"Fill in the blanks with an appropriate
conjunction.*
1. I have been in such a pickle …………………….. I saw you
last.
since
after
when
2. I………………………… him since that unfortunate incident.
did not see
have not seen
don't see
3. The soldiers were not wanting in strength or
courage ……………………… they were badly fed.
and
but
since
4. I asked him ……………………… he would help me.
that
if
unless
5. He was annoyed …………………………….. he was contradicted.
that
because
Either could be used here
6. He kept quiet …………………………… the situation wouldn’t
get worse.
that
for
because
7. He bled so profusely ……………………….. he died.
that
because
as
8. I see you oftener …………………………. I see him.
than
then
as
9. ………………………….there is life, there is hope.
While
As long as
Whereas
10. …………………………….. this is true of some, it is not
true of all.
While
Whereas
Either could be used here
11. He abhorred hypocrisy …………………………. he was not too
stern with the hypocrite.
as
and
but
12. …………………………. he lived he was the guiding star of
a brave nation.
As long as
Whereas
Since
Answers
1. I have been in such a pickle since I
saw you last.
2. I have never seen him since that
unfortunate incident.
3. The soldiers were not wanting in strength or
courage but they were badly fed.
4. I asked him if he would help me.
5. He was annoyed that / because he was
contradicted.
6. He kept quiet that the situation
wouldn’t get worse.
7. He bled so profusely that he died.
8. I see you oftener than I see him.
9. While / as long as there is life,
there is hope.
10. While / whereas this is true of some,
it is not true of all.
11. He abhorred hypocrisy but he was not
too stern with the hypocrite.
12. As long as he lived he was the
guiding star of a brave nation.
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