Join the sentences with a conjunction
Conjunctions are words used to join clauses together. Combine the following sentences using
an appropriate conjunction.
1. She is pretty ……………………….. intelligent.
as well
as well as
both
2. He is greedy …………………………………… dishonest.
as well as
as well
both
3. God made small things …………………………………….. great things.
as well as
as well
both
4. Neither Martin ………………………………………… his father is tall.
or
nor
5. She is …………………………………… honest nor hard working.
neither
nor
either
6. ………………………………………… they gave her the best treatment, they
could not save her.
Although
However
In spite of
7. …………………………………….. she had the qualifications, she did not get
the job.
Although
However
In spite of
8. He was ill ……………………………………. he attended the meeting.
but
though
however
9. ……………………………………. the lawyer defended his client very well, he
lost the case.
Though
However
In spite of
10. …………………………………… he is not educated, he possesses practical
wisdom.
Though
However
In spite of
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Answers
1. She is pretty as well as intelligent.
2. He is greedy as well as dishonest.
3. God made small things as well as great things.
4. Neither Martin nor his father is tall.
5. She is neither honest nor hard working.
6. Although / though they gave her the best treatment, they could not save her.
7. Although / though she had the qualifications, she did not get the job.
8. He was ill but he attended the meeting. / Though he was ill he attended the meeting.
9. Though / although the lawyer defended his client very well, he lost the case.
10. Though he is not educated, he possesses practical wisdom. / He is not educated but he
possesses practical wisdom.