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Conjunctions Exercise

May 29, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate joining word.

1. She was anxious ……………………………… her husband hadn’t returned yet.

Correct! Wrong!

Because gives the reason for something.

2. ……………………………… you miss another deadline, you will be sacked.

Correct! Wrong!

If expresses a condition.

3. …………………………… he is old, he cannot walk properly.

Correct! Wrong!

As gives the reason.

4. He is neither kind …………………………. friendly.

Correct! Wrong!

Note the pattern neither...nor...

5. I will not permit this …………………………… it is against my principles.

Correct! Wrong!

Because indicates the reason.

6. You can go ……………………………. you have finished that report.

Correct! Wrong!

7. ……………………………. you are not feeling well, I will take you to the doctor.

Correct! Wrong!

If expresses a condition.

8. ………………………………… I pleaded for help, he didn’t move.

Correct! Wrong!

Even though is used to emphasize a contrast.

9. She worked ................................... hard that her health deteriorated.

Correct! Wrong!

We use so before an adjective.

10. The faster you run, ……………………………. you get tired.

Correct! Wrong!

The comparative is used in both clauses in this structure.

11. …………………………. he was the most popular candidate, he got eliminated in the first round itself.

Correct! Wrong!

Though is used to connect two contrasting ideas.

12. This is the store ………………………….. they sell fish.

Correct! Wrong!

Where means in which.

Answers

1. She was anxious because her husband hadn’t returned yet.

2. If you miss another deadline, you will be sacked.

3. As he is old, he cannot walk properly.

4. He is neither kind nor friendly.

5. I will not permit this because it is against my principles.

6. You can go after / if you have finished that report.

7. If you are not feeling well, I will take you to the doctor.

8. Even though I pleaded for help, he didn’t move.

9. She worked so hard that her health deteriorated.

10. The faster you run, the sooner you get tired.

11. Though he was the most popular candidate, he got eliminated in the first round itself.

12. This is the store where they sell fish.

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