1He is intelligent ............... hard-working.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as well as" and "and" correctly join the two adjectives.
2............... the girl tried her best, she could not get first rank.
Wrong!
"Although" introduces a subordinate clause showing contrast.
3............... he is not educated, he has great practical wisdom.
Wrong!
"Though" introduces a contrast between the two clauses.
4The doctors treated her well, ............... they could not save her.
Wrong!
"But" joins two contrasting main clauses in one sentence.
5The mother, as well as her children, ............... waiting there.
Wrong!
With "as well as", the verb agrees with the first subject, so "is" is correct.
6He treated me ............... I was a stranger to him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "as if" and "as though" introduce the imagined comparison.
7............... it was raining, he opened the umbrella.
Wrong!
"As" gives the reason for opening the umbrella.
8............... the servant was honest, his master trusted him.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"As", "Since", and "Because" can all introduce the reason for the master's trust.
9The hall is not ............... to accommodate all the students.
Wrong!
"Big enough" is correct because "enough" comes after the adjective it modifies.
10He is ............... proud to beg.
Wrong!
"Too" means the degree of pride prevents him from begging.
11He borrowed some money from his friends ............... he could buy a car.
Wrong!
"So that" is followed by a clause with a subject and modal verb to express purpose.
12He offered his daughter a prize so that she ............... work hard.
Wrong!
"Might" fits the past-tense purpose clause after "offered".
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- He is intelligent as well as / and hard-working.
- Although the girl tried her best, she could not get first rank.
- Though he is not educated, he has great practical wisdom.
- The doctors treated her well, but they could not save her.
- The mother, as well as her children, is waiting there.
- He treated me as if / as though I was a stranger to him.
- As it was raining, he opened the umbrella.
- As / Since / Because the servant was honest, his master trusted him.
- The hall is not big enough to accommodate all the students.
- He is too proud to beg.
- He borrowed some money from his friends so that he could buy a car.
- He offered his daughter a prize so that she might work hard.