Conjunctions

Conjunctions exercise

May 21, 2011

Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions. 1. He is not ………………. clever as his brother. 2. He must be punished ………………. he is guilty. 3. A fool …………… his money are soon parted. 4. He was not punished …………….. he was guilty. 5. He worked hard ……………… he might pass the examination. 6. Give [...]

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Some conjunctions and their uses – Part 2

January 13, 2011

Than As a conjunction than follows an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree. Wisdom is better than riches. He is wiser than I am. I am smarter than you are. Lest Lest is used as a subordinating conjunction expressing a negative purpose. It has a similar meaning to ‘for fear that’. He fled lest [...]

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Some conjunctions and their uses

January 12, 2011

Since As a conjunction since means ‘from the past time when’. Where have you been since I last saw you? It is just a week since we arrived here. I have never seen him since that unfortunate event happened. The conjunction since may also mean as. Since we have no money we can’t buy anything. [...]

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Correct use of conjunctions – Part III

August 28, 2010

Scarcely…when It is wrong to use than instead of when in these sentences: Scarcely had I reached the station than the train steamed out. (Incorrect) Scarcely had I reached the station when the train steamed out. (Correct) If scarcely begins the sentence it should be immediately followed by had. Scarcely I had reached the station [...]

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