Conjunctions

EXERCISE 1
A) Join these sentences with the words in brackets.

e.g. The old man is deaf. The old man is dumb. (and)
The old man is deaf and dumb.

1. He sells tea. He sells coffee. (and)

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2. He sells tea. He does not sell coffee. (but)

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3. Please come in. Please sit down. (and)

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4. Please come in. Dont make a noise. (but)

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5. We have a dog. We have a cat. (and)

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6. I go to bed early. I get up early. (and)

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7. I go to bed early. I wake up late. (but)

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8. Tom walked to school. John walked to school. (and)

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9. Richard is tall. Kim Bee is short. (but)

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B) Join these sentences with and or but.

e.g. She took out some money. She paid the man.
She took out some money and paid the man.

1. My father has a car. My father has a motorcycle.

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2. He took the stick. He chased away the dogs.

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3. The farmer is poor. The farmer is honest.

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4. We ran to catch the bus. We missed it.

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5. Tigers are animals. Elephants are animals.

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6. He studied hard for the examination. She failed.

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7. I wanted to buy the book. The shop was closed.

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8. She opened the box. She took out a sweet.

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9. He went to the well. He fetched a pail of water.

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10. We called out loudly. Nobody answered.

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11. They have a dog. They havent a cat.

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12. Poh Wah switched off the light. He went to bed.

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EXERCISE 2

A) Join the sentences with or, so or because.

e.g. He could not lift the box. It was too heavy.

He could not lift the box because it was too heavy.

1. Kumar did not sit for the exam. He was ill.

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2. He came late. The bus broke down.

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3. Nobody answered the door. I left.

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4. He broke his arm. He was sent to the hospital.

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5. You must water the plants. They will die.

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6. The well is dry. It has not rained for months.

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7. I trust Ahmad. He is honest.

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8. They were lazy. They failed the examination.

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9. Walk quickly. You will be late.

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10. My bicycle was punctured. I had to walk all the way.

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B) Join each pair of sentences using the conjunction given in brackets.

1. He is in bed. He is sick. (because)

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2. Are these ants? Are these termites? (or)

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3. It is warm. You can switch on the air-conditioner. (so)

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4. The blue dress was torn. She wore the green one. (so)

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5. Wear a coat. You will be cold. (or)

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6. Mr. Tans car broke down. He took a taxi home. (so)

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7. We painted the fence. We wanted to please our father. (because)

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8. The baby is crying. The baby is hungry. (because)

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