Conjunctions exercise
1Both Sam ............... James attended the party.
Wrong!
Use "and" with "both" to connect two equal nouns.
2Let her leave ............... she has to complete her work.
Wrong!
Use "because" to introduce the reason she has to leave.
3He wanted to know ............... I needed help.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "if" or "whether" to introduce an indirect yes/no question.
4He is ............... a composer but also a singer.
Wrong!
Use "not only" with "but also" to add a second related idea.
5The tsunami was ............... powerful that it destroyed many villages.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern "so... that".
6It was ............... a difficult task that I couldn't finish it.
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective plus noun in the pattern "such... that".
7The task was ............... simple that I finished it in a few minutes.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective in the pattern "so... that".
8............... he is intelligent, he is very lazy.
Wrong!
Use "Though" to introduce a contrast with the main clause.
9The house was well maintained, ............... everyone complimented the couple.
Wrong!
Use "so" to introduce the result of the house being well maintained.
10Let us take shelter under a tree; ..............., we will get wet.
Wrong!
Use "otherwise" to mean what will happen if the first action is not taken.
11You cannot go out to play ............... you finish your homework.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "until" or "till" to mean up to the time when the homework is finished.
12............... I was bored, I went home.
Wrong!
Use "As" to introduce the reason for going home.
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; otherwise, we will get wet.
- You cannot go out to play until / till you finish your homework.
- As I was bored, I went home.
