Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1. He consumed too much wine ………………… fell asleep.
The clauses joined by and express relationships such as time, cause and effect, contrast and condition.
2. Be your own person …………………… don’t imitate others.
3. She claims …………………….. she is in contact with the immaterial world.
That can be a mere connector with no special meaning of its own.
4. Cover your cough ……………………. you won’t spread germs.
So indicates the purpose. Because and as indicate the reason.
5. She was a kind woman ………………………… wouldn’t hurt a fly.
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause we use who to refer to people.
6. Put the seeds in wet sand ……………………….. they germinate.
Until indicates time.
7. That is an interesting point, ………………………. it is not relevant to our discussion.
But is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
8. She was gesturing so excitedly …………………….. I knew something was wrong.
9. She has been limping ………………………… she injured her foot in the accident.
Since is used to indicate the starting point of a situation.
10. I hate to disappoint you, ………………………. your chances of winning are nil.
11. The police are looking for a woman ………………………… deserted her children.
12. The doctor insisted .................................. I stop smoking.
Answers
1. He consumed too much wine and fell asleep.
2. Be your own person and don’t imitate others.
3. She claims that she is in contact with the immaterial world.
4. Cover your cough so you won’t spread germs.
5. She was a kind woman who wouldn’t hurt a fly.
6. Put the seeds in wet sand until they germinate.
7. That is an interesting point, but it is not relevant to our discussion.
8. She was gesturing so excitedly that I knew something was wrong.
9. She has been limping since she injured her foot in the accident.
10. I hate to disappoint you, but your chances of winning are nil.
11. The police are looking for a woman who deserted her children.
12. The doctor insisted that I stop smoking.
