Conjunction Exercises with Answers

Conjunctions are words used to join sentences, phrases or clauses. In this post, we have added the top 20+ Conjunction exercises with answers.

Conjunctions that join words or phrases

  • I need a book and a pen.
  • I need a book or a pen.
  • I need not a book but a pen.
  • I need a book as well as a pen of good quality.

English Conjunctions that join the clauses are subdivided into two main classes – Coordinating conjunctions and Subordinating conjunctions.

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Conjunction Exercises with Answers

Coordinating Conjunctions

They are used to connect sentences, phrases or clauses of equal rank. Coordinating conjunctions are of four types –

  • Cumulative – and, both….and, also, too, as well as, not only….but also, no less than
  • Alternative – or, either….or, neither….nor, otherwise, else
  • Adversative – but, still, yet, however, nevertheless, only, whereas,
  • Illative – so, for, therefore, then

Subordinating Conjunctions

They are used to connect clauses which are not of equal rank. One clause depends on the other for completing its meaning. Subordinating conjunctions denote time, place, reason, effect, purpose, manner, condition, comparison, apposition and contrast.

  • Apposition – that, why, how
  • Reason – as, because
  • Purpose – that, so that, in order that
  • Effect – that
  • Condition – if, provided
  • Contrast – though, although
  • Comparison – as, as much as, no less than
  • Manner – as, so far as
  • Time – before, after, when
  • Place – where, wherever

Conjunction Exercises with Answers


Conjunction Exercises with Answers #1


  1. Rini…………….. Sita went to school.
  2. The king died………….his son ascended the throne.
  3. Make haste,……………..you will be late.
  4. “Do…………………die”.
  5. Tapas Sen is a brave man,………………..he does not feel afraid.

Answers

  1. Rini and Sita went to school.
  2. The king died and his son ascended the throne.
  3. Make haste, or you will be late.
  4. “Do or die”.
  5. Tapas Sen is a brave man, so he does not feel afraid.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #2


  1. Rahim was ill,…………….he could not come to school.
  2. Read …………………you will fail.
  3. I shall go there………………..they will come here.
  4. He played well ……………………got the prize.
  5. He got the medicine ……………………left the place.

Answers

  1. Rahim was ill, so he could not come to school.
  2. Read or you will fail.
  3. I shall go there or they will come here.
  4. He played well and got the prize.
  5. He got the medicine and left the place.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #3


  1. …………….she……………..her parents did this work.
  2. This man is dishonest, ……………………Piyali will not deal with him.
  3. The air is cool now, …………………it is raining.
  4. I see, …………………, we should start at once.
  5. …………………my father……………….. I must go.

Answers

  1. Either she or her parents did this work.
  2. This man is dishonest, therefore Piyali will not deal with him.
  3. The air is cool now, for it is raining.
  4. I see, then, we should start at once.
  5. Either my father or I must go.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #4


  1. Tony is poor………………….honest.
  2. He is sad………………..hopeful.
  3. Tulika is very rich, but…………………he is not contented.
  4. The matter was painful, …………………, he did not complain.
  5. Everyone was against her; ………………………., she stuck to his point.

Answers

  1. Tony is poor but honest.
  2. He is sad but hopeful.
  3. Tulika is very rich, but still (yet) he is not contented.
  4. The matter was painful, still, he did not complain.
  5. Everyone was against her; however (nevertheless), she stuck to his point.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #5


  1. We know……………he is honest.
  2. He said………………..he would go.
  3. Rohi deserves the reward……………….she has worked hard.
  4. He cannot go out…………………he is ill.
  5. ………………….she was ill, she could not come to school.

Answers

  1. We know that he is honest.
  2. He said that he would go.
  3. Rohi deserves the reward because she has worked hard.
  4. He cannot go out because he is ill.
  5. As she was ill, she could not come to school.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #6


  1. We work……………..we may earn a living.
  2. Men work……………………they may earn a living.
  3. …………….you come, we shall go there.
  4. He will die……………he takes poison.
  5. You will fail………………you work hard.

Answers

  1. We work so that we may earn a living.
  2. Men work so that they may earn a living.
  3. If you come, we shall go there.
  4. He will die if he takes poison.
  5. You will fail unless you work hard.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #7


  1. Ask him……………..he will come tomorrow.
  2. Shut the door……………..the child may not go out.
  3. I study hard…………….. I may pass the examination.
  4. Amal took medicine…………………he might get well.
  5. ………………………I am ill, I cannot go.

Answers

  1. Ask him whether he will come tomorrow.
  2. Shut the door so that the child may not go out.
  3. I study hard so that I may pass the examination.
  4. Amal took medicine in order that he might get well.
  5. As I am ill, I cannot go.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #8


  1. …………….I am ill, I cannot go there.
  2. Tom told us………………..the train had left the station.
  3. Tori made a promise……………….she would return soon.
  4. I don’t know……………………she has come.
  5. I don’t know………………..she has done this work alone.

Answers

  1. Since I am ill, I cannot go there.
  2. Tom told us that the train had left the station.
  3. Tori made a promise that she would return soon.
  4. I don’t know why she has come.
  5. I don’t know how she has done this work alone.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #9


  1. Tom talked so much…………………..his voice became hoarse.
  2. ………………………she was ill, she did his duties.
  3. ………………………he is poor, he is honest.
  4. This ripe mango is…………..sweet…………………honey.
  5. This mango is not…………….sweet………………..honey.

Answers

  1. Tom talked so much that his voice became hoarse.
  2. Though (Although) she was ill, she did his duties.
  3. Though he is poor, he is honest.
  4. This ripe mango is as sweet as honey.
  5. This mango is not so sweet as honey.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #10


  1. Men will reap,………………….they sow.
  2. It happened precisely…………………… I told you.
  3. This doesn’t seem right, ………………………I can find out.
  4. This is not true,…………………….I can see.
  5. She is………………….clever……………….I (am).

Answers

  1. Men will reap, as they sow.
  2. It happened precisely as I told you.
  3. This doesn’t seem right, so far as I can find out.
  4. This is not true, so far as I can see.
  5. She is as clever as I (am).

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #11


  1. She likes you……………. I (like you).
  2. He loves action………………..fiction.
  3. He is taller……………….my sister.
  4. The earth is larger…………………the moon.
  5. Bishal finished first………………..he began late.

Answers

  1. She likes you as much as I (like you).
  2. He loves action no less than fiction.
  3. He is taller than my sister.
  4. The earth is larger than the moon.
  5. Bishal finished first though he began late.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #12


  1. ……………….it was cold, the man did not light a fire.
  2. ………………..it was hard, he did it.
  3. Rich…………………..he is, he is not happy.
  4. The boy will never succeed,……………………..hard he works.
  5. It rained so heavily…………………….paddy could not grow.

Answers

  1. Although it was cold, the man did not light a fire.
  2. Although it was hard, he did it.
  3. Rich as he is, he is not happy.
  4. The boy will never succeed, however hard he works.
  5. It rained so heavily that paddy could not grow.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #13


  1. You lie so often………………nobody believes you.
  2. I shall leave the room…………………..my father returns home.
  3. She had worked hard…………………….she succeeded.
  4. The patient had died………………..the doctor came.
  5. He came………………… I had left the place.

Answers

  1. You lie so often that nobody believes you.
  2. I shall leave the room as soon as my father returns home.
  3. She had worked hard before she succeeded.
  4. The patient had died before the doctor came.
  5. He came after I had left the place.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #14


  1. He returned home…………..he had done office work.
  2. Alisha came……………. I was getting ready to go out.
  3. He came………………. I was there.
  4. Rita came here………………….it was raining.
  5. I shall go………………he will go.

Answers

  1. He returned home after he had done office work.
  2. Alisha came when I was getting ready to go out.
  3. He came when I was there.
  4. Rita came here while it was raining.
  5. I shall go where he will go.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #15


  1. You may go……………….you like.
  2. I shall find her out…………………she lies.
  3. Make haste………………..the sun shines.
  4. No one can harm us…………………..we are united.
  5. Stay……………….. you like.
  6. Mini started………………… I reached there.
  7. Wait……………………the train stops.

Answers

 

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  1. You may go where you like.
  2. I shall find her out wherever she lies.
  3. Make haste while the sun shines.
  4. No one can harm us as long as (so long as) we are united.
  5. Stay as long as you like.
  6. Mini started as soon as I reached there.
  7. Wait till the train stops.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #16


  1. India played well, ……………………they lost the match.
  2. Life is full of tears…………………….none wishes to die.
  3. He worked hard, …………………., he failed.
  4. Everyone opposed me, …………………, I did not lose heart.
  5. He was very much annoyed, …………………., he kept quiet.

Answers

  1. India played well, yet they lost the match.
  2. Life is full of tears yet none wishes to die.
  3. He worked hard, still, he failed.
  4. Everyone opposed me, nevertheless, I did not lose heart.
  5. He was very much annoyed, however, he kept quiet.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #17


  1. Pinaki tried hard,……………he failed.
  2. I would help you, ……………….I am too busy.
  3. The rich are making merry, ……………….the poor are dying of starvation.
  4. He is rich……………………his brother is poor.
  5. He could…………….stand up………………..lie down.

Answers

  1. Pinaki tried hard, but he failed.
  2. I would help you, only I am too busy.
  3. The rich are making merry, whereas the poor are dying of starvation.
  4. He is rich whereas his brother is poor.
  5. He could neither stand up nor lie down.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #18


  1. Nina is……………….foolish……………….ignorant.
  2. They………………love………………..respect this great man.
  3. Both he……………….his brother will go.
  4. The boy, …………………the girl, is guilty.
  5. He tried hard……………….he could win the game.

Answers

  1. Nina is neither foolish nor ignorant.
  2. They both love and respect this great man.
  3. Both he and his brother will go.
  4. The boy, as well as the girl, is guilty.
  5. He tried hard so he could win the game.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #19


  1. I am not going out, ………………..Rima will come now.
  2. Piyush was found guilty, …………….he was hanged.
  3. Dipali ……………….her brother is honest.
  4. The teacher, ……………….his students, was invited.
  5. Men like ………………wealth ………………..social position.

Answers

  1. I am not going out, for Rima will come now.
  2. Piyush was found guilty, therefore he was hanged.
  3. Dipali as well as her brother is honest.
  4. The teacher, as well as his students, was invited.
  5. Men like not only wealth but also social position.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #20


  1. Tom plays…………..the drum……………….the flute.
  2. ……………..he………….his father was guilty.
  3. I will not give him this pen, …………………even his sister.
  4. Leave the place, ……………………, you will be caught.
  5. Do what you are told, …………………., you will be punished.

Answers

  1. Tom plays not only the drum but also the flute.
  2. Neither he nor his father was guilty.
  3. I will not give him this pen, nor even his sister.
  4. Leave the place, otherwise, you will be caught.
  5. Do what you are told, otherwise, you will be punished.

Conjunction Exercises with Answers #21


  1. Try hard………………., you will fail.
  2. Run,……………..you will be late.
  3. She was…………………accused…………………convicted.
  4. ……………….he but his mother………………..will go there.
  5. Kamal, ………………..his father, is an experienced man.

Answers

  1. Try hard otherwise, you will fail.
  2. Run, else you will be late.
  3. She was not only accused but also convicted.
  4. Not only he but his mother also will go there.
  5. Kamal, no less than his father, is an experienced man.

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