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Kinds of conjunctions Exercise

August 2, 2015 A2pdf

There are mainly two types of conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.

Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences and state whether they are coordinating and subordinating.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1In the sentence "She will not come unless you invite her," what type of conjunction is "unless"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "unless" introduces a dependent condition clause.
2In the sentence "I arrived after they had gone," what type of conjunction is "after"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "after" introduces a dependent time clause.
3In the sentence "I waited till he arrived," what type of conjunction is "till"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "till" introduces a dependent time clause.
4In the sentence "Jack and Jill went up the hill," what type of conjunction is "and"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Coordinating conjunction" because "and" joins two equal nouns.
5In the sentence "You will get a promotion if you deserve it," what type of conjunction is "if"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "if" introduces a dependent condition clause.
6In the sentence "When you are called, you must come in at once," what type of conjunction is "when"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "when" introduces a dependent time clause.
7In the sentence "Don’t go before I come," what type of conjunction is "before"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "before" introduces a dependent time clause.
8In the sentence "He is richer than I am," what type of conjunction is "than"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "than" introduces the second part of a comparison clause.
9In the sentence "We reached home before the storm broke out," what type of conjunction is "before"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "before" introduces a dependent time clause.
10In the sentence "Catch me if you can," what type of conjunction is "if"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Subordinating conjunction" because "if" introduces a dependent condition clause.
11In the sentence "They must be sleeping, for there is no light in their room," what type of conjunction is "for"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Coordinating conjunction" because "for" joins two independent clauses and gives a reason.
12In the sentence "She neither phoned nor wrote," what type of conjunction is "neither...nor"?
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Correlative coordinating conjunction" because "neither... nor" works as a pair to join equal verb ideas.
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  1. In the sentence “She will not come unless you invite her,” what type of conjunction is “unless”? — Subordinating conjunction
  2. In the sentence “I arrived after they had gone,” what type of conjunction is “after”? — Subordinating conjunction
  3. In the sentence “I waited till he arrived,” what type of conjunction is “till”? — Subordinating conjunction
  4. In the sentence “Jack and Jill went up the hill,” what type of conjunction is “and”? — Coordinating conjunction
  5. In the sentence “You will get a promotion if you deserve it,” what type of conjunction is “if”? — Subordinating conjunction
  6. In the sentence “When you are called, you must come in at once,” what type of conjunction is “when”? — Subordinating conjunction
  7. In the sentence “Don’t go before I come,” what type of conjunction is “before”? — Subordinating conjunction
  8. In the sentence “He is richer than I am,” what type of conjunction is “than”? — Subordinating conjunction
  9. In the sentence “We reached home before the storm broke out,” what type of conjunction is “before”? — Subordinating conjunction
  10. In the sentence “Catch me if you can,” what type of conjunction is “if”? — Subordinating conjunction
  11. In the sentence “They must be sleeping, for there is no light in their room,” what type of conjunction is “for”? — Coordinating conjunction
  12. In the sentence “She neither phoned nor wrote,” what type of conjunction is “neitherCorrelative coordinating conjunctionnor”?
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