Grammar revision

Q.1) 

______________ of the weather, the football game will be played tomorrow.

A.

therefore

B.

as a result

C.

regardless

D.

in addition

E.

since

Q.2) 

I dropped my cell phone and it broke.  ____________, I need to either buy a new one or borrow yours.

A.

in spite of

B.

likewise

C.

furthermore

D.

therefore

E.

otherwise

Q.3) 

I can't help you with your homework because I am not very good at geometry.  __________, I know someone who can.

A.

however

B.

for example

C.

in addition

D.

subsequently

E.

in the same way

Q.4) 

___________ it was raining, I still walked to school.

A.

consequently

B.

furthermore

C.

accordingly

D.

as a result

E.

although

Q.5) 

______ of her good grades, Rebecca did not get accepted to Stanford.

A.

in addition

B.

in spite of

C.

as a result

D.

on the other hand

E.

thereafter

Q.6) 

Jeremy is very active and enjoys exercising; ______________, Chris sits on his couch all day playing video games.

A.

similarly

B.

for example

C.

in addition

D.

on the other hand

E.

as a result

Q.7) 

My sister is a very kind and generous person.  _____________, she helps me with my homework and drives me to basketball practice.

A.

likewise

B.

hence

C.

additionally

D.

as a result

E.

for example

Q.8) 

Which of the following prepositional phrases CAN NOT be used in the following sentence? Cathy is sick; ____________, she came to school today.

A.

nevertheless

B.

still

C.

as a result

D.

despite that

E.

nonetheless

Q.9) 

What type of punctuation always follows a transitional word or phrase?

A.

period

B.

colon

C.

semicolon

D.

comma

E.

apostrophe

Q.10) 

What type of punctuation is missing from the sentence below? I ate five slices of pizza___ still, I am not full.

A.

period (.)

B.

colon (:)

C.

semicolon (;)

D.

comma (,)

E.

quotation marks (" ")