Conjunctions (and/but/or/because/although/so) Exercises PDFSet 3: Contrast, Concession & Correlative Conjunctions

20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.___ she studied all night, she still failed the test.

a) Becauseb) Sincec) As soon asd) Even though

2.He speaks ___ French ___ Spanish fluently.

a) bothb) eitherc) neitherd) not only

3.You can have ___ the chicken ___ the fish. Which do you prefer?

a) bothb) neitherc) not onlyd) either

4.Tom is very outgoing, ___ his brother is quite shy.

a) becauseb) whereasc) sinced) after

5.___ Mark ___ his wife could attend the wedding. They were both ill.

a) Bothb) Eitherc) Neitherd) Not only

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

1.Even though

2.both

3.either

4.whereas

5.Neither

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1."Even though"(d)

'Even though' expresses a strong concession — studying all night makes failing surprising. 'Even though' is stronger than 'although'.

2."both"(a)

'Both...and' is used to emphasise that two things are true — he is fluent in French AND Spanish.

3."either"(d)

'Either...or' presents a choice between two options — pick one of the two dishes. 'Which do you prefer?' confirms only one is being chosen.

4."whereas"(b)

'Whereas' draws a direct contrast between two facts — Tom and his brother have opposite personalities.

5."Neither"(c)

'Neither...nor' means not one and not the other — both Mark and his wife were unable to attend.

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