Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction or preposition.
1I finished early ............... I worked fast.
Wrong!
Use "because" before a subject and verb clause.
2We were late ............... the storm.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before a noun phrase.
3............... trying hard, she could not finish the job on time.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" before a gerund phrase such as "trying hard".
4............... she tried hard, she could not finish the job on time.
Wrong!
Use "Although" before a full clause with a subject and verb.
5............... waking up early, I was late for work.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" or "Despite" before a gerund phrase.
6............... the fact that the government refuses to admit it, it has lost the support of the masses.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" or "Despite" before "the fact that" plus a clause.
7............... the government refuses to admit it, its economic policy has failed time and again.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Though" or "Although" before a full clause with a subject and verb.
8I always take an umbrella ............... it rains.
Wrong!
Use "in case" when an action is done as preparation for a possible situation.
9I wrote down his phone number ............... I should forget it.
Wrong!
Use "in case" when the first action is a precaution against a possible problem.
10I wrote down his phone number ............... I might forget it.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "in case" and "because" can explain the reason for writing down the number, with slightly different meanings.
11We will buy a chicken ............... we have guests.
Wrong!
Use "if" to introduce the condition for buying a chicken.
12If she is late, we will go ............... her.
Wrong!
Use "without" to mean that she will not be with us.
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Answers
- I finished early because I worked fast.
- We were late because of the storm.
- In spite of trying hard, she could not finish the job on time.
- Although she tried hard, she could not finish the job on time.
- In spite of / Despite waking up early, I was late for work.
- In spite of / Despite the fact that the government refuses to admit it, it has lost the support of the masses.
- Though / Although the government refuses to admit it, its economic policy has failed time and again.
- I always take an umbrella in case it rains.
- I wrote down his phone number in case I should forget it.
- I wrote down his phone number in case / because I might forget it.
- We will buy a chicken if we have guests.
- If she is late, we will go without her.
