Students practice using conjunctive adverbs in sentences with this educational worksheet.

It looks like you've uploaded an image of a worksheet titled "Conjunctive Adverbs", which asks students to complete sentences using conjunctive adverbs from a provided word bank. The goal is to use the correct conjunctive adverb to connect ideas logically in each sentence.

Let's go through the task step by step.

---

🔤 Word Bank:

- Moreover
- Thus
- In fact
- However
- Nevertheless
- In addition
- Still
- Therefore

These are conjunctive adverbs—words that link ideas between clauses or sentences and show relationships like contrast, cause and effect, addition, or result.

---

✔ Now, let’s solve each sentence:

#### 1. I have been exercising and watching my food intake since October _________ I haven’t lost an ounce of weight.
- Analysis: There's a contrast here. The person has taken action (exercising, eating well), but no results (no weight loss).
- Best fit: However
- Answer: *I have been exercising and watching my food intake since October however I haven’t lost an ounce of weight.*

> 💡 Note: A comma is needed before "however" when it's used in the middle of a sentence.

✔ Corrected:
I have been exercising and watching my food intake since October; however, I haven’t lost an ounce of weight.
(Or: ...October. However, I haven’t...) — two separate sentences.

But since it's one sentence, we use a semicolon + comma:
...October; however, I haven’t...

But if only one word is allowed, just however.

---

#### 2. I started early for my work this morning _________ I was stuck in hour-long traffic jam.
- Analysis: The first part says they started early (positive), but then got stuck in traffic (negative). So there's a contrast.
- Best fit: However
- Answer: *I started early for my work this morning however I was stuck in an hour-long traffic jam.*

Again, needs punctuation:
...morning; however, I was...

---

#### 3. I love Japanese food _________ I had sushi and miso soup for my lunch this afternoon.
- Analysis: This is a cause-and-effect relationship. Because they love Japanese food, they ate it.
- Best fit: Therefore or Thus
- But “Therefore” is more formal. “Thus” is also good.
- However, “In fact” could work too? Let's see:
- “I love Japanese food. In fact, I had sushi…” → shows emphasis, not causation.
- Better: Therefore → because I love it, I ate it.
- Answer: *I love Japanese food therefore I had sushi and miso soup for my lunch this afternoon.*

Wait — again, need punctuation:
I love Japanese food; therefore, I had...

Alternatively, use thus:
...food; thus, I had...

But “Therefore” is more common in this context.

✔ Best choice: Therefore

---

#### 4. My brother Ramon hates green beans and broccoli _________ he has always seemed cleared from his kind of green vegetables.
- Analysis: This seems to be saying he hates green beans and broccoli, but he has always avoided them. That makes sense — but wait: “cleared from” might be a typo.
- Likely meant: “has always seemed to have cleared himself of” or “avoided”?
- Or perhaps: “he has always seemed to be clear of” — meaning he avoids them.
- But the idea is: He hates them → so he avoids them.
- Best fit: Therefore or Thus
- Answer: *My brother Ramon hates green beans and broccoli therefore he has always seemed clear of his kind of green vegetables.*

But the phrasing is awkward. Perhaps the intended meaning is:
“He hates green beans and broccoli; therefore, he avoids them.”

So yes, Therefore fits.

---

#### 5. Walter enjoyed getting a skateboard on his birthday _________ a hoverboard would have been a better choice of gift.
- Analysis: He liked the skateboard, but a hoverboard would’ve been better. So there’s a contrast.
- Best fit: However
- Answer: *Walter enjoyed getting a skateboard on his birthday however a hoverboard would have been a better choice of gift.*

Again, needs punctuation:
...birthday; however, a hoverboard...

✔ However

---

#### 6. I didn’t get enough time to prepare for my history test _________ I was able to score 95 on my test.
- Analysis: Despite not preparing enough, he scored high. So contrast.
- Best fit: Nevertheless or Still
- Both mean “in spite of that.”
- “Nevertheless” is more formal; “still” is informal.
- Answer: *I didn’t get enough time to prepare for my history test nevertheless I was able to score 95 on my test.*

Better with punctuation:
...test; nevertheless, I was able...

✔ Nevertheless

---

#### 7. My trainer suggested me to follow a strength training program _________ he emphasized on working out at least four times a week.
- Analysis: Two related suggestions: follow the program, and work out often. This is additional information.
- Best fit: In addition
- Answer: *My trainer suggested me to follow a strength training program in addition he emphasized on working out at least four times a week.*

Wait — “suggested me to follow” is incorrect grammar. Should be “suggested that I follow” or “suggested I follow.”

But assuming the sentence is as written, the logic is: he suggested the program, and additionally, he emphasized frequency.

So: In addition

✔ In addition

---

#### 8. The children have been eating something Italian _________ the mom chose to make lasagna for dinner tonight.
- Analysis: They’ve been eating Italian food, so the mom made lasagna (a continuation or extension of that theme).
- Best fit: Therefore or Thus
- Or maybe Moreover? But “moreover” means “also,” adding another point.
- Here, the reason she made lasagna is because they’ve been eating Italian — cause and effect.
- Answer: *The children have been eating something Italian therefore the mom chose to make lasagna for dinner tonight.*

Again, needs punctuation:
...Italian; therefore, the mom...

✔ Therefore

---

✔ Final Answers:

| Sentence | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | however |
| 2 | however |
| 3 | therefore |
| 4 | therefore |
| 5 | however |
| 6 | nevertheless |
| 7 | in addition |
| 8 | therefore |

---

📝 Summary of Key Concepts:

- However: shows contrast
- Therefore / Thus: shows result or conclusion
- Nevertheless / Still: despite something, still true
- In addition: adds more information
- Moreover: adds a further point (often stronger than “in addition”)
- In fact: emphasizes truth or surprise

---

⚠️ Important Notes:

- Always check punctuation! Conjunctive adverbs in the middle of a sentence require a semicolon before and a comma after.
- Example: *I studied hard; however, I failed.*
- Some sentences may need rephrasing for grammatical correctness (e.g., “suggested me to follow” → should be “suggested that I follow”).

---

Let me know if you'd like this worksheet formatted nicely or turned into a printable version!