Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. …………………….. he is your friend, why doesn’t he talk to you?
2. …………………… it was a hot afternoon, I felt lethargic.
As shows the reason.
3. ………………………. he is busy, he finds enough time for his family.
Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
4. He will do it ……………………… it is dangerous.
Even though refers to the past; even if refers to the present or future.
5. She went alone ……………………. it was not safe.
Please select 2 correct answers
Either even though or though is possible here. Even though is more emphatic than though.
6. He smiled ……………………… he knew everything.
Either as if or as though can be used to say what a situation seems like.
7. We will start …………………….. we hear from them.
8. I won’t leave ……………………. you give me my money back.
Unless means the same as if...not...
9. He spent his last years in the village ……………………… he was born.
Where means the same as in which.
10. ……………………….. he is a popular actor, his acting skills are questionable.
Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
11. He neither rose from his seat ……………………. looked at me.
12. She sounded ………………………. she was anxious.
Answers
1. If he is your friend, why doesn’t he talk to you?
2. As it was a hot afternoon, I felt lethargic.
3. Though he is busy, he finds enough time for his family.
4. He will do it even if it is dangerous.
5. She went alone even though it was not safe.
6. He smiled as if he knew everything.
7. We will start as soon as we hear from them.
8. I won’t leave unless you give me my money back.
9. He spent his last years in the village where he was born.
10. Though he is a popular actor, his acting skills are questionable.
11. He neither rose from his seat nor looked at me.
12. She sounded as if she was anxious.
