Conjunctions are words used to connect clauses. Examples are: as, since, because, for, though, until, if, whether and where.
Test your understanding of conjunctions with this interactive exercise.
1I didn't go to the party ............... I was feeling a bit tired.
Wrong!
Use "because" to introduce the reason why the speaker did not go to the party.
2Do you know the reason ............... she is angry with me?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "why" or "that" after "the reason" to introduce the explanation.
3She had ............... many children that she didn't know what to do.
Wrong!
Use "so" in the structure "so many... that" to show a result.
4We send them weekly reports ............... they may have all the information they need.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "so that" or "in order that" to introduce the purpose of sending the reports.
5Send the parcel express ............... they get it before Monday.
Wrong!
Use "so that" before a full clause to express purpose.
6Do you know a shop ............... they sell used cameras?
Wrong!
Use "where" to introduce a relative clause referring to a place.
7You may borrow my car ............... you drive carefully.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
Use "as long as", "so long as", or "provided that" to introduce the condition for borrowing the car.
8............... we go by bus or train, it will take at least three hours.
Wrong!
Use "Whether" to introduce two alternatives joined by "or".
9Why is he looking at me ............... he knew me?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "as if" or "as though" to describe the impression his look gives.
10............... some people insist that smoking should be banned, others disagree with that view.
Wrong!
Use "While" to introduce a contrast between two opinions.
11I am going out ............... I have brushed my hair.
Wrong!
Use "as soon as" to mean immediately after something happens.
12No sooner had I closed my eyes ............... the telephone rang.
Wrong!
Use "than" to complete the correlative structure "no sooner... than".
Answers
- I didn’t go to the party because I was feeling a bit tired.
- Do you know the reason why / that she is angry with me?
- She had so many children that she didn’t know what to do.
- We send them weekly reports so that / in order that they may have all the information they need.
- Send the parcel express so that they get it before Monday.
- Do you know a shop where they sell used cameras?
- You may borrow my car as long as / so long as / provided that you drive carefully.
- Whether we go by bus or train, it will take at least three hours.
- Why is he looking at me as if / as though he knew me?
- While some people insist that smoking should be banned, others disagree with that view.
- I am going out as soon as I have brushed my hair.
- No sooner had I closed my eyes than the telephone rang.