Exercise about conjunctions.

In the following questions, you will be presented with different sentences. Put a tick next to the ones you think are correctly punctuated.

a) b) c)

I like fried chicken, but I really really love cous-cous. She went to the shops but couldn't find anything she liked. Everybody, but Tim was given a huge present.

a) b) c)

I brought the washing in because it was raining. I brought the washing in, because it was raining. Because it was raining, I brought the washing in.

a) b) c)

She was shaking, as she had never been to the palace before. She was shaking as she had never been to the palace before. As she had never been to the palace before, she was shaking.

a) b) c)

Find the bag of gold, or I shall be forced to cut off your ears. I cannot find the gold or the diamonds. Find the bag of gold or I shall be forced to cut off your ears.

a) b) c)

Go to your room, and finish your grammar exercises. Fetch me a bucket, and a large sponge. He went to London and he found a good job with a leading bank.

a) b) c)

Although the weather was awful, we went fishing, and caught a lot of fis We went fishing, although the weather was awful. We went fishing although the weather was awful.

a) b) c)

Unless you finish that essay, you will not get any tea. You will not get any tea unless you finish that essay. Your marks will suffer unless you learn some grammar.

a) b) c)

She could have got a good job in the City, or she could have gone to wo She could have worked in the City, or with the poor. You can have custard or ice-cream.

a) b) c)

Paul took a holiday in Dorset, and his mum had a quiet week in Ibiza.

Steve wanted to go camping in Cornwall and his brother wanted to com Paul's mum went to Ibiza, and Mallorca this year.

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a) b) c)

You can go to Ibiza, or you can have a nice week in Dorset. You can go to Ibiza or Dorset.

I wanted to go to Dorset, but my parents insisted that we go to Ibiza.

Find out more about using and punctuating conjunctions. See a list of other grammar exercises.

CONJUNCTIONS EXERCISE # 1
(Intermediate)

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1. Do you think this is something ___ can be successful? a. who b. that

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2. Don't go out ___ you've combed your hair. a. as b. while c. until

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3. Make sure you close all the windows ___ it starts to rain. a. after b. before c. for
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4. I think I know ___ he failed the FCE exam. a. why b. until c. where
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5. ___ I had known how much I would disappoint him, I woudn't have done it. a. Whether b. When c. If
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6. ___ it starts to rain, come inside. a. As soon as b. While

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7. My friend Racim, ___ lives in Canada, has an Algerian passport. a. whose b. who c. that
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8. It's usually quite simple to cross the border between the Switzerland and Germany ___ these two countries have friendly relations. a. yet b. and c. because
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9. ___ a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified. a. Until b. When c. Even though
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10. She's ___ a stupid woman ___ nobody likes to be with her. a. such...that b. such...as c. so...that
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EXERCISE # 2

(Intermediate/FCE) Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in brackets. Do not change the order of the sentences. Pay attention to the punctuation. Click on the answer button to see the correct answer.

1. They got married. They had to learn to manage their own home. (after)
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2. He went crazy. His wife burnt his breakfast. (when)

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3. You can hear what I'm saying. You keep quiet. (if)
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4. I won't invite my classmates to a party. I know them well. (until)

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5. He arrived home. I had already cleaned the house. (by the time)
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6. The first exercise was easy. This one is extremely difficult. (whereas)
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7. She's snobbish. People like her. (yet)

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8. We're broke. We can't buy anything. (since)

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9. He failed. He won't give up his ideals. (even though)

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10. He fell asleep. He was watching the film. (while)

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