Conjunctions are words used to connect two clauses. There are mainly two types of conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate coordinating conjunction.
1They were poor ............... often suffered great hardship.
Wrong!
Use "and" to add a second related fact about the same people.
2He overslept ............... missed the train.
Wrong!
Use "and" to join two events that happened in sequence.
3That coat cannot be mine, ............... it is too big for me.
Wrong!
Use "for" to introduce the reason why the coat cannot be mine.
4As a boy, he had never been to school, ............... he had no opportunity to learn to read and write.
Wrong!
Use "so" to show the result of not going to school.
5This must not happen again, ............... you will be dismissed.
Wrong!
Use "or" to introduce a negative consequence if the warning is ignored.
6He is rich, ............... he is not happy.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast being rich with not being happy.
7Hurry up, ............... you will be late.
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Use "or" to show what will happen if the listener does not hurry.
8He must have done his duty, ............... he is a conscientious man.
Wrong!
Use "for" to give the reason for the speaker's conclusion.
9He tried hard, ............... he did not succeed.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast trying hard with not succeeding.
10The parents were horrified, ............... they saw bloodstains on the floor and no sign of their child.
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Use "for" to introduce the reason why the parents were horrified.
Answers
- They were poor and often suffered great hardship.
- He overslept and missed the train.
- That coat cannot be mine, for it is too big for me.
- As a boy, he had never been to school, so he had no opportunity to learn to read and write.
- This must not happen again, or you will be dismissed.
- He is rich, but he is not happy.
- Hurry up, or you will be late.
- He must have done his duty, for he is a conscientious man.
- He tried hard, but he did not succeed.
- The parents were horrified, for they saw bloodstains on the floor and no sign of their child.