Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction or preposition.
Hints
Conjunctions are used to connect two clauses. Prepositions are used to show the relationship between a noun and another word in the sentence.
1She went out ............... it was raining.
Wrong!
2The trains were late ............... the rain.
Wrong!
3I managed to arrive on time ............... the train was late by an hour.
Wrong!
4I enjoyed the film ............... having a headache.
Wrong!
5She bought the car ............... the fact that it was expensive.
Wrong!
6The dress was good ............... expensive.
Wrong!
7John was absent. ..............., everybody else was present.
Wrong!
8............... John was absent, everybody else was present.
Wrong!
9We managed to do it ............... we didn’t receive any assistance from them.
Wrong!
10We managed to do it ............... the fact that we didn’t receive any assistance from them.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- She went out though it was raining.
- The trains were late because of the rain.
- I managed to arrive on time although the train was late by an hour.
- I enjoyed the film Either could be used here having a headache.
- She bought the car in spite of the fact that it was expensive.
- The dress was good though expensive.
- John was absent. However, everybody else was present.
- Though John was absent, everybody else was present.
- We managed to do it although we didn’t receive any assistance from them.
- We managed to do it despite the fact that we didn’t receive any assistance from them.
