Expressing Logical Relationships - Oppositional/ Contrastive

Guided Practice

Each item below offers a choice, in a pull-down menu, of three connectives for expressing an oppositional or contrastive relationship. For each numbered item, select the connective that best fits in the sentence. After you select a connective, an answer box at the bottom of the page will give you feedback.

  1. U.S. airlines laid off a lot of employees last fall,    they are beginning to hire some of those people back now.

    despite: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN

    whereas: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    but: CORRECT! U.S. airlines laid off a lot of employees last fall, but they are beginning to hire some of those people back now.

  2. I would agree that she is a very good student;    , I don't think I would recommend her for the advanced calculus course.

    while: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    however: CORRECT! I would agree that she is a very good student; however, I don't think I would recommend her for the advanced calculus course.

    in contrast to: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  3. Tom is an excellent horseback rider,    , his brother Mike prefers racing cars.

    despite: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    by contrast: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    while: CORRECT! Tom is an excellent horseback rider, while his brother Mike prefers racing cars.

  4.   you change your approach and start to study, or you will be suspended.

    Either: CORRECT! Either you change your approach and start to study, or you will be suspended.

    Whereas: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    On the one hand: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  5. Grocery stores tend to have a limited selection of pet foods,    pet stores which have a huge variety of different brands./p>

    even though: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    in contrast to: CORRECT! Grocery stores tend to have a limited selection of pet foods, in contrast to pet stores which have a huge variety of different brands.

    instead: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  6. You can usually get what you need at a corner store    they tend to have much less variety than the bigger grocery stores.

    contrastively: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    in contrast to: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    even though: CORRECT! You can usually get what you need at a corner store even though they tend to have much less variety than the bigger grocery stores.

  7. Choice is often limited at a corner store.     , large grocery stores usually offer a huge variety of all kinds of goods.

    Even though: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    In contrast to: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    By contrast: CORRECT! Choice is often limited at a corner store. By contrast, large grocery stores usually offer a huge variety of all kinds of goods.

  8. I'm sure I've seen her before,    I cannot remember her name.

    but: CORRECT! I'm sure I've seen her before, but I cannot remember her name.

    nevertheless: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    while: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  9. Florida citrus growers had a record year    several frosts in the late spring.

    however: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    in contrast to: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    not withstanding: CORRECT! Florida citrus growers had a record year notwithstanding several frosts in the late spring.

  10. I'm really too tired to finish this project tonight;    , I have to.

    despite: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    nevertheless: CORRECT! I'm really too tired to finish this project tonight; nevertheless, I have to.

    whereas: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  11. My cousin joined a county club    the cost.

    in spite of: CORRECT! My cousin joined a county club in spite of the cost.

    instead of: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    nevertheless: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

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