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Coordinating Conjunctions Exercise

September 27, 2021 - pdf

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

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. He is …………………………… intelligent ……………………….. hard working.
Wrong!
Either could be used here with totally different meanings.
2. They need ……………………………. food ………………………… shelter.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The correct options are both...and... and not only...but also....
3. She works hard ………………………….. she is struggling to make ends meet.
Wrong!
Yet is used to connect two contrasting ideas.
4. I want ……………………….. this ………………………. that
Wrong!
5. He got up …………………………… rushed towards the door.
Wrong!
6. I tried my best ………………………… I could not solve the puzzle.
Wrong!
7. She was the most deserving candidate …………………………… she got the job.
Wrong!
And is not wrong here. So is more correct.
8. I don’t like cricket, ………………………… does my husband.
Wrong!
9. Not a man …………………………. a boy was spared.
Wrong!
10. She seemed ……………………….. surprised …………………………. worried.
Wrong!
11. He is …………………………. a rogue or a lunatic.
Wrong!
12. They will win ................................... they are well trained.
Wrong!
For can mean because in a formal or literary style.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

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