COORDINATING LINKERS- EXERCISES

Join the two sentences using both and

1 I eat meat. I eat fish. ..................................................................................................... .
2 She cooked on Saturday. She cooked on Sunday.
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3 We drank white wine. We drank red wine.
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4 He had lunch at home. He had dinner at home.
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5 She wants a starter. She wants a main course.
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6 Pauls eaten enough. Janes eaten enough.
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Complete the sentences using either or (+) or neither nor ().

1 (German / Dutch) (+) The beer I drank was
.................................................................................................... .
2 (a Jonathan / a Cox) (+) The apple I ate was
........................................................................................................ .
3 (polite / fast) () The service in the restaurant was
......................................................................... .
4 (cheap / good) () The oranges I bought were
...................................................................................... .
5 (a carrot / tomato soup) (+) You can have
...................................................................................................................... .
6 (long / interesting) () The new menu was
....................................................................................................... .

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

but

on the other hand (x2)

however (x2)

though

1 I liked most of the food, ............................................................. I was disappointed with

the dessert.
2 Its a beautiful morning, ............................................................. they say itll rain after
lunch.
3 Id love to go on a cruise, but ............................................................. its so expensive.
4 Paul took the last copy of the CD, ............................................................. he knew that I
wanted it.
5 This is a difficult task. ............................................................., Id like to undertake it.
6 On the one hand, its a big flat, but ............................................................., its too far
away.

Match the two parts of the sentences.

1 .......... 2 .......... 3 .......... 4 .......... 5 .......... 6 .........
1 Hes a very rude boy,

a however much you study.

2 I got lost in the city,

b though it seems like a good idea.

3 I arrived at work on time,

c although hes from a good family.

4 Youll never understand Latin,

d even though I had a map.

5 It will never work in practice,

e despite her greying hair.

6 She still looks very young,

f in spite of the transport strike.

Complete the paragraph with the appropriate connectors.

I always have breakfast in the morning. On weekdays, I have milk (1) .............................
cereal, toast (2) ............................. jam, (3) ............................. I drink a cup of tea. You may
say its a big breakfast, (4) ............................. you should see what I eat on Saturdays (5)
............................. Sundays. I always have either bacon (6) ............................. sausages and
eggs. I drink (7) ............................. fruit juice and tea and I eat some fruit as well. I hardly
ever have lunch, (8) ............................. .