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21. I would rather die ______ beg.
  • A. then
  • C. than
  • B. to
  • D. but
Answer: The phrase 'would rather' is always followed by 'than' when making a comparison or expressing a preference between two actions.
22. She is as intelligent, ______ not more intelligent, than her sister.
  • B. but
  • A. and
  • C. if
  • D. or
Answer: The correct idiom is 'as..., if not more..., than'. It is used to make a comparison while suggesting a possibility of a higher degree.
23. The patient had died ______ the doctor arrived.
  • D. until
  • A. after
  • B. when
  • C. before
Answer: 'Before' is used to indicate that one event (the patient's death) happened earlier in time than another event (the doctor's arrival).
24. Scarcely had he gone out ______ it started raining.
  • A. than
  • D. that
  • C. then
  • B. when
Answer: The adverb 'Scarcely' when used at the beginning of a sentence is followed by 'when' or 'before'.
25. You can have ______ tea or coffee.
  • D. whether
  • B. neither
  • A. both
  • C. either
Answer: The correlative conjunction 'either...or' is used to present a choice between two options.
26. He was punished ______ he was guilty.
  • A. so
  • C. because
  • D. but
  • B. although
Answer: 'Because' is a subordinating conjunction used to state the reason for the action in the main clause.
27. It was ______ a beautiful painting that I decided to buy it.
  • B. very
  • A. so
  • D. too
  • C. such
Answer: The correlative pair 'such...that' is used to express cause and effect. 'Such' is used before a noun phrase (a beautiful painting).
28. I have no other aim ______ to succeed in life.
  • A. but
  • D. and
  • B. than
  • C. then
Answer: The word 'other' is followed by 'than' when making a comparison or exclusion.
29. We eat ______ we may live.
  • A. because
  • B. since
  • D. and
  • C. so that
Answer: 'So that' is a conjunction of purpose. It explains the reason or purpose for the action in the main clause.
30. He lost his balance ______ fell off the bicycle.
  • D. or
  • C. so
  • B. but
  • A. and
Answer: 'And' is used to connect two clauses that are sequentially and closely related. Falling off the bicycle is a direct consequence of losing balance.