Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. He worked hard ……………………….. he might get the first rank.
We use so that to express purpose.
2. ……………………….. you pay for your food, you can stay with me.
As long as is used to express a condition.
3. He was late and ………………………… were the others.
4. He spoke in ………………………….. a low voice that we could not hear anything.
5. I will call you ……………………….. I reach home.
6. We waited …………………………. they came.
Until shows time.
7. I usually get up early ………………………… today I got up late.
But is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
8. ………………………….. he was angry, I said nothing.
Because is used to express the reason.
9. He is one of the few politicians …………………………. I admire.
10. …………………………… he apologizes we will not take any further action against him.
If is used to express a condition.
11. ………………………… I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.
Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
12. The house ……………………… I live is quite large.
Answers
1. He worked hard so that he might get the first rank.
2. As long as you pay for your food, you can stay with me.
3. He was late and so were the others.
4. He spoke in such a low voice that we could not hear anything.
5. I will call you when I reach home.
6. We waited until they came.
7. I usually get up early but today I got up late.
8. Because he was angry, I said nothing.
9. He is one of the few politicians whom I admire.
10. If he apologizes we will not take any further action against him.
11. Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.
12. The house where I live is quite large.
