This document contains an English grammar exercise about conjunctions. It provides 50 multiple choice questions testing the use of conjunctions like "and", "but", "or", "yet", "so" etc. in different contexts. The questions are at various difficulty levels. Answers to the 50 questions are provided at the end. The purpose of the exercise is to help learners practice and improve their understanding of conjunctions.

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English Grammar
GRAMMAR LEVEL – 1
Practice 3
U n i t P r a c t i c e
CONJUNCTIONS
1.Ali ____________ Babu are going to Singapore next week.
A and B but C so
2.We were tired ____________ we were happy.
A and B but C so
3.Would you like tea ________ coffee?
A and B but C or
4.The children were wet ____________ dirty after playing in the rain.
A and B but C or
5.Hanim went to the market with Siti ___________ Fatimah.
A and B but C so
6.The movie “Alien Gang” was quite boring _________ dull.
A and B but C so
7.Jimmy likes to play badminton_________ his brother likes to play tennis.
A and B but C or
8. Sandy ________her sister are poor_________ they are very hardworking.
A and...and B and…but C but...and
9.The snatch thief tried to snatch the old lady’s necklace_______ he couldn’t.
A and B but C so
10.Chin Wen plays basketball well, ______ her favorite sport is tennis.
A and B but C yet
11.Why hasn’t James come home _______?
A and B but C yet
12.Studying ________ working at the same time can be very taxing.
A and B but C for
13. Mr. Yamaguchi lost all his material goods in the tsunami _________ his family is safe.
A and B but C yet
14.I am not feeling well, _______ I decided to stay at home today.
A and B but C so
15.The Kampong Bening villagers saw a tiger ____________ quickly alerted the authorities.
A and B but C yet
16.You can study hard for this exam _________ you can fail.
A and B but C or
17.Our class teacher asked us to sweep ___________ mop the class floor.
A and B but C so
[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]

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18. __________ Jimmy _______ Salim is not going to the party tonight.
A either..or B Either...or C Neither...nor
19. _________ the boys _______ the girls are going to the book fair also.
A Not only...but B But...not only C Not only...but also
20.Hassan wants __________ money __________ fame.
A not only...but B but...not only C not only...but also
21.___________ her brothers ________ her sisters are doctors.
A Two...and B Both...and C Neither...nor
22.I am not sure ___________ to take a business course ___________ an accounting course.
A whether...and B whether...but C whether...or
23. You have to make up your mind,____________ to go to America _________ to Japan.
A whether...but B whether...and C whether...or
24. Nathan lost ___________ his money _________his family due to his gambling habit.
A not only...but also B not only...but C but also...not only
25. We can still reach our destination on time ______________ we start our journey late.
A even B even if C because
26.Johnny was late ________ school __________ it was raining heavily just now.
A for...because B too...because C for...that
27.I want you to do your English exercise ____________ I come back.
A until B for C to
28.You can come to the meeting _______________ you don’t say anything.
A so B as long as C and
29.Doctor advised Sam to rest for a month _____________ he can fully recover.
A since B until C so that
30.Nobody can succeed ___________they are willing to work hard.
A unless B before C but
31.Larry acts ___________ he doesn’t know anything.
A and B while C as if
32.I like to visit the museum ___________ I am free.
A whenever B since C than
33.____________ Mr. Lee is rich ___________ very kind and helpful to the people in need.
A Not only...but B Not only...but also C Not only...so
34.The boys are not allowed to go out __________ they have finished all their chores.
A until B and C so
35. Take the umbrella just __________, who knows it might rain later.
A so B in case C that
36.He is upset __________ nobody listens to him.
A so B while C that

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37.Ally will go to the clinic ___________ she is free.
A when B how C till
38. John went to school ___________ it was raining.
A how B if C although
39. The policeman managed to catch the thief __________ the thief fell down.
A when B although C while
40. _________ you have solved the first puzzle, you can move on to the next round.
A Although B Before C Once
41.I am not sure ___________ Sam is coming today or tomorrow.
A when B whether C how
42.Sandy likes to help the poor __________ she is not a rich woman.
A If B although C whether
43. The thieves broke into his house ___________ he was fast asleep.
A while B whether C although
44.We must brush our teeth _________ going to bed.
A before B after C while
45.Gary took his driving test seven times __________ he passed.
A after B till C when
46. The desert camels can travel _________ without water for weeks.
A when B for C even
47.His house is bigger _________ mine.
A while B beforeC than
48.Ram was still talking even _________ his teacher rebuked him.
A after B while C if
49.Give me a call _________ you reach home.
A even B once C while
50.My father worked hard all his life ________ he knew he had cancer.
A before B after C although

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Answers For Unit Practice 3 - Conjunctions
1 A 11 C 21 B 31 C 41 B
2 B 12 A 22 C 32 A 42 B
3 C 13 B 23 C 33 B 43 A
4 A 14 C 24 A 34 A 44 A
5 A 15 A 25 B 35 B 45 B
6 A 16 C 26 A 36 C 46 C
7 B 17 A 27 A 37 A 47 C
8 B 18 B 28 B 38 C 48 A
9 B 19 A 29 C 39 A 49 B
10 C 20 C 30 A 40 C 50 C