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Since" and "As" can introduce a reason before the main clause.
4He did not study well ............... he was lazy.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason for not studying well.
5He walked slowly ............... he was ill.
Wrong!
Use "because" to give the reason why he walked slowly.
6The oranges ............... you gave me yesterday were very sweet.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Which" and "that" can refer to things in a defining relative clause.
7Sam, ............... we met on the train, is an architect.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Whom" and "who" can refer to a person in a non-defining relative clause, but "that" cannot.
8............... I was in Spain, I visited many museums there.
Wrong!
Use "While" to mean during the time that something happened.
9............... the rain has stopped, we can resume the match.
Wrong!
Use "Now that" to mean because the situation has changed.
10He does not know any language ............... Hindi.
Wrong!
Use "except" to exclude Hindi from the negative statement.
11............... you start now, you will miss the train.
Wrong!
"Unless" means if not in this warning about missing the train.
12............... he is immensely rich, he leads a simple life.
Wrong!
Use "Even though" to show contrast with a real fact.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We haven’t seen him since last month.
- As / Since it is raining, we cannot go out now.
- Since / As it was a holiday, I did some reading.
- He did not study well because he was lazy.
- He walked slowly because he was ill.
- The oranges which / that you gave me yesterday were very sweet.
- Sam, whom / who we met on the train, is an architect.
- While I was in Spain, I visited many museums there.
- Now that the rain has stopped, we can resume the match.
- He does not know any language except Hindi.
- Unless you start now, you will miss the train.
- Even though he is immensely rich, he leads a simple life.
