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Conjunctions Practice Worksheet

The document provides examples to practice using coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, and combining sentences. There are 4 sections with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about correctly using conjunctions to join words, phrases, and independent clauses. The questions cover coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or, nor, yet, for; correlative conjunctions like both/and, neither/nor, not/but, not only/but also, either/or, whether/or, as/as; and combining sentences using conjunctions like while, although, not only/but also, though, after, until, as long as, even though, because.

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Conjunctions Practice Worksheet

The document provides examples to practice using coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, and combining sentences. There are 4 sections with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about correctly using conjunctions to join words, phrases, and independent clauses. The questions cover coordinating conjunctions like and, but, or, nor, yet, for; correlative conjunctions like both/and, neither/nor, not/but, not only/but also, either/or, whether/or, as/as; and combining sentences using conjunctions like while, although, not only/but also, though, after, until, as long as, even though, because.

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A. Fill in the correct coordinating conjunction in the blank.

(and/but/so)

1. The rain is very heavy, the game will probably not be played.
2. John works in a restaurant on weekends during the week.
3. Sherry has a great job, she is a very unhappy person.
4. The sun is shining brightly, the picnic was still cancelled.
5. Rita is an excellent violinist, she will probably be chosen for the orchestra.
6. The security lines are very long at the airport, you should probably leave early for your flight.
7. I will not go to the game, I will watch it on TV.
8. Mary has six brothers eleven cousins.
9. I do not like pasta, I do like pizza.
10. Max loves San Francisco, he is thinking of moving there.

B. Fill in the correct coordinating conjunction in the blank. (yet/for/nor/or)

1. Marsha doesn’t play jazz the blues. She prefers hip-hop and rap.
2. John doesn’t like chicken. does he like pork or burgers.
3. Sheila works hard, she doesn’t make a lot of money.
4. The sun is very strong, Jacob still won’t wear any sunscreen.
5. I love you more than anything in the world, you are sweet and kind.
6. Would you like coffee tea? I would prefer a cup of coffee.
7. Henry does not come from Mexico. is from Belize. He is from Honduras.
8. I will go to Montreal Quebec for the weekend. I’m not sure.
9. James is very tired, he will still come with us to the movies.
10. Wanda is very happy, she has finally earned her degree.

C. Insert one pair of correlative conjunctions in the blanks. Use each pair only once.

both ... and / neither ... nor / not ... but / not only ... but also / either ... or / whether ... or / as ... as

1. Kenja is fast Martha. They have the same time in the 100 meters.
2. Vicky studies biology chemistry.
3. the professors the students like the new building.
4. Gino is a waiter, a cook instead.
5. I will go to Bermuda St. Thomas on vacation.
6. you stay late leave right now, I want to thank you for your help.
7. Henrietta has an MBA a PhD. That’s incredible.

D. Combine the two sentences into one using the conjunction in parentheses.

1. My sister has many friends. She has not found a special one. [while]
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2. John is only eight years old. He can play the piano very well. [although]
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3. Alma ate the chicken and rice. She also ate two hamburgers. [not only … but also]
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4. Ned is the manager of the bank. He doesn’t make a high salary. [though]
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5. Gino ate breakfast. Then he washed the dishes. [after]
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6. Bill will work late. In fact, he will work until 9:00 p.m. [until]
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7. I will never go to that restaurant again. I will live a long time. [as long as]
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8. Hal studied a lot. He still got a very low grade. [even though]
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9. Everyone likes Hanna. She is patient and relaxed. [because]
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