Conjunctions

Conjunctions are used to join words and phrases.  They can also be used to join two or more simple sentences

e.g.       My mother is kind but strict.

            Would you like a hot drink or a cold one ?

            He studied hard so that he could do well in the test.

Combine the following simple sentences with conjunctions.  You may want to consider the following conjunctions when completing this exercise.

but, or, and, than, for, yet, either. . . or, neither. . . nor, although, so that, because, if, since, useless, until, when

a) She was very tired.  She took a rest.

She was very tired so she took a rest.

b) Kenny is tall.  Henry is tall too.

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c) Raju can speak Arabic.  He cannot read or write Arabic.

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d) The flight is postponed.  The mist is very thick.

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e) Alice is not going to the party.  Jerry is also not going to the party.

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f) I was late.  My car broke down halfway through the journey.

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g) A whale is warm-blooded.  A whale has hair on its body.

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h) He asked us to come.  He didn’t show up.

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i) The flowers were small.  The smelt fragrant.

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j) He will help you.  You ask him.

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k) Geraldine is pretty.  She is intelligent.

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l) Would you like milk?  Would you like orange juice?

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m) I looked everywhere.  I could not find my left shoe.

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n) You cannot go out.  You must finish your homework.

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o) Tommy wears glasses.  He can see clearly.

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Part B Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.

Mrs. Colle, our new teacher, is strict _______ kind.  She expects homework to be done neatly _______ on time.  She accepts neither sloppy _______late work.

Last week, she divided the class into groups of eight for us to do our Social Studies project.  She explained how she wanted us to do the project _______ when it had to be completed.

When we asked her if she preferred a good piece of work that was late _______ a bad piece of work that was done on time, she said neither the first _______ the second was acceptable.

Mrs. Colle appointed Meilan, Brenda, Tyson _______ Jerome to be the leaders of each group.  _______ we have not started the projects, we know that all of them are capable _______ responsible.

Mrs. Colle told us that we had to try our best to complete the sections  of the project we were assigned _______ we could turn to the group leader _______ we needed help.  

We were a little worried about our projects _______ we knew that Mrs. Colle was being strict for our own good.

Conjunctions: Join these sentences with suitable conjunctions of your own.  Make other changes if necessary.