Conjunction - Exercise

Conjunction-Exercise 22. Until he works hard, he can not get this job. 1. Seldom _______ over have I helped you. (if/or) 2. Seldom _______ never have I told a lie. (if/or) 3. He finished first, _____ he began last. (when/though) 4. You are an optimist, _______ your sister is a pessimist. (and/but) 5. She looked exceptionally beautiful _______ she was young. (when/while) 6. _______ You like it or not, you have to carry out my order. (Either/whether) 7. The car crashed _______ the driver was careless. (because / as / since) 8. 23. You will miss the flight until you do not reach the airport in time. ______________________________________ 24. He acts as he were my boss. ______________________________________ 25. I doubt that they will help in this work. ______________________________________ 26. Is he doubtful if his friends will help him? _______ God is with you, you need not fear. (As soon as / As long as) 9. ______________________________________ ____ it rains, the match will be cancelled. (when / if) 10. He couldn’t catch the train ______ he ran fast. (if / unless) 11. _______ we suffer a great loss, we don’t sell things at a high price. (if / even if) 12. ____ he is sick, he won’t seek a doctor. (As/ Although) 13. Start early _______ you should miss the train (else / lest) 14. Please wait _______ I finish my home work. (until/ unless) 15. No body else _______ she is responsible for this accident. (than / but) 16. Hurry up _______ you will be caught. (or / other wise) 17. He was annoyed _______ he kept mum. (still/till) 18. He asked me _______ he would join their party. (if / that) 19. Three months have passed _______ I met him. (since/ before) 20. Soni _______ her husband have gone to the cinema. (and / as well as) 21. He acts as although he were an actor. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ 27. It is twenty years when my father died. ______________________________________ 28. She is Dolly, and who reads in my class. ______________________________________ 29. I can do nothing unless she does not give me instruction. ______________________________________ 30. He has failed but, however, he is not worried. ______________________________________ 31. Supposing if he fails, what will he do? ______________________________________ 32. As you are intelligent, so you will pass the exam. ______________________________________ 33. He is more polite, but not so intelligent as Tom. ______________________________________ 34. He was appointed as a clerk. ______________________________________ 35. There is no friendship between Ram as well as Mohan. ______________________________________ 36. He is such a handsome boy that every girl will wish to marry. ______________________________________ 38 37. Hardly she had finished the work then somebody knocked at the door. ______________________________________ 38. Scarcely he reached the room than the light went off. ______________________________________ 39. No sooner did he reach the station when the train started. ______________________________________ 40. He is no other but my friends. ______________________________________ 41. He is as clever if (a)/ not cleverer (b)/ than his brother. (c)/ No error (d) 42. The reason for (a)/ his failure is because (b)/ he did not work hard. (c)/ No error (d) 43. No sooner did (a)/ the chairman begin speaking (b)/ when the light went out. (c)/ No error (d) 44. Though she was sick (a)/ but (b)/ she went to work. (c)/ No error (d) 45. We are not sure (a)/ if he is coming (b)/ to the party. (c)/ No error (d) 46. He took out the spare tyre (a)/ and was very disappointed (b)/ when he discovered (c)/ that this tyre was also punctured. (d)/ No error (e) 47. Because of the emergency help (a)/ that the patient received (b)/ he would have died. (c)/ No error (d) 48. Will you please buy (a)/ some jaggery for me (b)/ if you go to the market. (c)/ No error (d) 49. When you have (a)/ read these books (b)/ please return them to me. (c)/ No error (d) 50. The law is a sleeping giant (a)/ and until some one affected by it (b)/ makes it wake up (c)/ it will continue to sleep. (d)/ No error (e) Answer 1. 6. 11. 16. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 50. if 2. or 3. whether 7. because 8. even’if 12. although 13. otherwise 17. still 18. Change ‘although’ by ‘though’ Change ‘until’ by unless’ Remove ‘do not’ Use ‘if’ / though’ after as Change ‘that’ ‘by’ 'if' Change ‘if’ by that Change ‘when’ by ‘Since’ Use either ‘and’ or ‘who’ Remove ‘does not’ and change ‘give’ by gives Remove ‘however’ Use either Supposing’ or ‘if’/ incase’ Use either ‘as’ or ‘so’ Use ‘than’ after polite Remove ‘as a’ Change ‘as well as’ by ‘and’ Change ‘that’ by ‘as’ though as long as lest if 4. 9. 14. 19. but if until since 5. 10. 15. 20. when unless but and 37. Use ‘had’ after hardly and change ‘then’ by when 38. Use ‘had’ after scarcely and change than by 'then' ‘when’ 39. Change ‘when’ by 'than' 40. Change ‘but’ by 'than' 41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (b) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (a) (b) 39