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Conjunctions Exercise

November 2, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.

1. ……………………….. her conduct does not improve, the school may expel her.

Correct! Wrong!

Use if to express a condition.

2. He will continue his fast ………………………….. his demands are met.

Correct! Wrong!

Use until to show time.

3. The book is ………………………….. fascinating that I can’t put it down.

Correct! Wrong!

The conjunction so...that... expresses cause and effect.

4. Only her friends knew …………………………. she had a fatal illness.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She practiced the speech ………………………… her delivery was faultless.

Correct! Wrong!

6. These days he looks fitter …………………………. I have ever seen him.

Correct! Wrong!

7. They want me to apologize …………………………… I would shoot myself first.

Correct! Wrong!

Use but to connect two contrasting ideas.

8. The plastic was poured into the mold ……………………….. left to set.

Correct! Wrong!

9. The medicine made me feel giddy ………………………… I had to sit down.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either and or so is possible here.

10. I can’t think of an instance ……………………….. she was unfair.

Correct! Wrong!

11. ………………………… he got hit by the truck, his death was instantaneous.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. If her conduct does not improve, the school may expel her.
  2. He will continue his fast until his demands are met.
  3. The book is so fascinating that I can’t put it down.
  4. Only her friends knew that she had a fatal illness.
  5. She practiced the speech until her delivery was faultless.
  6. These days he looks fitter than I have ever seen him.
  7. They want me to apologize but I would shoot myself first.
  8. The plastic was poured into the mold and left to set.
  9. The medicine made me feel giddy and / so I had to sit down.
  10. I can’t think of an instance when she was unfair.
  11. When he got hit by the truck, his death was instantaneous.
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