Conjunction Exercise A Solution

Topic: Conjunction
Subject: English Grammar
Conjunction
Exercise (A) Solution
Q1: Fill in the blanks using suitable conjunctions.
1. This is a small but interesting story.
2. Manu and Anu help each other.
3. When I was a child, I lived in Dubai.
4. Make hay while the sun shines.
5. We will visit Paris or Rome during the summer.
6. Let us wait here until the rain stops.
7. Though he worked hard he failed.
8. I regard my mother as my best friend.
9. As I was suffering from fever I couldn’t attend the class.
10. My sister is not so intelligent as my brother.
11. He is as tall as his father.
12. Do your duty as long as you live.
13. He was treated as a guest.
14. Will you please wait here until / till I come back?
15. I will come and see you when / whenever I can.
16. I will be in bed by the time you get back.
17. I will call you when / as soon as I have the information.
18. I will be relieved when it is finished.
19. You have to finish it before you can leave.
20. I scraped my knee when / while I was playing football.
21. I injure myself when / whenever I play football.
22. I will give you the message the moment I receive it.
23. I will be ready when you arrive.
24. I will do it only if you pay me.
25. We stopped playing because it started raining.
26. You must not question what does not concern you.
27. My sister reads whenever she gets some free time.
28. Ria is confident that she will win the race.
29. You have to decide which / what subject you want to study.
30. Aunt Polly suspected that Tom was playing some tricks on her.
31. Why she was behaving so strangely was not clear to us.
32. My grandmother can only walk slowly because she has arthritis.
33. Though it tried very hard, the cat could not climb the tree.
34. If you are determined you can succeed in whatever you do.
35. The man asked if / whether I could help him.
36. She waited in the park until her friends arrived.
37. Unless you give me the keys of the safe, you will be shot.
38. The crow collected stones and dropped them into the pot.
39. Even though I am quite small, I can swim well.
40. They arrived after we had left.
41. The sun is hot but the moon is cold.
42. He sold the car because he wanted some money.
43. Please meet me before you go.
44. He must be asleep for there is no light in his room.
45. He will not succeed no matter how hard he tries.
Topic: Conjunction
46. If you drop the glass, it will break.

47. He held my hand lest I should fall.
48. He studied well so he passed the examination.
49. Since you say so, I will believe it.
50. It was bigger than I thought.
Q2: Complete the following sentences using an appropriate subordinating conjunction.

1. The children were happy when the show began.
2. This is the place where the accident occurred.
3. Though he worked hard, he couldn’t win the first prize.
4. I will go even if he forbids me.
5. She will not come unless you invite her.
6. Though she is pretty, I don’t like her.
7. It is surprising that she didn’t invite you.
8. Will you wait here until I come?
9. I couldn’t go because it was raining.
10. Since the sky is overcast we will cancel the picnic.
11. They say a silent prayer before they start the class.
12. Do as you have been directed.
Q3: Combine the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction.

1. She is pretty as well as intelligent.
2. He is greedy as well as dishonest.
3. God made small things as well as great things.
4. Neither Martin nor his father is tall.
5. She is neither honest nor hard working.
6. Although / though they gave her the best treatment, they could not save her.
7. Although / though she had the qualifications, she did not get the job.
8. He was ill but he attended the meeting. / Though he was ill he attended the meeting.
9. Though / although the lawyer defended his client very well, he lost the case.
10. Though he is not educated, he possesses practical wisdom. / He is not educated but he
possesses practical wisdom.
11. He passed the test because he had a good teacher.
12. I eat neither meat nor fish.
13. She is poor but happy.
14. I can neither sing nor dance.
15. I was tired but I went on working.
16. Both Jane and Alice are introverts and get along very well.
17. Since the car was badly damaged in the accident, it needs to be repaired.
18. We felt bored and went to the movies to relieve our boredom.
19. Rahul must give in and apologize or else Praveen will not forgive him.
20. The children were playing hide and seek and James was hiding in the garden when the
21. rain started pouring down.
Q4: Combine the following sentences using if.

1. If he wants to pass the test, he has to work harder.
2. If you meet him, ask him to come over here.
3. If you work hard, you will get good marks.
4. If you invite her, she will come.
Topic: Conjunction
5. If you do not obey the rules, you will be persecuted.
Q5: Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions (use hints given in
brackets).
1. The car is running more smoothly since it had a service.
2. Now that Mike is married, he is much more responsible.
3. I haven’t settled the question of whether I’ll go back home.
4. They held the meeting on a holiday in order that everyone would be free to attend.
5. Although she hadn’t prepared for the presentation, she did a commendable job.
6. As I told you earlier, the meeting has been postponed.
7. My doctor told me to avoid fatty foods such as burgers and cheese.
8. It was such a loud noise as to wake everybody in the whole neighborhood.
9. However much he eats, he never gets fat.
10. He accepted the challenge as though he had been waiting for it.

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Topic: Conjunction

Subject: English Grammar

46. If you drop the glass, it will break.

Q2: Complete the following sentences using an appropriate subordinating conjunction.

Q3: Combine the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction.

Q4: Combine the following sentences using if.

5. If you do not obey the rules, you will be persecuted.

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