Conjunctions are words used to connect clauses. There are mainly two types of conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction.
1We brought the food, ............... they supplied the drinks.
Wrong!
Use "and" to add a second similar action.
2She was poor, ............... she was honest.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast two different ideas.
3We can go jogging, ............... we can stay here.
Wrong!
Use "or" to show a choice between two possibilities.
4People liked her ............... she was honest.
Wrong!
Use "because" to introduce the reason people liked her.
5I will phone you ............... I arrive.
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Use "when" to mean at the time something happens.
6He told me ............... he loved me, but it was a lie.
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Use "that" to introduce the reported statement after "told me".
7It is a problem ............... solution has baffled even the experts.
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Use "whose" to show that the solution belongs to the problem.
8It is a question ............... nobody can answer.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "that" and "which" can introduce a relative clause about a thing.
9I stayed an extra night ............... I could see more of Mumbai.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "so" and "so that" can express purpose before a clause with "could".
10............... you need help, just let me know.
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Use "If" to introduce a possible condition.
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- We brought the food, and they supplied the drinks.
- She was poor, but she was honest.
- We can go jogging, or we can stay here.
- People liked her because she was honest.
- I will phone you when I arrive.
- He told me that he loved me, but it was a lie.
- It is a problem whose solution has baffled even the experts.
- It is a question that / which nobody can answer.
- I stayed an extra night so / so that I could see more of Mumbai.
- If you need help, just let me know.