Conjunctions (and/but/or/because/although/so) Exercises PDFSet 2: Subordinating Conjunctions: Time & Reason

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.I always have breakfast ___ I go to work.

a) beforeb) afterc) untild) since

2.We were playing in the garden. ___ it started raining, we ran inside.

a) Whenb) Untilc) Befored) While

3.She was reading a book ___ her brother was playing video games.

a) whenb) beforec) untild) while

4.We went for a walk ___ we had finished lunch.

a) beforeb) whilec) afterd) until

5.___ he has a car, he prefers to cycle to work.

a) Althoughb) Becausec) Whend) After

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

1.before

2.When

3.while

4.after

5.Although

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

1."before"(a)

'Before' means earlier than — breakfast comes first, then going to work.

2."When"(a)

'When' introduces the moment something happened — the rain started, so they reacted by running inside.

3."while"(d)

'While' connects two actions happening at the same time — reading and playing happened simultaneously.

4."after"(c)

'After' means later than — they finished lunch first, then went for a walk.

5."Although"(a)

'Although' introduces a surprising contrast — you'd expect someone with a car to drive, but he cycles instead.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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