CONJUNCTIONS - practice 2
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from the box.
B.1 but therefore as well as either
and so or but
and either
1. Varun went to the bookshop ____________ bought pens.
2. Is Mr Kapoor at home __________ is he at work?
3. Anjali was invited to the party ____________ did not attend it.
4. Keep the door closed __________ the dog will run out.
5. I sat near the lake ___________ admired its beauty.
6. Manoj liked the trousers a lot _________he decided to buy them.
7. It was very dark outside ___________ she did not get scared.
8. ______________ you go out or I will.
9. Deepika was very hungry ______________ she gobbled up the
food.
10. Ram ___________ Sham study in college.
[Link] conjunctions mentioned in brackets to join the given sentences.
1. She went to the office twice. She was not able to meet him, (but)
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2. He is lazy. His elder brother is very active. (whereas)
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3. He was very poor . He used to give food to beggars. (still)
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4. The taxi drivers declared a general strike. The autorickshaws were
plying on the road. (still)
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5. He visited the library several times. He did not find the book he
wanted. (but)
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6. The lightning struck. We had reached home. (before)
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7. He left the town long [Link] have no contact with him after
that.(since)
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8. He woke up. The alarm rang.(when)
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9. He will find a solution. Let him analyze the problem properly. (after)
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10. The politicians went to different places. People followed him.
(wherever)
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D. Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:
We have to work together _________ we want to win. She agreed to it
________ did not want to go out alone __________she was scared of
darkness. Mother wanted to know ____________ we would all come
back early for dinner. She thought of ___________- rushing home to
mother ____________ go back to her friends. Finally she took God’s
name ______walked into the wild dark forest.