Conjunctions are words used to connect clauses. They not only connect clauses but also express the relationship between them. This exercise tests your knowledge of conjunctions.
Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.
1. Though she studied well ………………… she failed.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. She is as beautiful ……………… her mother.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. She is not ………………….. brilliant as her sister.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. He was busy …………………. he was on tour.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Shakespeare was ………………… a poet but also a dramatist.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. He fell asleep ………………….. he was reading the book.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I would like to go ………………… I am too busy.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. You can …………………. walk or go by bus.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He tried his best ………………… failed.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. She is neither Sita ………………… Radha.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Though she studied well yet she failed.
2. She is as beautiful as her mother.
3. She is not as brilliant as her sister.
4. He was busy when he was on tour.
5. Shakespeare was not only a poet but also a dramatist.
6. He fell asleep while he was reading the book.
7. I would like to go but I am too busy.
8. You can either walk or go by bus.
9. He tried his best but failed.
10. She is either Sita or Radha. / She is neither Sita nor Radha.
