Fill in the blanks.
1. …………………. on a branch, the monkey gibbered.
2. He is …………………… old to work hard.
3. ………………….. he had failed, he didn’t lose hope.
Although is used to connect two contrasting ideas. Despite and however are not conjunctions.
4. Sam …………………… is my brother’s classmate is a good friend of mine.
We use who to refer to people; that cannot refer to people in non-identifying relative clauses.
5. ………………… working hard, she did not get the promotion she deserved.
Despite is a preposition. It is used before a noun or an ing form.
6. The faster you run, …………………….. you get exhausted.
7……………………… his best efforts, he could not find a solution to the problem.
8. If she ......................... now, we will be in trouble.
In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
9. I would rather you ………………….. in a hostel than in a hotel.
A past tense is used after would rather to show preference.
10. You had better not …………………. her advice.
Had better is followed by the first form of the verb.
11. He is not used to ………………………. up early.
The to in used to is a preposition. We use a noun or an ing form after a preposition.
12. It is time the children ……………………. to bed.
A past tense is used after it is time to refer to present or future.
Answers
1. Hearing on a branch, the monkey gibbered.
2. He is too old to work hard.
3. Although he had failed, he didn’t lose hope.
4. Sam who is my brother’s classmate is a good friend of mine.
5. Despite working hard, she did not get the promotion she deserved.
6. The faster you run, the sooner you get exhausted.
7. In spite of his best efforts, he could not find a solution to the problem.
8. If she arrives now, we will be in trouble.
9. I would rather you stayed in a hostel than in a hotel.
10. You had better not follow her advice.
11. He is not used to getting up early.
12. It is time the children went to bed.
