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Conjunctions Exercise

March 24, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions.

1. She was hungry ………………………… she hadn’t eaten anything in a long time.

Correct! Wrong!

Because gives the reason for something.

2. ……………………………… he is late, we will go without him.

Correct! Wrong!

Either could be used here with different meanings. If expresses a condition. As gives the reason.

3. …………………………… he is fat, he runs slowly.

Correct! Wrong!

As gives the reason.

4. He is neither intelligent …………………………….. hard working.

Correct! Wrong!

Note the pattern neither...nor.

5. I can’t talk to you now ………………………….. I am busy.

Correct! Wrong!

Because gives the reason for something.

6. You can watch TV …………………………….. you have finished your homework.

Correct! Wrong!

7. ……………………………. you are feeling cold, I will put the heating on.

Correct! Wrong!

If expresses a condition.

8. ………………………………… I had a headache, I enjoyed the party.

Correct! Wrong!

Even though is used to emphasize a contrast.

9. He spoke so fast ………………………….. I could not follow him.

Correct! Wrong!

So shows the cause and that indicates the effect.

10. The faster you run, …………………………. you get tired.

Correct! Wrong!

The comparative is used in both clauses in this structure. The article 'the' cannot be omitted.

11. …………………………. he is the fastest runner, he finished last.

Correct! Wrong!

Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.

12. This is the house …………………………… I live.

Correct! Wrong!

Where means in which.

Answers

1. She was hungry because she hadn’t eaten anything in a long time.

2. If he is late, we will go without him.

3. As he is fat, he runs slowly.

4. He is neither intelligent nor hard working.

5. I can’t talk to you now because I am busy.

6. You can watch TV after / if you have finished your homework.

7. If you are feeling cold, I will put the heating on.

8. Even though I had a headache, I enjoyed the party.

9. He spoke so fast that I could not follow him.

10. The faster you run, the sooner you get tired.

11. Though he is the fastest runner, he finished last.

12. This is the house where I live.

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