CONJUNCTION

✓ Conjunctions are used to join clauses, phrases, and words together for constructing
sentences.
✓ Conjunctions make a link between/among words or groups of words to other parts of the
sentence and show a relationship between/among them.

There are seven COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS which are by far the most common
conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet.

Example:
✓ We went to the stadium and enjoyed the cricket match.
✓ Do you want an ice cream or chocolate?
✓ Go away and never come back.

THE CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS ARE not only - but also, either- or, neither - nor,
both - and, not - but, whether – or.

Example:
✓ Neither Alex nor Robin can play baseball.
✓ I want both ice cream and
✓ He ate not only the ice cream but also the chocolate.

Most commonly used SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS are:

After, how, than, when, although, if, that, where, as, in order that, though, which, as much as,
inasmuch as, unless, while, because, provided, until, who/whom, before, since, what,
whoever/whomever.

Example:
✓ Before we left home, I had had my breakfast.
✓ Provided they come, we can start class Tuesday.
✓ When he was washing my car, I went to the store.
✓ Even though the weather was horrible, they still went outside.
Choose the best word or phrase to fill the gaps

1) We ate a pizza __________ a kebab. (BUT / AND / SO)

2) We had some cake __________ we didn’t have any coffee. (UNLESS /
UNTIL / BUT)
3) I had a headache __________ I didn’t go to the party. (WHEN / SO /
WHEREAS)
4) You can have a coffee __________ a tea but not both. (OR / TILL / BUT)
5) I can’t come to school __________ I have an important appointment. (SO /
BECAUSE / UNLESS)
6) I will call you __________ I get home. (AS / AND / WHEN)
7) __________ you do your homework, you will pass the course. (UNLESS /
UNTIL / AS LONG AS)
8) I wanted to eat Japanese food __________ my wife wanted to eat Chinese
food. (SO / WHEN /WHEREAS)
9) You cannot go into that bar __________ you are 18 or older. (PROVIDED
THAT / UNLESS / AS)
10) She still went to work __________ she was sick. (EVEN THOUGH / UNTIL
/ IF)
11) Don’t call me __________ you have finished your work. (UNTIL / WHILE /
AS LONG AS)
12) __________ the bad weather, they decided to have a picnic. (BECAUSE /
DESPITE / WHEREAS)
13) Wash your hands __________ you eat your dinner. (TILL / WHEN /
BEFORE)
14) I like milk, butter, cream and yoghurt. __________, I don’t like cheese. (SO /
HOWEVER / AND)
15) He did not pass the exam because he had not studied or done his homework.
__________, he did not go to school on the exam day. (OR / UNTIL / IN
ADDITION)
16) You can have an ice-cream __________ you have finished you homework.
(SO/PROVIDED THAT/OR)
17) __________ john was fixing the car, his wife was making sandwiches.
(WHILE / UNTIL / DESPITE)
18) He could not get the job __________ his excellent qualifications. (BECAUSE
/ WHILE / IN SPITE OF)
19) I will love you __________ I die. (AFTER / UNLESS / TILL)
20) I had a shower __________ I got home. (BUT / AS SOON AS / UNTIL)
21) __________ you don’t work hard you won’t get a promotion. (IF / SO / AS
LONG AS)
22) You won’t get a promotion __________ you work hard. (WHILE / UNLESS
/ BECAUSE)
23) __________ we had no money, we still had a good time. (FINALLY /
HOWEVER / ALTHOUGH)