ENGH 114 (Grammar 3)-Unit 9 Worksheet

I. Circle the correct answer that best completes each sentence below.

1. I’m glad that my friend made me take up yoga last year ____________ I felt very unwilling
at the time. Now, I do yoga every day.

C. until A. even though

D. in spite of B. because

2. __________ in this department, we have a director who’s in charge of daily affairs, in the other
departments, a team runs managerial affairs.

C. While A. Because of
D. As B. In spite of

3. You must unplug the iron __________ you iron your uniform and before __________ the house.

C. before … you leave A. ever since … leave

D. although … have left B. after… leaving

4. ________ the hundreds of videos that show you how to remove a stain from a silk dress, none
of them have worked.

C. In spite of A. Because
D. In spite of the fact B. Even though

5. ___________ her visit to New York, Sarah saw the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State
Building.

C. Because A. While
D. During B. When

6. Ahmad will continue to use that airline unless the cost of tickets ___________.

C. will rise A. will drop

D. rises B. drops

7. Tareq won’t pass his biostatistics course ____________ he gets a tutor.

C. unless A. because
D. if B. since
8. While ___________ in my friend’s pool, she jumped in and splashed me.

C. I swim A. I was swimming

D. I swam B. swimming

9. The pandemic improved education greatly. _______ 2019, most university students started
using online platforms more often than before.

C. So that A. Because
D. For B. Since

10. The company went bankrupt _______ its poor management. They spent too much money on
unnecessary events.

C. before A. because
D. since B. because of

11. King Abdulaziz and his men fought the enemies _______ justice and equality and
_______unite the kingdom.

C. so that… to A. for… in order to

D. after… in order B. because… for

12. To save money, plan your vacation ahead of time, and put in mind that flight prices raise
_______ the holidays.

C. during A. when
D. as B. while

13. After _______ for the exam, the students felt hungry and ordered food.

C. study A. studying
D. studied B. they studying

14. _______kids drive their moms crazy, mothers love their kids the most.

C. In spite of A. Because
D. If B. In spite of the fact that

15. My grandfather is amazing. _______ he is very old and sick, he is _______ very active and
he remembers everything.

C. Even though… anyway A. Because… still

D. Because of… even B. Although… still
 16. Having a passport is not enough. Foreigners cannot enter Saudi Arabia _______ they have a
visa.

C. after A. unless
D. because B. if

17. Our parents asked us to remain seated during the game while _______ for our team.

C. we are cheering A. cheering

D. cheered B. cheer

18. The international student is struggling with English reading. Her reading will improve
if she _______ every day.

C. practices A. is going to practice

D. don’t practice B. will practice

19. Nora doesn’t like her job. She should start looking for another one _______ she can feel
happy and comfortable in her workplace.

C. , even if A. so that
D. in order to B. , so

20. A good way to pack your bags before you travel is by leaving the bag open. ______ you
remember something you need for your trip, put it in the bag immediately.

C. Although A. While
D. For B. Whenever

II. Error Analysis

Each sentence has four underlined portions that are marked A, B, C and D. Circle the letter of
the one underlined portion that is NOT CORRECT.

1. Although Ali lived in Italy for many years , his Italian accent is excellent. He is going to visit it
A B C D
in the summer.

2. Remember that you have to check your paper and edit it while you hand it in.
A B C D

3. I won’t prepare snacks if my friends decide to come and study in my house during the weekend.
A B C D
4. For college students, it is always necessary to review papers , before you submit them
A B C
and hit send in order to make sure everything is complete.
D

5. While being strict with their children during their teen years is difficult, all parents must
A B C
do it in order to the benefit of their children.
D

6. Everybody was happy while Sara’s graduation . Her mother was crying in spite of
A B C
being happy because she was proud of her daughter.
D

7. Unless she will study well, Sara will not get a full mark.
A B C D

8. Because I studied , I did not get a full mark. The teacher said during class: “most of you
A B C
got a low mark in the exam. It was easy, though”
D

9. Since Amal was a child, she had attended ballet classes in order to become a professional dancer.
A B C D

10. The nurse kept smiling since the patient was shouting at her and being disrespectful.
A B
When the manager arrived , he demanded that the patient apologize.
C D