Conjunctions are words like as, since, because, when, before, and, but, though and if. They are used to connect two or more words, phrases or clauses.
Test your understanding of conjunctions with this grammar exercise.
1I was ill, ............... I didn't go to work.
Wrong!
"So" introduces the result of being ill.
2You should get your license renewed at once ............... pay a fine.
Wrong!
"Or" introduces the alternative result if you do not renew the license.
3............... there is no demand for this type of book, I cannot place an order.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Since" and "As" introduce the reason why the order cannot be placed.
4My grandfather has never flown in an airplane; ............... does he want to fly in one.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Neither" and "nor" add a second negative idea after a negative statement.
5I am very tired ............... I have been working all day.
Wrong!
"Because" introduces the reason for being very tired.
6She not only gave us a fine dinner ............... drove us back home.
Wrong!
"But also" completes the correlative conjunction "not only... but also".
7Cold ............... it was, we went out.
Wrong!
"Though" follows the adjective in this concessive structure meaning "although".
8I am not angry. ............... anything, I feel a little surprised.
Wrong!
"If" is used in the fixed expression "if anything".
9The Kaziranga National Park is a World Heritage Site ............... hosts two-thirds of the one-horned rhinoceros in the world.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"And" and "that" can both link the site with the information about the rhinoceroses.
10August 31st is a national holiday ............... everybody dances in the streets.
Wrong!
"When" introduces a time clause describing what happens on that holiday.
11Strange ............... it may sound, I don't like watching cricket.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As" and "though" follow the adjective in this concessive structure meaning "although".
12We will get there ............... you do.
Wrong!
"As soon as" means "immediately after" in this time clause.
Answers
- I was ill, so I didn’t go to work.
- You should get your license renewed at once or pay a fine.
- Since / As there is no demand for this type of book, I cannot place an order.
- My grandfather has never flown in an airplane; neither / nor does he want to fly in one.
- I am very tired because I have been working all day.
- She not only gave us a fine dinner but also drove us back home.
- Cold though it was, we went out.
- I am not angry. If anything, I feel a little surprised.
- The Kaziranga National Park is a World Heritage Site and / that hosts two-thirds of the one-horned rhinoceros in the world.
- August 31st is a national holiday when everybody dances in the streets.
- Strange as / though it may sound, I don’t like watching cricket.
- We will get there as soon as you do.
