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Conjunctions exercise

August 1, 2016 A2Rule: Conjunctionspdf

Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions.

1. I will not come ………………….. you need me. (unless / except)

2. ………………… you apologize, I shall punish you. (unless / except)

3. I will not go ……………… you do. (unless / without)

4. I will not go ………………… you. (unless / except / without)

5. He speaks ………………… his father does. (as / like)

6. Scarcely had he gone ……………….. a policeman knocked at the door. (when / than)

7. If I do not speak of them it is …………………. they do not come within my subject. (because / that)

8. Such goods are made for export and are ………………….. used in the country. (seldom or never / seldom or ever)

9. He lost ……………….. his ticket, but also his bag. (not / not only)

Answers

1. I will not come unless you need me.

2. Unless you apologize, I shall punish you.

3. I will not go unless you do.

4. I will not go without you. (Here without is a preposition, not a conjunction.)

5. He speaks as his father does.

6. Scarcely had he gone when a policeman knocked at the door.

7. If I do not speak of them it is because they do not come within my subject.

8. Such goods are made for export and are seldom or never used in the country.

9. He lost not only his ticket, but also his bag.

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