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Subordinating Conjunctions Exercise

March 14, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate subordinating conjunction.

1. ………………………… the rain was over, the sun started shining again.

Correct! Wrong!

2. …………………………. it is a best selling book, it does not have much substance.

Correct! Wrong!

Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas.

3. ………………………….. he was not there, I left a message with his sister.

Correct! Wrong!

As shows the reason.

4. He ran away ……………………………….. he was afraid of getting caught.

Correct! Wrong!

Because shows the reason.

5. You will get the job ……………………………. you deserve it.

Correct! Wrong!

If shows a condition.

6. Walk carefully ………………………….. you should fall.

Correct! Wrong!

7. ………………………… you say so, I must believe it.

Correct! Wrong!

8. He was the first to arrive …………………………… he started late.

Correct! Wrong!

Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas. Despite is not a conjunction.

9. He will not obey …………………………. he is threatened.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either unless or even if is possible here with different meanings.

10. ………………………….. I was a child, I wanted to become a pilot.

Correct! Wrong!

11. I don’t know …………………………. he left us.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I don’t understand …………………………….. it happened.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. After the rain was over, the sun started shining again.
  2. Although it is a best selling book, it does not have much substance.
  3. As he was not there, I left a message with his sister.
  4. He ran away because he was afraid of getting caught.
  5. You will get the job if you deserve it.
  6. Walk carefully lest you should fall.
  7. As you say so, I must believe it.
  8. He was the first to arrive although / though he started late.
  9. He will not obey unless / even if he is threatened.
  10. When I was a child, I wanted to become a pilot.
  11. I don’t know why he left us.
  12. I don’t understand how it happened.
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