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OOPT - Oxford Online Placement Prepositions and Conjunctions Flashcards

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  1. Which conjunction correctly completes: '___ you leave now, you will miss the bus.'

    Answer: Unless

    'Unless' introduces a conditional exception, meaning 'if you do not leave now, you will miss the bus.'

  2. Choose the correct preposition: 'She apologized ___ being late.'

    Answer: for

    'Apologize for' is the standard collocation in English when stating the reason for an apology.

  3. Choose the correct option: 'The project must be completed ___ Friday.'

    Answer: by

    'By Friday' means no later than Friday; 'until Friday' would mean the activity continues up to that point.

  4. Which sentence uses 'both…and' correctly?

    Answer: Both she and he attended the conference.

    Subject pronouns ('she' and 'he') must be used when the paired nouns are subjects of the sentence.

  5. Choose the correct conjunction: 'I will go to the gym ___ I finish work.'

    Answer: after

    'After' shows that the gym visit will happen following the completion of work.

  6. Which option correctly uses a preposition of manner: 'She completed the task ___ ease.'

    Answer: with

    'With ease' is the correct idiomatic prepositional phrase meaning without difficulty.