Conjunction Exercises

Conjunction Exercises for Writing Class

And & But

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - In winter, it is cold ____ wet.

and
but

Q2 - I couldn't really afford it, ____ I bought it.

and
but

Q3 - It was a very long day ____ I was tired by the end of it.

and
but

Q4 - It's an old black ____ white film.

and
but

Q5 - It was an easy test ____ I failed.

and
but

Q6 - She tried hard ____ managed to do it.

and
but

Q7 - The dog looks friendly ____ he's dangerous.

and
but

Q8 - I didn't like the idea ____ agreed to do it.

and
but

Q9 - My application was late ____ they rejected it.

and
but

Q10 - It cost a lot of money ____ I was very disappointed because it didn't work properly.

and
but

Q11 - He's a fair ____ unpleasant man.

and
but

Q12 - I was grateful for their help, ____ a bit embarrassed at having to ask to borrow the money.

and
but

As

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - As I was tired, I went home.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time as'.

Q2 - I tripped as I was going up the steps.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time as'.

Q3 - The thief was caught as there was a camera on the building.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time as'.

Q4 - We waved goodbye as they left.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time as'.

Q5 - We watched TV as we had nothing to do.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time as'.

Q6 - As we got near the end of the race, we started feeling exhausted.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time as'.

Q7 - I am going to sell it as I don't use it much.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time as'.

Q8 - I watched with horror as he dropped it.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time as'.

Q9 - The phone rang as I arrived.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time'.

Q10 - We went out for dinner as I hadn't bought anything to eat.

'As' means 'because'.
'As' means 'at the same time'.

Although, Though, Despite and However

Q1 - She went out ____ the rain.

although
despite
Either could be used here.

Q2 - She went out ____ it was raining.

although
despite
Either could be used here.

Q3 - She went out ____ the fact that it was raining.

although
despite
Either could be used here.

Q4 - ____ she didn't like it, I enjoyed it a lot.

Though
Although
Either could be used here.

Q5 - It was good, ____ expensive.

though
despite
Either could be used here.

Q6 - I was late. _____, the others were all on time.

Although
However
Despite

Q7 - ____ I was late, the others were all on time.

Although
However
Despite

Q8 - They managed it ____ I wasn't there.

although
despite
however

Q9 - They managed it ____ the fact that I wasn't there.

although
however
despite

Q10 - ____ tired, he managed to finish it on time.

Though
Despite
Either could be used here.

Q11 - ____ hard she tried, she still couldn't manage it.

However
Despite
Though
Although

Q12 - 'You did it!'

'I didn't enjoy it much, though.'
'I didn't enjoy it much, although.'

Q13 - ____ of the opportunity, no one bothered.

Despite
In spite
Although
Though

Because or Because Of ?

Instructions: Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence

Q1 - We stopped playing tennis ....... the rain

because of
because

Q2 - It was all ........ her that we got into trouble

because
because of

Q3 - We had to hurry indoors ...... it was raining

because of
because

Q4 - I am late ....... the traffic

because
because of

Q5 - We didn't arrive until seven o'clock ........ the traffic was terrible

because
because of

Q6 - She found the exam easy ........ she had worked hard during the course

because of
because

Q7 - He can't drive ........ his illness

because of
because

Q8 - The restaurant closed down ........ the recession

because
because of

Q9 - He found working in Japan very difficult ......... the language problem

because
because of

Q10 - He's very difficult to understand ......... his accent

because of
because

Q11 - They moved to Liverpool ......... her job

because
because of

Q12 - There have been a lot of problems in Britain ........ mad cow disease

because of
because

Q13 - They came to London ........ he got a job there

because of
because

Q14 - He crashed his car ........ he was driving too fast

because
because of

Q15 - He lost his driving licence ......... he was convicted of drinking and driving

because of
because

Q16 - She could only eat a salad in the restaurant ...... she is a vegetarian

because of
because

Q17 - The newspaper was prosecuted ........ an article about the Government

because
because of