Conjunctions Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.

1. ……………………… you take it or leave it.

Either

Neither

Whether

2. The doctor must come soon, ……………………….

the patient will die.

nor

or

unless

3. ……………………….. the doctor does not arrive

soon, the patient will die.

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If

Whether

Unless

4. I can’t meet you tomorrow, ………………………..

I have an important appointment.

for

so

hence

5. …………………………….. they played well, they

could not win.
Please select 2 correct answers

Though

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Even if

Even though

6. I don’t know …………………………. I will have

time or not.

whether

if

7. We started early …………………………… we

would not get stuck in traffic.

such that

so that

so as to

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8. I shall lend you my camera

……………………………. you return it tomorrow.

provided that

on condition that

Either could be used here

9. The passengers got off the bus

…………………………… it stopped.

as long as

as soon as

no sooner than

10. He speaks ………………………….. he is a

genius.

as if

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as though

Either could be used here

11. …………………………. I become a millionaire, I

will always be a socialist.

Even if

Even though

Though

12. …………………………… breaking his arm, he

hurt his leg.

As well as

In addition to

Besides

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All of the above

Answers
1. Either you take it or leave it.

2. The doctor must come soon, or the patient will die.

3. If the doctor does not arrive soon, the patient will die.

4. I can’t meet you tomorrow, for I have an important appointment.

5. Though they played well, they could not win.

6. I don’t know whether I will have time or not.

7. We started early so that we would not get stuck in traffic.

8. I shall lend you my camera provided that / on condition that you return it tomorrow.

9. The passengers got off the bus as soon as it stopped.

10. He speaks as if / as though he is a genius.

11. Even if I become a millionaire, I will always be a socialist.

12. As well as breaking his arm, he hurt his leg.

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