Exercise 1: Choose the correct conjunction (FANBOYS)
I wanted to go, ______ I was too tired. (but/so)
Do you want tea ______ coffee? (and/or)
She is rich, ______ she is unhappy. (so/yet)
It was raining, ______ I stayed home. (so/but)
He doesn't smoke, ______ does he drink. (nor/or)
Answers:
1. but | 2. or | 3. yet | 4. so | 5. nor
Exercise 2: Choose the correct subordinating conjunction
I stayed home ______ I was sick. (so/because)
______ it was raining, we went out. (Although/Because)
______ you study, you will pass. (If/Unless)
I will call you ______ I arrive. (when/so that)
He worked hard ______ he could succeed. (so that/although)
Answers:
1. because | 2. Although | 3. If | 4. when | 5. so that
Exercise 3: Fill in the correct correlative conjunction pair
______ my brother ______ my sister are doctors. (Both/and, Either/or)
You can ______ pay now ______ later. (neither/nor, either/or)
______ John ______ Mary came to the party. (Neither/nor, Both/and)
She ______ speaks English ______ French. (both/and, neither/nor)
He is ______ intelligent ______ hardworking. (not only/but also, either/or)
Answers:
1. Both...and | 2. either...or | 3. Neither...nor | 4. both...and | 5. not only...but also
Exercise 4: Combine the sentences using a conjunction
I was tired. I went to bed early. → ____________________
He studied hard. He failed the exam. → ____________________
It was raining. We stayed home. → ____________________
You study. You will pass. → ____________________
She is rich. She is unhappy. → ____________________
Answers:
1. I was tired, so I went to bed early.
2. He studied hard, but he failed the exam.
3. Because it was raining, we stayed home. OR It was raining, so we stayed home.
4. If you study, you will pass.
5. She is rich, yet she is unhappy.
Exercise 5: Correct the mistakes
I like tea but I don't like coffee. → ____________________
Because he was sick, so he stayed home. → ____________________
He is both intelligent and he is hardworking. → ____________________
Neither John or Mary came. → ____________________
Although it was raining, but we went out. → ____________________
Answers:
1. I like tea, but I don't like coffee.
2. Because he was sick, he stayed home. OR He was sick, so he stayed home.
3. He is both intelligent and hardworking.
4. Neither John nor Mary came.
5. Although it was raining, we went out. OR It was raining, but we went out.