*Check Your English*
*Conjunctions Exercise*
*Fill in the blanks.*
1. *It was such a comic state of affairs ……………………….. we had to laugh.*
so
that
for
2. *The negotiations collapsed ………………… no agreement could be reached.*
as
when
since
All of the above
3. *I like you better …………………… I like him.*
than
then
as
4. *I will need the car …………………….. you will have to hire a taxi.*
so
then
Either could be used here
5. *‘I will be busy in the morning’. ‘……………. I will come in the afternoon.’*
So
Then
Either could be used here
6. *Many things have happened ……………….. we last met.*
from
since
when
7. *Janet can sing beautifully and ……………… can her sister.*
as
so
Either could be used here
8. *I scored good marks, …………………….. I had not prepared for the exam.*
even though
even if
even
9. *She says that she will come ………………….. there is a bus strike next week.*
even if
even though
even
10. *Grievances cannot be addressed ………………………. they are spoken about.*
if
unless
without
12. *She would rather dance ……………… sing.*
than
to
then
*Answers*
1. It was such a comic state of affairs *that* we had to laugh.
2. The negotiations collapsed *when/as / since* no agreement could be reached.
3. I like you better *than* I like him.
4. I will need the car *so* you will have to hire a taxi.
5. ‘I will be busy in the morning’. *‘Then* I will come in the afternoon.’
6. Many things have happened *since* we last met.
7. Janet can sing beautifully and *so* can her sister.
8. I scored good marks, *even though* I had not prepared for the exam.
9. She says that she will come *even if* there is a bus strike next week.
10. Grievances cannot be addressed *unless* they are spoken about.
12. She would rather dance *than* sing
*Conjunctions Exercise*
*Fill in the blanks.*
1. *It was such a comic state of affairs ……………………….. we had to laugh.*
so
that
for
2. *The negotiations collapsed ………………… no agreement could be reached.*
as
when
since
All of the above
3. *I like you better …………………… I like him.*
than
then
as
4. *I will need the car …………………….. you will have to hire a taxi.*
so
then
Either could be used here
5. *‘I will be busy in the morning’. ‘……………. I will come in the afternoon.’*
So
Then
Either could be used here
6. *Many things have happened ……………….. we last met.*
from
since
when
7. *Janet can sing beautifully and ……………… can her sister.*
as
so
Either could be used here
8. *I scored good marks, …………………….. I had not prepared for the exam.*
even though
even if
even
9. *She says that she will come ………………….. there is a bus strike next week.*
even if
even though
even
10. *Grievances cannot be addressed ………………………. they are spoken about.*
if
unless
without
12. *She would rather dance ……………… sing.*
than
to
then
*Answers*
1. It was such a comic state of affairs *that* we had to laugh.
2. The negotiations collapsed *when/as / since* no agreement could be reached.
3. I like you better *than* I like him.
4. I will need the car *so* you will have to hire a taxi.
5. ‘I will be busy in the morning’. *‘Then* I will come in the afternoon.’
6. Many things have happened *since* we last met.
7. Janet can sing beautifully and *so* can her sister.
8. I scored good marks, *even though* I had not prepared for the exam.
9. She says that she will come *even if* there is a bus strike next week.
10. Grievances cannot be addressed *unless* they are spoken about.
12. She would rather dance *than* sing
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