Page 53 - Grammar Glow - 8
P. 53

3.  Sarah was very unhappy ______________ things were not going well. (if/when)

                 4.  Shiny came into the room ______________ he was waiting. (while/so)
                 5.  ______________ you win, you will receive a prize. (Since/If)

                 6.  He is honest ______________ everyone trusts him. (for/so)

                 7.  Do you like strawberry ______________ vanilla ice cream? (or/and)
                 8.  Rajeev was late to the party  ______________ his car broke down on the highway.
                     (because/although)

                 9.  ______________ he was the most qualifed candidate, he did not win the elections.
                     (When/Although)
                10.  They said that the film was fantastic, ______________ I watched it. (but/so)

            IV.  Join these pairs of sentences given below with the conjunctions given in brackets.

                 1.  He was angry with her. He did not utter a word. (since)
                     _______________________________________________________________________

                 2.  He did well. He worked hard. (because)
                     _______________________________________________________________________

                 3.  They came. We were not expecting them. (although)

                     _______________________________________________________________________
                 4.  I like sugar in my tea. I don’t like milk in it. (but)

                     _______________________________________________________________________
                 5.  Luke was watching the planes. His wife was reading in the car. (while)

                     _______________________________________________________________________

            V.  Tick () the correct conjunctions to complete the sentences.

                 1.  Give me a call from whenever         /wherever       /whether        you are.
                 2.  I do not want to listen to your excuses, or      /nor      /for     do I want to discuss this
                     with you.

                 3.  You can walk along with me till      /unless     /until     you want to wait for the next bus.

                 4.  The police will not arrest you as      /as if    /as long as      you don’t break any law.

                 5.  Remember to switch off all the lights before      /after     /since      you leave the house.
                 6.  I visit the Gateway of India so      /whenever       /but       I go to Mumbai.

                 7.  So      /Though       /And       he worked hard, he did not win.

                 8.  You must be tired so       /but      /because       you have been working since morning.

                 9.  Jane welcomed her guests and           /nor     / but      offered them snacks.
                10.  Jenny does not like to swim, and        /since      /but      she enjoys cycling.



                                                                                                                 5151
   48   49   50   51   52   53   54   55   56   57   58