CONJUNCTIONS – EXERCISE

A. Select the appropriate conjunctions to complete the sentences.

1. The Vaal River is one of the major rivers in South Africa but the runoff is not constant which means that large
dams have to be built ---- store water for use.

Not withstanding
regardless of
so as to
thanks to
with the aim of

2. Due to ---- a lack of production ---- increasing housing prices, Liverpool is now ranked as one of the least
affordable cities countrywide.

neither / nor
no sooner / than
scarcely / before
both / and
hardly / when

3. Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine ---- his high rank in the military.

even if
furthermore
on grounds that
despite
on purpose that

4. Some people believe vaccines overload our immune system, making it less able to react to other diseases
---- meningitis or AIDS, which are now threatening our health.

but for
lest
with the aim of
whereas
such as
5. Continued high-blood pressure is dangerous ---- it can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

however
so that
as
no matter although
for instance

6. They like to keep their old houses rather than building the new ones ---- it is very hard and expensive to
maintain them.

because
even though
on the contrary
on account of
for example

7. The inhabitants of our village claim that pedestrians have no choice but to risk their lives crossing the
dangerous road as there is ---- a pedestrian bridge ---- a crosswalk.

not only / but also

both / and
neither / nor
no sooner / than
hardly / when

8. ---- the Oscar Reward, the Cannes Film Festival is the biggest event which takes place in May in the South
of France.

Except for
Such as
Lest
Unless
But
9. ---- vaccination has eliminated naturally occurring polio in North and South America, rare cases continue to
occur in developing countries of Africa.

However
Although
As a result of
Hence
Moreover

10. The economy in China is booming; ---- many foreign investors are planning to enter China's market.

nonetheless
even if
so as to
in addition to
that's why

B. Fill in the blanks with the given conjunctions below. (Capitalize where needed)

now that although because while nor otherwise thus

nonetheless because of therefore unlike since both as

1. Stephen Crane's schooling was not continuous; ---- he read all of the 19th-century English writers and the
Greek and Latin classics.

2. Medical scientists have not yet discovered what causes muscular dystrophy, an inherited disorder that
strikes nerve tissue and cripples its victim. ---- do they know what causes sudden death syndrome.

3. ---- more and more is learned about the biochemical changes that go on in the body ---- it grows older,
scientists may someday be able to modify those changes to ensure better health for the aged.
Now that, as

4. ---- the emphasis on the technical study of language and literature, Roman education was remote from the
real world and the interests of the schoolboys.

5. ---- the Greeks, who considered physical health a part of education, the church considered the human body
something to be ignored.
6. Abundance of prey can vary locally within a region. ----, whales must be prepared to move constantly in
search of the highest food densities.

7. ---- some teachers guide the natural development of the child's innate powers, others build knowledge into
the child's mind through a systematic method of instruction.

8. A greenhouse is used ---- for displaying plants and, where winters are cold, for growing plants that would not
---- survive the seasonal change.

9. ---- its creation in 1903, the High Court of Australia has been responsible for interpreting the constitution.

10. ---- T.S. Eliot published few poems, they have had a tremendous influence on modern poetic technique.