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Conjunctions Fill-in-the-Blank Exercise

This document provides an exercise on using conjunctions correctly. It presents 12 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate conjunction. The blanks cover conjunctions like "when", "because", "if", "whether", and others. Answers are provided for each blank explaining which conjunctions can be used and why. The purpose is to help learners practice using conjunctions and understand the differences between them.

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Conjunctions Fill-in-the-Blank Exercise

This document provides an exercise on using conjunctions correctly. It presents 12 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate conjunction. The blanks cover conjunctions like "when", "because", "if", "whether", and others. Answers are provided for each blank explaining which conjunctions can be used and why. The purpose is to help learners practice using conjunctions and understand the differences between them.

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Conjunctions Exercise

Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions.

1. Don’t forget to signal ……………………. turning right.

when
while
Either could be used here

It is possible to leave out subject + be after when or while. The above sentence can also be
written as: Don’t forget to signal when you are turning right.

2. I decided to stop and rest ……………………. I was feeling tired.

because
for
Either could be used here

For can be used to give the reason for something. It is more common in a formal style.

3. …………………….. I was feeling hungry, I decided to have lunch.

Because
For
Either could be used here

A for clause can never come at the beginning of a sentence.

4. She was acting …………………….. she was the boss.

as if
as though
Either could be used here

As if and as though mean the same. They are used to say what a situation seems like.

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5. You look …………………… you know each other.

as
though
as though

We use as though to say what a situation seems like.

6. It seems ……………………… it is going to rain.

as if
as though
like
All of the above

Like is possible here in an informal style.

7. I will remember that experience ………………………… I live.

as long as
as soon as
no longer than

8. You can stay in my home …………………….. you do not disturb me.

as long as
so long as
on condition that
All of the above

All of these expressions can be used to express a condition.

9. There was a big argument about …………………… we should close the shop.

if
whether

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Either could be used here

Only whether is possible after prepositions.

10. I am not sure ……………………… I will be able to come.

if
whether
Either could be used here

Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect Yes/No questions.

11. I can’t decide ………………………. to wait or leave.

whether
if
Either could be used here

Only whether is possible before a to-infinitive.

12. …………………… I will come I am not sure at the moment.

Whether
If
Either could be used here

When an indirect question comes at the beginning of the sentence, we use whether.

PLAY AGAIN !

Answers

1. Don’t forget to signal when / while turning right.


2. I decided to stop and rest because / for I was feeling tired.
3. Because I was feeling hungry, I decided to have lunch.
4. She was acting as if / as though she was the boss.
5. You look as though you know each other.

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6. It seems as if / as though / like it is going to rain.


7. I will remember that experience as long as I live.
8. You can stay in my home as long as / so long as / on condition that you do not disturb
me.
9. There was a big argument about whether we should close the shop.
10. I am not sure if / whether I will be able to come.
11. I can’t decide whether to wait or leave.
12. Whether I will come I am not sure at the moment.

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