Worksheet 1: Conjunctions
#### Section 16. Conjunctions
#### Task 1: Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences.
A conjunction is a word used to join words, groups of words, or sentences. Here are the solutions:
(a)
My mother loves to cook, because she has a special talent for it.
- Underlined conjunction:
because
(b)
The man is smart but the woman is smarter.
- Underlined conjunction:
but
(c)
My sister ate all her chocolates but she was still hungry.
- Underlined conjunction:
but
(d)
Mohan fell ill, so he decided to go to the doctor.
- Underlined conjunction:
so
(e)
Reena studies biology as she wants to become a doctor.
- Underlined conjunction:
as
(f)
Since it was raining, they decided to stay at home.
- Underlined conjunction:
since
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#### Task 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate conjunctions given in brackets.
Choose the conjunction that best fits the context of each sentence.
(a)
The teacher wanted the students to do both English _______ Social Science homework.
- Options:
and/but
- Correct conjunction:
and
- Sentence: The teacher wanted the students to do both English
and Social Science homework.
(b)
Sunil let his friend play with his pet dog, _______ not with his football.
- Options:
or/but
- Correct conjunction:
but
- Sentence: Sunil let his friend play with his pet dog,
but not with his football.
(c)
He was happy with his gifts _______ he wanted more.
- Options:
yet/and
- Correct conjunction:
yet
- Sentence: He was happy with his gifts
yet he wanted more.
(d)
My father wants to go to the beach _______ he loves to sit in the sun.
- Options:
yet/as
- Correct conjunction:
as
- Sentence: My father wants to go to the beach
as he loves to sit in the sun.
(e)
Take the cake out of the oven _______ the timer goes off.
- Options:
before/when
- Correct conjunction:
when
- Sentence: Take the cake out of the oven
when the timer goes off.
(f)
Mahesh did not score well _______ he performed well in the class tests.
- Options:
although/though
- Correct conjunction:
although
- Sentence: Mahesh did not score well
although he performed well in the class tests.
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#### Task 3: Rearrange the words to make sentences.
Rearrange the given words to form coherent sentences.
(a)
Sheena \ well \ can \ sing \ cannot \ play \ a \ guitar.
- Rearranged sentence:
Sheena can sing well but cannot play a guitar.
(b)
call \ bell \ rang \ when \ about \ to \ my \ mother \ cooking \ finish \ her \ the
- Rearranged sentence:
The call bell rang when my mother was about to finish her cooking.
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Final Answers:
#### Task 1:
(a)
because
(b)
but
(c)
but
(d)
so
(e)
as
(f)
since
#### Task 2:
(a)
and
(b)
but
(c)
yet
(d)
as
(e)
when
(f)
although
#### Task 3:
(a)
Sheena can sing well but cannot play a guitar.
(b)
The call bell rang when my mother was about to finish her cooking.
Boxed Final Answer:
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