Coordinating Conjunctions Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate coordinating or correlative conjunction.

1. He is …………………………… intelligent ……………………….. hard working.

neither, nor

both, and

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

Either could be used here with totally different meanings.

2. They need ……………………………. food ………………………… shelter.

Please select 2 correct answers

both, and

not only, but also

not only, as well as

both, as well as

Correct! Wrong!

The correct options are both...and... and not only...but also....

3. She works hard ………………………….. she is struggling to make ends meet.

and

yet

Correct! Wrong!

Yet is used to connect two contrasting ideas.

4. I want ……………………….. this ………………………. that

either, or

neither, nor

both, as well as

Correct! Wrong!

5. He got up …………………………… rushed towards the door.

then

and

Correct! Wrong!

6. I tried my best ………………………… I could not solve the puzzle.

but

yet

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

7. She was the most deserving candidate …………………………… she got the job.

and

so that

Correct! Wrong!

And is not wrong here. So is more correct.

8. I don’t like cricket, ………………………… does my husband.

and

nor

Correct! Wrong!

9. Not a man …………………………. a boy was spared.

nor

and

but

Correct! Wrong!

10. She seemed ……………………….. surprised …………………………. worried.

both, as well

neither, nor

neither, or

Correct! Wrong!

11. He is …………………………. a rogue or a lunatic.

neither

either

both

Correct! Wrong!

12. They will win ................................... they are well trained.

and

for

Correct! Wrong!

For can mean because in a formal or literary style.

Answers

He is neither intelligent nor hard working. / He is both intelligent and hard working.
They need not only food but also shelter. / They need both food and shelter.
She works hard yet she is struggling to make ends meet.
I want neither this nor that
He got up and rushed towards the door.
I tried my best but / yet I could not solve the puzzle.
She was the most deserving candidate so she got the job.
I don’t like cricket, nor does my husband.
Not a man nor a boy was spared.
She seemed neither surprised nor worried.
He is either a rogue or a lunatic.
They will win for they are well trained.