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Conjunctions Exercise

August 5, 2018 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.

1. I have been in such a pickle …………………….. I saw you last.

Correct! Wrong!

Since can indicate time. It is used to show the starting point of something.

2. I ………………………… him since that unfortunate incident.

Correct! Wrong!

When since indicates time, it is preceded by a verb in the present perfect tense.

3. The soldiers were not wanting in strength or courage ……………………… they were badly fed.

Correct! Wrong!

But is used to connect two contradictory ideas.

4. I asked him ……………………… he would help me.

Correct! Wrong!

We use if to introduce indirect questions.

5. He was annoyed …………………………….. he was contradicted.

Correct! Wrong!

We can use that to express a reason or cause. It is equivalent to because.

6. He kept quiet …………………………… the situation wouldn’t get worse.

Correct! Wrong!

That can indicate purpose. It is equivalent to in order that.

7. He bled so profusely ……………………….. he died.

Correct! Wrong!

That can express a consequence or result.

8. I see you oftener …………………………. I see him.

Correct! Wrong!

Than is a conjunction and it follows adjectives or adverbs in the comparative degree.

9. …………………………. there is life, there is hope.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

While can mean during the time that. It is similar to as long as.

10. …………………………….. this is true of some, it is not true of all.

Correct! Wrong!

While can mean whereas.

11. He abhorred hypocrisy …………………………. he was not too stern with the hypocrite.

Correct! Wrong!

We use but to connect two contradictory ideas.

12. …………………………. he lived he was the guiding star of a brave nation.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I have been in such a pickle since I saw you last.
2. I have never seen him since that unfortunate incident.
3. The soldiers were not wanting in strength or courage but they were badly fed.
4. I asked him if he would help me.
5. He was annoyed that / because he was contradicted.
6. He kept quiet that the situation wouldn’t get worse.
7. He bled so profusely that he died.
8. I see you oftener than I see him.
9. While / as long as there is life, there is hope.
10. While / whereas this is true of some, it is not true of all.
11. He abhorred hypocrisy but he was not too stern with the hypocrite.
12. As long as he lived he was the guiding star of a brave nation.

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