CONJUNCTIONS

1. Susan is very fat………….. very active.

2. A student must obey………….. he may leave.
3. The bridge collapsed………… it was made of stones.
4. He will try…………. he is forced to.
5. The old man cared for the puppy………….. it were his baby.
6. He is cheerful ……………. he has worked the whole day.
7. Lydia likes to sing……… dance when she is happy.
8. You will do well…………….. you study hard.
9. The show started ……….. :.. the chief guest arrived.
10. He was rowing the boat………….. I slept.

Exercise 2

(i)I need to work hard _____________ I can pass the exam.

(ii) _____________ he was the best candidate, he didn’t win the elections.
(iii) _____________ you come back from your trip, we’ll meet to discuss the problem.
(iv) They said that movie was fantastic, _____________ I watched it.
(v) _____________ he was very ill, he didn’t take any medicine.
(vi) I don’t know _____________ I can buy a pair of jeans.
(vii) She went to the shops _____________ couldn’t find anything that could fit her needs.
(viii) Everybody likes him because he is nice _____________ helpful.
(ix) _____________ he was angry with her, he didn’t utter a word.
(x) Keep quiet _____________ go out.

Exercise 3

1. She must be tired ———————– she had no sleep last night.

2 ——————— John arrives, ask him to wait.

3. Do not go ——————- I get ready.

4. She said nothing ———————– she was angry.

5. He spoke in such a low voice ——————— no one could hear him.

6. They asked him ——————— he was interested in joining them

7. ———————– the fireman came out of the house, the roof collapsed.

8. ———————– Queen Victoria died in 1901, the Prince of Wales

became King.

9. He finished first ——————— he began late.

10. The sailors cast the anchor ———————- the ship would not drift on
the rocks.
EXERCISE 4
 CONJUNCTIONS

1. God made the country ………………… man made the town.

2. She must cry, ………………….. she will die.

3. He is poor …………………….. he is honest.

4. …………………. take it or leave it.

5. He is neither intelligent …………………. hard working.

6. I don’t care ………………… you stay or leave.

7. He is …………………. foolish, but also obstinate.

8. All precautions must have been neglected, ……………….. the epidemic

spread violently.

9. …………………… he possessed all the qualifications, he did not get the

job.

10. He was crying ………………… the teacher had punished him.