Exercise 2
Complete the following sentences with appropriate conjunctions.
1. Will you kindly wait till
I return?
2. Catch me
if
you can.
3. The grasshopper would not have starved in winter but she had not
lazy all the summer.
4. The tortoise beat the hare
the hare was the swifter of the two.
5. I will go away
you do not want me.
6. I shall be surprised but you fail.
7. Cats can climb trees,
but
dogs cannot.
8. He has succeeded better
he hoped.
9. We can travel by land Esther
by water.
We saw the lightning
we heard the thunder.
Answers
Answer:
Option A - 'Still' means 'yet'. For example, 'She doesn't have time, still, she offered to help.' As the given sentence doesn't explain 'despite the situation...', we can't use 'still' here. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option B - 'Or' is used for options. For example, 'I want vanilla or chocolate ice cream.' As the given sentence doesn't have options or choices, we can't use 'or'. Thus option B is incorrect.
Option D - 'But' is used to explain contrasting ideas/things in a sentence. For example, 'I want to walk but I'm tired.' As the sentence doesn't explain contrasting ideas, we can't use 'but' here. Thus option D is incorrect.
Option C - 'Till' means 'up to a time/until'. For example, 'You can sleep till it's 7 a.m.' As the given sentence explains the time until the subject has to wait, we can use 'till' here. Thus option C is the correct answer.
'You will wait till I return.'
will you kindly wait ________I return ?