General Grammar Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. ………………………. I was cleaning the attic, I

came across this old album.

While

If

Since

2. I know a stall …………………………… they sell

ginger tea.

where

there

which

3. This is the school …………………………….. I

studied.

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there

which

where

4. Sam, ………………………… parents work abroad,

lives with his grandmother.

who

whom

whose

5. It …………………………. a rainy day, I didn’t go

out.

was

is

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being

6. He is …………………………. frail to walk without

support.

so

too

very

7. ………………………… his poor health, he is

always in high spirits.

Despite

Despite of

In spite

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8. …………………………. arduously, we reached the

top of the hill.

Climb

To climb

Climbing

9. You can stay with me ………………………….. you

don’t interfere in my life.
Please select 2 correct answers

as long as

as soon as

provided that

10. …………………………. it was a holiday, most

shops were not open.

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Though

As

So

11. No sooner had dad arrived

……………………………. mom followed.

when

before

than

12. He hid himself in the basement

………………………….. he was afraid.

because

so

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though

Answers
While I was cleaning the attic, I came across this old album.
I know a stall where they sell ginger tea.
This is the school where I studied.
Sam, whose parents work abroad, lives with his grandmother.
It being a rainy day, I didn’t go out.
He is too frail to walk without support.
Despite his poor health, he is always in high spirits.
Climbing arduously, we reached the top of the hill.
You can stay with me as long as you don’t interfere in my life.
As it was a holiday, most shops were not open.
No sooner had dad arrived than mom followed.
He hid himself in the basement because he was afraid.

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