Conjunctions exercise

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Join each pair of the following sentences by means of
a suitable conjunction.
1. James smokes. His brother does not smoke.
2. Alice hasnt come. Mary hasnt come.
3. She speaks English. She speaks Spanish.
4. I like him. He is very sincere.
5. He did not win. He worked hard.
6. She is ill. She is cheerful.
7. We decided to go out. It was raining.
8. The piper played. The children danced.
9. James works hard. His brother is lazy.
10. I went to the shop. I bought some vegetables.
11. You must start at once. You will be late.
12. He must be tired. He has been working since morning.
Answers
1. John smokes but his brother doesnt.
2. Neither Alice nor Mary has come.
3. She speaks English as well as Spanish. OR She speaks
English and Spanish.
4. I like him because he is very sincere.
5. Though he worked hard, he did not win.
6. She is ill but she is cheerful.
7. Though it was raining we decided to go out.
8. The piper played and the children danced.
9. James works hard whereas his brother is lazy.
10. I went to the shop and bought some vegetables.
11. You must start at once; otherwise you will be late.
12. He must be tired because he has been working since
morning.

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List 12 - Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions
Coordinating
conjunctions
Meaning Use
and also
to introduce something to another
thing that is already mentioned.
but however
to introduce something contrasting
with what has been mentioned
or alternative to show choices
for because, since to show the reason for something
nor not either to show not one or the other
so therefore to link possibilities
yet in spite of that
to add something that is contrasting
or unexpected

Different types of subordinating conjunctions
Time Place Reason Purpose Contrast Comparison
after where as so although as
as wherever because though like
before for whereas than
ever since since while though
since yet
immediately
once
since
till
until
when
whenever
whereupon
while

as soon as in case in order that even though as if
now that as if in order to as though
so that


Different types of subordinating conjunctions
Condition Choice Exception Degree Preference consequence Indirect question

if except so whether
providing than but that if
unless whether

provided
that
rather
than
as far as rather than so that
seeing that
sooner
than
such that

as long as in order that
so long as
even if

Correlative conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions Meaning
either .. or
One or more things that are available as another
possibility
neither .. nor Putting two negative ideas together
both . . And Add something to another thing
not .. but Replacing something with something else
not only . . (but) also Adding something to another thing
If .. then Showing a result that is dependent on something else
Whether .. or Expressing a choice between alternatives



Other correlative conjunctions
as so
as as
the the
although yet
so that