Expressing Logical Relationships - Appropriate Conjunctions

Guided Practice

Each item below offers a choice, in a pull-down menu, of four conjunctions for expressing various logical relationships. For each numbered item, select the conjunction that best fits in the sentence. After you select a conjunction, an answer box at the bottom of the page will give you feedback.

  1. The baby's finally stopped crying    I don't know why.

    plaus: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    since: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    although: CORRECT! The baby finally stopped crying ALTHOUGH I dont know why.

    so that: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  2. We're going to keep looking    we find the house of our dreams.

    until: CORRECT! We are going to keep looking UNTIL we find the house of our dreams.

    unless: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    whereas: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    because: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  3. You can depend on Mike to help    there's a problem.

    so: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    and: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    whenever: CORRECT! You can depend on Mike to help WHENEVER there is a problem.

    but: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  4. The phone had stopped ringing    I got there.

    or else: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    while: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    so: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    by the time (that): CORRECT! The phone had stopped ringing BY THE TIME I got there.

  5. She    has a bad cold, but also she recently broke her big toe.

    either: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    as soon as: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    neither: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    not only: CORRECT! She NOT ONLY has a bad cold, but also she recently broke her big toe.

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