Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction or preposition.
1. I shall not go ……………….. they invite me.
Except is not equivalent to unless.
2. I shall not go ……………………. you do.
Without does not mean unless.
3. I went ………………….. him.
Without is a preposition and it is followed by a noun or noun phrase.
4. He speaks ……………………. his father.
Like is a preposition. It is followed by a noun or pronoun.
5. He walks …………………….. his father does,
As is a conjunction. It is followed by a clause.
6. Scarcely had he gone, ………………….. someone knocked at the door.
Please select 2 correct answers
Scarcely should be followed by when or before, and not by than.
7. No sooner had he returned ………………….. he was off again.
No sooner is followed by than.
8. This is as good as that, …………….. not better.
9. If I do not speak of her it is ………………… I have nothing to do with her.
10. He washed neither his hands ………………… his face.
11. He lost not only his ticket …………….. his luggage.
The correct pattern is not only / but also.
12. …………………… they tried hard, they could not succeed.
Although is a conjunction. We use it to connect two clauses.
Answers
1. I shall not go unless they invite me.
2. I shall not go unless you do.
3. I went without him.
4. He speaks like his father.
5. He walks as his father does.
7. Scarcely had he gone, when / before someone knocked at the door.
8. No sooner had he returned than he was off again.
9. This is as good as that, if not better.
10. If I do not speak of her it is because I have nothing to do with her.
11. He washed neither his hands nor his face.
12. He lost not only his ticket but also his luggage.
12. Although they tried hard, they could not succeed.
