Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The contract allows either party to terminate the agreement ............... thirty days' written notice is given.
Wrong!
"provided that" introduces the necessary condition under which termination is allowed.
2............... the software is expensive, the committee approved the purchase because it will save months of staff time.
Wrong!
"Although" is needed because the sentence contrasts the software being expensive with the decision to buy it.
3The audit uncovered ............... confidential documents that the inquiry had to be extended.
Wrong!
"so many" is the correct result pattern before a plural count noun.
4The marketing team wants the campaign launched immediately, ............... the legal team would rather postpone it until the disclaimer is revised.
Wrong!
"whereas" contrasts the marketing team's preference with the legal team's preference.
5They installed extra sensors ............... faults could be detected early rather than after a breakdown.
Wrong!
"so that" expresses the purpose of installing the sensors.
6The hikers continued along the ridge ............... the warnings from the rescue team.
Wrong!
"despite" is followed by a noun phrase such as "the warnings".
7The committee chose a long-term maintenance plan ............... a short-term discount.
Wrong!
"rather than" correctly introduces the rejected alternative after the committee's preference.
8............... the amendments have been ratified, the revised policy will be published on the intranet.
Wrong!
"Once" means "as soon as" and fits the sequence from ratification to publication.
9You will receive a full refund ............... your claim is submitted after the deadline.
Wrong!
"unless" means "if not" and sets the one condition under which the refund will not be issued.
10The server failed during the update; ..............., several orders were processed twice.
Wrong!
"as a result" links a whole previous clause to the consequence in the next clause.
11The board endorsed the proposal ............... the fact that several risks remain unresolved.
Wrong!
"in spite of" can be followed by the noun phrase "the fact that...".
12The review highlighted ............... procedural errors but also a deeper failure of oversight.
Wrong!
"not only" pairs with "but also" in the formal correlative construction.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- The contract allows either party to terminate the agreement provided that thirty days’ written notice is given.
- Although the software is expensive, the committee approved the purchase because it will save months of staff time.
- The audit uncovered so many confidential documents that the inquiry had to be extended.
- The marketing team wants the campaign launched immediately, whereas the legal team would rather postpone it until the disclaimer is revised.
- They installed extra sensors so that faults could be detected early rather than after a breakdown.
- The hikers continued along the ridge despite the warnings from the rescue team.
- The committee chose a long-term maintenance plan rather than a short-term discount.
- Once the amendments have been ratified, the revised policy will be published on the intranet.
- You will receive a full refund unless your claim is submitted after the deadline.
- The server failed during the update; as a result, several orders were processed twice.
- The board endorsed the proposal in spite of the fact that several risks remain unresolved.
- The review highlighted not only procedural errors but also a deeper failure of oversight.