There are mainly two types of conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences and state whether they are coordinating and subordinating.
1She will not come unless you invite her.
Wrong!
2I arrived after they had gone.
Wrong!
3I waited till he arrived.
Wrong!
4Jack and Jill went up the hill.
Wrong!
5You will get a promotion if you deserve it.
Wrong!
6When you are called you must come in at once.
Wrong!
7Don’t go before I come.
Wrong!
8He is richer than I am.
Wrong!
9We reached home before the storm broke out.
Wrong!
10Catch me if you can.
Wrong!
11They must be sleeping for there is no light in their room.
Wrong!
12She neither phoned nor wrote.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She will not come unless you invite her. Unless is a subordinating conjunction
- I arrived after they had gone. After is a subordinating conjunction
- I waited till he arrived. Till is a subordinating conjunction
- Jack and Jill went up the hill. And is a coordinating conjunction
- You will get a promotion if you deserve it. If is a subordinating conjunction
- When you are called you must come in at once. When is a subordinating conjunction
- Don’t go before I come. Before is a subordinating conjunction
- He is richer than I am. Than is a subordinating conjunction
- We reached home before the storm broke out. Before is a subordinating conjunction
- Catch me if you can. If is a subordinating conjunction
- They must be sleeping for there is no light in their room. For is a coordinating conjunction
- She neither phoned nor wrote. Neither…nor is a coordinating conjunction

