Conjunctions exercise
1. Both Sam ………………………… James attended the party.
Wrong!
The correct conjunction is both...and....
2. Let her leave ……………………… she has to complete her work.
Wrong!
Because shows the reason.
3. He wanted to know …………………….. I needed help.
Wrong!
Either if or whether can be used to introduce an yes/no question.
4. He is …………………….. a composer but also a singer.
Wrong!
5. The tsunami was ………………………… powerful that it destroyed many villages.
Wrong!
Use so before an adjective. So....that... shows cause and effect.
6. It was ………………………. a difficult task that I couldn’t finish it.
Wrong!
Use such before adjective + noun.
7. The task was ………………………. simple that I finished it in a few minutes.
Wrong!
8. ……………………… he is intelligent, he is very lazy.
Wrong!
Use though to connect two contrasting ideas.
9. The house was well maintained, ……………………… everyone complimented the couple.
Wrong!
10. Let us take shelter under a tree; …………………………, we will get wet.
Wrong!
Or is a conjunction; otherwise is a transitional adverb; use a semicolon before otherwise.
11. You cannot go out to play ……………………….. you finish your homework.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either till or until can be used here.
12. ……………………….. I was bored, I went home.
Wrong!
As shows the reason.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Both Sam and James attended the party.
- Let her leave because she has to complete her work.
- He wanted to know if / whether I needed help.
- He is not only a composer but also a singer.
- The tsunami was so powerful that it destroyed many villages.
- It was such a difficult task that I couldn’t finish it.
- The task was so simple that I finished it in a few minutes.
- Though he is intelligent, he is very lazy.
- The house was well maintained, so everyone complimented the couple.
- Let us take shelter under a tree; or, we will get wet.
- You cannot go out to play until you finish your homework.
- As I was bored, I went home.
