Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction, preposition or transitional adverb. Choose your answers from the given options.
1We went out ............... the rain.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "despite" or "in spite of" before a noun phrase such as "the rain".
2She passed the test ............... having a bad teacher.
Wrong!
Use "despite" before an -ing form such as "having".
3She passed the test ............... she had a bad teacher.
Wrong!
Use "although" before a full clause with a subject and verb.
4............... I had a headache, I enjoyed the party very much.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Though" or "Although" to introduce a contrasting clause.
5It was a good restaurant, ............... expensive.
Wrong!
Use "though" after an adjective to add a contrasting idea.
6The train was late; ..............., I managed to arrive on time.
Wrong!
Use "however" after a semicolon to connect two contrasting sentence ideas.
7............... the train was late, I managed to arrive on time.
Wrong!
Use "Although" before a full clause such as "the train was late".
8They managed to finish the job ............... there was no one to help them.
Wrong!
Use "although" to connect two contrasting clauses.
9They finished the job ............... the fact that they had no one to help them.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "despite" or "in spite of" before "the fact that" plus a clause.
10............... tired, he went on working.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Though" or "Although" before the adjective in a reduced contrasting clause.
11............... hard I tried, I could not solve the puzzle.
Wrong!
Use "However" before an adjective or adverb to mean "no matter how".
12............... trying hard, I could not solve the puzzle.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" or "In spite of" before an -ing form such as "trying".
Answers
- We went out despite / in spite of the rain.
- She passed the test despite having a bad teacher.
- She passed the test although she had a bad teacher.
- Though / Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the party very much.
- It was a good restaurant, though expensive.
- The train was late; however, I managed to arrive on time.
- Although the train was late, I managed to arrive on time.
- They managed to finish the job although there was no one to help them.
- They finished the job despite / in spite of the fact that they had no one to help them.
- Though / Although tired, he went on working.
- However hard I tried, I could not solve the puzzle.
- Despite / In spite of trying hard, I could not solve the puzzle.
