Fill in the blanks.
1. ………………………. you were hungry, why didn’t you tell me?
If expresses a condition
2. ………………………. they were resting after work, I couldn’t talk to them.
As gives the reason.
3. What will you do …………………………. you lose your job?
4. …………………… he could not meet the deadline, he was told to leave.
As gives the reason.
5. …………………………. I tried hard, I could not open the door.
Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
6. …………………… I knew no one at the party, I had a nice time.
Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
7. She is ……………………. a terrorist or a spy.
Either means one or the other.
8. He was laid to rest in the town …………………….. he spent much of his life.
Where can mean in which.
9. ……………………….. you are dishonest, no one will trust you.
If expresses a condition and as gives the reason. Either could be used here with slightly different meanings.
10. I called her again and again …………………….. she didn’t pick up my phone.
11. I will give him the message …………………….. he arrives.
12. ……………………….. she is a rich heiress, she is very humble.
Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
Answers
1. If you were hungry, why didn’t you tell me?
2. As they were resting after work, I couldn’t talk to them.
3. What will you do if you lose your job?
4. As he could not meet the deadline, he was told to leave.
5. Though I tried hard, I could not open the door.
6. Although I knew no one at the party, I had a nice time.
7. She is either a terrorist or a spy.
8. He was laid to rest in the town where he spent much of his life.
9. If / As you are dishonest, no one will trust you.
10. I called her again and again but she didn’t pick up my phone.
11. I will give him the message as soon as he arrives.
12. Although she is a rich heiress, she is very humble.
