EXERCISE 28: Conjunctions.

Directions: For Sentence Completion items, mark the oval next to the answer choice that
correctly completes the sentence. For Error Identification items, put an X under the
underlined portion of the sentence that would not be considered correct.
.
1. Model airplanes can be guided both by control wires or by radio transmitters.

2. Specialty stores, unlike department stores, handle only one line of merchandise
____ a limited number of closely related lines.
o either
o but
o instead
o or
3._______________________________________________Thomas Eakins studied not
only painting ______________________________________anatomy when he was
training to become an artist.
o moreover
o but also
o as well
o and

4. Information in a computer can be lost because it is not longer stored or because it is

stored but cannot be retrieved.

5. A mosaic is a picture done from small bits of either colored glass or tile.

6. Although topology is the youngest branch of geometry, _ is considered the

most sophisticated.
o but it
o so it
o it
o however it
7. John Lancaster Spaulding was not only a religious leader and also a social reformer.
8. In 1923 Jean Toomer wrote a book titled Cane which combined
fiction------------ poetry to describe the experience of being black in the
United States.
o and
o to
o also
o or
9. Although fish can hear, they have neither external ears or eardrums.

10. In all animals, whether simple and complex, enzymes aid in the digestion of food.

11. Endive can be used as a salad green or as cooking vegetable.

o such
o both
o either
o neither

12. The two most common methods florists are used to tint flowers are the spray
method and the absorption method.
13. Beekeepers can sell both the honey and the beeswax that their bees produces.

14.___________________________________________________Glucose does not have to be

digested, ______________________________________it can be put directly into the
bloodstream.
o so
o while
o and since
o such

15. The human brain is often compared to a computer, and such an analogy can be
misleading.

16. Not only rust corrodes the surface of metal, but it also weakens its internal
structure.

17. Natural fiber comes from either animal plant sources.

o or
o otherwise
o and
o nor

18. A work of science fiction generally uses scientific discoveries and advanced
technology, either real or imaginary, as part of their plot.
19. Community theater not only provides entertainment for local audiences as well as
furnishes a creative outlet for amateurs interested in drama.
20. Paint is used to protect wood.
o not only the substance
o the substance which is not only
o not only a substance which is
o not the only substance
21. Designing fabrics require not only artistic talent but also a knowledge of fiber and of
textile machinery.

22. When acoustic engineers design a factory, their goal is to suppress sound, ____
they design a concert hall, their goal is to transmit sound faithfully.
o or when
o and so
o but when
o when
23. The heron is a long- legged wading bird that preys on both frogs, fish, and eels.

24. Demographers believe most metropolitan areas will continue to grow in population and
area in the future.
o moreover
o both
o together
o besides

25.______________________________________________Most crustaceans live in the sea,

some live in fresh water, and a few
have, ventured onto land.
 o both
o also
o but
o and
Rogers, Bruce. COMPLETE GUIDE to the TOEFL Test. Boston, Ma: Heinle & Heinle,
2001, pp. 280-282
Answer Key

EXERCISE 28: Conjunctions.

Directions: For Sentence Completion items, mark the oval next to the answer choice that
correctly completes the sentence. For Error Identification items, put an X under the
underlined portion of the sentence that would not be considered correct.
.
1. Model airplanes can be guided either by control wires or by radio transmitters.

2. Specialty stores, unlike department stores, handle only one line of merchandise
____ a limited number of closely related lines.
o either
o but
o instead
o or
3. Thomas Eakins studied not only painting ______________anatomy when he was
training to become an artist.
o moreover
o but also
o as well
o and

4. Information in a computer can be lost because it is longer stored or because it is stored

but cannot be retrieved.

5. A mosaic is a picture made from small bits of either colored glass or tile.

6.Although topology is the youngest branch of geometry, _ is considered the

most sophisticated.
o but it
o so it
o it
o however it
7. John Lancaster Spaulding was not only a religious leader but also a social reformer.

8.In 1923 Jean Toomer wrote a book titled Cane which combined
fiction------------ poetry to describe the experience of being black in the United
States.
o and
o to
o also
o or
9. Although fish can hear, they have neither external ears nor eardrums.

10. In all animals, whether simple and complex, enzymes aid in the digestion of food.

11. Endive can be used as a salad green or as cooking vegetable.

o such
o both
o either
o neither
12. The two most common methods florists used to tint flowers are the spray method
and the absorption method.

13. Beekeepers can sell both the honey and the beeswax that their bees produce.

14.___________________________________________________Glucose does not have to be

digested, ______________________________________it can be put directly into the
bloodstream.
o so
o while
o and since
o such

15. The human brain is often compared to a computer, but such an analogy can be
misleading.

16. Not only does rust corrodes the surface of metal, but it also weakens its
internal structure.

17. Natural fiber comes from either animal plant sources.

o or
o otherwise
o and
o nor

18. A work of science fiction generally uses scientific discoveries and advanced
technology, either real or imaginary, as part of its plot.
19. Community theater not only provides entertainment for local audiences but also
furnishes a creative outlet for amateurs interested in drama.
20. Paint is used to protect wood.
o not only the substance
o the substance which is not only
o not only a substance which is
o not the only substance
21. Designing fabrics requires not only artistic talent but also a knowledge of fiber and of
textile machinery.

22. When acoustic engineers design a factory, their goal is to suppress sound, ____
they design a concert hall, their goal is to transmit sound faithfully.
o or when
o and so
o but when
o when
23. The heron is a long- legged wading bird that preys on frogs, fish, and eels.

24. Demographers believe most metropolitan areas will continue to grow in population and
area in the future.
o moreover
o both
o together
o besides
25. Most crustaceans live in the sea, ____________some live in fresh water, and a few
have, ventured onto land.
o both
o also
o but
o and
Rogers, Bruce. COMPLETE GUIDE to the TOEFL Test. Boston, Ma: Heinle & Heinle,
2001, pp. 280-282