Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction or preposition.
1She couldn’t qualify for the race ............... having trained very hard.
Wrong!
Use "in spite of" before a noun phrase or an -ing form.
2He couldn’t pass the exam ............... he worked very hard.
Wrong!
Use "although" before a subject and verb clause.
3She sat ............... me across the table.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "facing" and "opposite" can mean across from someone at a table.
4............... did he start going out with her than she fell in love with another guy.
Wrong!
Use "No sooner" with inversion and "than" in this structure.
5I was hardly inside the house ............... the lights went out.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "when" and "before" can follow "hardly" in this sentence.
6............... had I closed my eyes when the dog started barking.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "Scarcely" and "Hardly" fit the inverted structure before "when".
7She has been a go-getter ............... her childhood.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "since" and "from" can refer to the starting point in childhood here.
8The shop was open ............... nine in the morning until ten at night.
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Use "from" with "until" to show when the shop’s opening period started and ended.
9We had to cancel the picnic ............... bad weather.
Select 3 answers.
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The phrases "due to", "owing to", and "because of" can all introduce the reason here.
10He doesn’t care ............... his appearance.
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Use "about" after "care" to mean be interested in or concerned about something.
11She is ............... the Harvard School of Business.
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Use "at" to say where someone studies or works.
12I won’t be leaving ............... Friday.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "until" and "before" can complete the negative future sentence naturally.
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- She couldn’t qualify for the race in spite of having trained very hard.
- He couldn’t pass the exam although he worked very hard.
- She sat facing / opposite me across the table.
- No sooner did he start going out with her than she fell in love with another guy.
- I was hardly inside the house when / before the lights went out.
- Scarcely / Hardly had I closed my eyes when the dog started barking.
- She has been a go-getter since / from her childhood.
- The shop was open from nine in the morning until ten at night.
- We had to cancel the picnic due to / owing to / because of bad weather.
- He doesn’t care about his appearance.
- She is at the Harvard School of Business.
- I won’t be leaving until / before Friday.