Conjunctions (and/but/or/because/although/so) Exercises PDFSet 1: Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, so, because

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.I like coffee ___ tea.

a) andb) butc) sod) because

2.She was tired, ___ she went to bed early.

a) becauseb) butc) sod) and

3.He studied hard ___ he wanted to pass the exam.

a) becauseb) orc) sod) and

4.Would you like juice ___ water?

a) andb) orc) butd) so

5.The film was long, ___ it was really interesting.

a) sob) becausec) butd) and

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1.and

2.so

3.because

4.or

5.but

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1."and"(a)

'And' connects two things that go together — the speaker likes both coffee and tea.

2."so"(c)

'So' introduces a result. Being tired was the reason; going to bed early was the result.

3."because"(a)

'Because' introduces a reason — wanting to pass the exam explains why he studied hard.

4."or"(b)

'Or' presents a choice between two alternatives — juice or water.

5."but"(c)

'But' shows contrast — you might expect a long film to be boring, but this one was interesting.

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