Conjunctions
· Conjunctions are used to link words, phrases or sentences.
· And links parallel words or sentences.
e.g. They have buns for breakfast. They have eggs for breakfast.
, They have buns and eggs for breakfast.
· Or links sentences where choices are given.
e.g. Do you want coffee?
Do you want tea?
, Do you want coffee or tea?
· But links contrasting sentences.
e.g. My grandmother can sysle. My grandmother cannot swim.
, My grandmother can cycle but she cannot swim.
· because shows reason for an action or situation.
e.g. The man lives in a hut. The man is poor.
, The man lives in a hut because he is poor.
· So shows the result of a cause.
e.g. I was thirsty. I drank two glasses of water.
, I was thirsty so I drank two glasses of water.
Exercise 1
Underline the correct conjunctions.
1 1. Lee Shya ( but , and ) her mother went to the market this morning.
2. Is that a frog ( or , but ) a toad?
3. He ate three slices of bread ( so , because ) he was hungry.
4. An ostrich has wings ( or , but ) it cannot fly.
5. She learned against the dirty wall ( because , and ) stained her clothes.
6. My grandmother was tired ( so , but ) she went to bed early.
7. Shall we play chess ( but , or ) snakes and ladders?
8. She could not make a call using her handphone ( so , because ) it was out of
battery.
9. It was raining heavily ( but , so ) we had to cancel our picnic.
10. The girl fell down ( or , because ) she tripped over a rock.
11. Somebody put a present on my bed ( so , but ) the person did not leave me a messag.
12.They tried to move the cupboard ( and , because ) it was too heavy.
Answer:
1. and 7. or
2. or 8. because
3. because 9. so
4. but 10. because
5. and 11. but
6. so 12. because