Exercises

Using Conjunctions
Choose the conjunction which best completes the sentence.
1. ______________ we leave the bank, we’ll spend the money. (After; Since; While)
2. ______________ they arrived, they sat down to dinner. (If; Whereas; When)
3. We haven’t seen her ______________ she left. (only if; as; since)
4. ______________ you didn’t call, I made other plans. (Even if; Since; If)
5. He went to bed, ______________ he was tired. (although; because; even though)
6. It started to rain ______________ I was walking home. (while; because; unless)
7. I checked my luggage ______________ I boarded the plane. (though; now that; before)
8. ______________ I had a fever, I did not feel sick. (In the event; Even though; Since)
9. ______________ I arrived in California, I visited the aquarium. (As soon as; Until; Unless)
10. We talked to the doctor ______________ it was time to leave. (if; so long as; until)
11. I’ll be at work tomorrow ______________ I’m still feeling sick. (after; whether or not; once)
12. I bought a magazine ______________ I like to read on planes. (though; because; once)
13. He went to the doctor ______________ he didn’t have a fever. (provided; until; even though)


Expressing Opposition
Choose either “although” or “despite” to complete the sentences.
1. ____________ the weather, we still went walking.
2. ____________ it was hot, we wore our coats.
3. They went skiing ____________ the warm temperatures.
4. She went to work ____________ she had a fever.
5. He rented the apartment ____________ the expensive utilities.
6. ____________ I had a toothache, the dentist didn’t remove my tooth.
7. I had the tooth removed ____________ the cost.
8. She did not feel sick ____________ her fever.
9. ____________ the carpet wasn’t very dirty, we still had it cleaned.
10. ____________ he was in Monterey, he didn’t visit the aquarium.
11. He felt sleepy ____________ the coffee.
12. We drove to Georgia ____________ the terrible traffic.
13. ____________ I filled up the tank, I still ran out of gas.