In the following exercise, you will practice the use of conjunctions and know how they differ from one another. The keys are found at the bottom of the page.
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH AN APPROPRIATE CONJUNCTION.
1. He didn’t work hard ……………………. he failed his exam.
a. so
b. because
c. as
2. She is …………………… intelligent to be defeated.
a. too
b. so
c. very
3. ……………………… my children are employed, I have no financial difficulties.
a. That
b. Now
c. Now that
4. They still live in the house ………………………… was built by their grandfather.
a. which
b. what
c. who
5. ……………………… he saw a dog, he threw stones at it.
a. Whenever
b. Which
c. Unless
6. You should neither see him …………………… call him.
a. or
b. nor
c. and
7. …………………… he is honest, everybody respects him.
a. and
b. so
c. Because
8. ……………………. my mother is a doctor, she knows how to dress a wound.
a. As
b. So
c. If
9. You will not be able to meet him ………………………. you arrive in time.
a. unless
b. if
c. without
10. …………………… his health is poor, he attends his office regularly.
a. Although
b. However
c. As
ANSWERS
- He didn’t work hard so he failed his exam.
- She is too intelligent to be defeated.
- Now that my children are employed, I have no financial difficulties.
- They still live in the house which was built by their grandfather.
- Whenever he saw a dog, he threw stones at it.
- You should neither see him nor call him.
- Because he is honest, everybody respects him.
- As my mother is a doctor, she knows how to dress a wound.
- You will not be able to meet him unless you arrive in time.
- Although his health is poor, he attends his office regularly.
