Conjunctions are words used to connect two clauses. Examples of common conjunctions are: and, but, or, for, because, as, since, though etc. Relative pronouns can also be used to connect clauses.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction or relative pronoun. Choose your answers from the given options.
Answers
1. No sooner had the ship touched shore than a soldier of the tenth legion leaped into the water.
2. The boy went to school as soon as he had finished his meal.
3. Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise.
4. There was one philosopher who chose to live in a tub.
5. He must have done his duty for he is a conscientious man.
6. He trudged on though he was very tired.
7. Your arguments are weighty; yet / still they do not convince me.
8. We must eat to live, but we should not live to eat.
9. They serve God well who serve his creatures.
10. Control your passions or they will control you.
11. He came oftener than we expected.
12. My heart leaps up when / whenever I behold a rainbow in the sky.
