CONJUNCTIONS

Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions.

1. He is not ………………. clever as his brother.

2. He must be punished ………………. he is guilty.

3. A fool …………… his money are soon parted.

4. He was not punished …………….. he was guilty.

5. He worked hard ……………… he might pass the examination.

6. Give every man thy ear, ……………… few thy voice.

7. I waited for him ………………… the clock struck seven.

8. You will not get the prize ……………… you deserve it.

9. It has been a year ……………… I saw him.

10. Hardly had he reached the platform ……………….. the train arrived.

11. No sooner did he see the tiger ………………. he fainted.

12. ………………. you do not apologize, I shall punish you.

Answers

1. He is not so clever as his brother.

2. He must be punished because he is guilty.

3. A fool and his money are soon parted.

4. He was not punished though he was guilty.

5. He worked hard that he might pass the examination.

6. Give everyman thy ear, but few thy voice.

7. I waited for him until the clock struck seven.

8. You will not get the prize unless you deserve it.

9. It has been a year since I saw him.

10. Hardly had he reached the platform when the train arrived.

11. No sooner did he see the tiger than he fainted.

12. If you do not apologize, I shall punish you.

Connectors

above all     from my point of view     such as
because of this     furthermore     then
firstly     instead     whereas


Use the connectors once only to fill the gaps.

1     _________________, I'd like to say that I agree and, secondly, explain why.
2     Camels live in the desert, _________________ dolphins live in the sea.
3     In the end, we didn't go to the cinema. We went to the theatre _________________.
4     I think, _________________ I am.*
5     Spain produces oranges, _________________ in Valencia.
6     ________________________, the continued use of fossil fuels is now the biggest threat to humanity.
7     I don't like strawberry ice cream. _________________, I love chocolate flavour.
8     The government is having problems with illegal immigration. _________________, their economic policies are failing.
9     The weather was bad. _________________, the fishermen still went to sea.
10     It started raining. _________________, we decided not to go.*
11     Firstly, we have to think about our budget and _________________ about how much time we have.
12     I love those soft French cheeses,  _________________ Camembert.
    *4 and 10 appear to have the same answer. However, 4 is a famous quote, so really you don't have a choice after all.


1     Firstly, I'd like to say that I agree and, secondly, explain why.
2     Camels live in the desert, whereas dolphins live in the sea.
3     In the end, we didn't go to the cinema. We went to the theatre instead.
4     I think, therefore I am.*
5     Spain produces oranges, above all in Valencia.
6     From my point of view, the continued use of fossil fuels is now the biggest threat to humanity.
7     I don't like strawberry ice cream. However, I love chocolate flavour.
8     The government is having problems with illegal immigration. Furthermore, their economic policies are failing.
9     The weather was bad. Even so, the fishermen still went to sea.
10     It started raining. Because of this, we decided not to go.*
11     Firstly, we have to think about our budget and then about how much time we have.
12     I love those soft French cheeses,  such as Camembert.
    *4 and 10 appear to have the same answer. However, 4 is a famous quote, so really you don't have a choice after all.