General grammar exercise

General grammar exercise Complete the following sentences The principal wants to see you ……………… the broken window a) because b) owing to the c) about d) for The matches were cancelled, ………………… that it rained a) owing to the fact b) regardless of the fact c) as a matter of fact d) as The giraffe is an ungainly animal ………………… it has such a long neck a) in that b) that c) because of which d) regardless of the fact Smoking is indeed dangerous …………………, a lot of people get cancer because they smoke a) In addition b) For instance c) In the same way d) Similarly The candidate didn’t perform well at the interview …………………., he was rude to the interviewer a) In the same way b) Similarly c) In addition d) Instead He says he is a socialist, and ………………… he owns five homes and a tea estate a) due to this b) with regard to this c) yet d) in addition I am not sure if we can afford a big home like that …………………, I intend to buy it a) Any how b) At least c) On the contrary d) On the whole I was upset by his behavior …………………… I chose not to make an issue of it a) Still b) Of course c) Due to this d) Similarly Answers about owing to the fact in that for instance in addition yet any how still Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)