Expressing Logical Relationships - Additive and Oppositional

Guided Practice

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

  1. We're tired of it    we're not going to take it any more.

    and: CORRECT! We're tired of it AND we're not going to take it any more.

    but: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    whereas: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  2. We're tired of it.    , it's almost over.

    Similarly: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    Moreover: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    However: CORRECT! We're tired of it. HOWEVER, it's almost over..

  3. I'm hungry. I'll take a slice of ham    the roast beef.

    as well as: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    instead of: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    in addition to: CORRECT! I'm hungry. I'll take a slice of ham IN ADDITION TO the roast beef.

  4. I'm not very hungry. I'll have a salad    the roast beef sandwich.

    as well as: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    instead of: CORRECT! I'm not very hungry. I'll have a salad INSTEAD OF the roast beef sandwich.

    in addition to: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  5. The conference will not be held in Las Vegas;    , it will be in Portland./p>

    nevertheless: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    also: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    instead: CORRECT! The conference will not be held in Las Vegas; INSTEAD, it will be in Portland.

  6. I'm only taking 12 credits this semester    last semester when I took 18 credits.

    though: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    despite: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    as opposed to: CORRECT! I'm only taking 12 credits this semester AS OPPOSED to last semester when I took 18 credits.

  7. The jackpot in the lottery this week is     $20 million or $26 million.

    either: CORRECT! The jackpot in the lottery this week is EITHER $20 million or $26 million.

    both: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    neither: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  8. Of the three beds, Goldilocks found only one that was just right. It was    too big nor too small.

    either: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    both: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    neither: CORRECT! Of the three beds, Goldilocks found only one that was just right. It was NEITHER too big nor too small./p>

  9. I worked before going to college.    my brother, who went straight to college from high school.

    But contrast: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    In contrast to: CORRECT! I worked before going to college. IN CONTRAST TO my brother, who went straight to college from high school.

    Similarly: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  10.   being the class president in high school, Vincent had a tough time in his freshman year in college.

    Besides: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    Instead of: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    In spite of: CORRECT! IN SPITE OF being the class president in high school, Vincent had a tough time in his freshman year in college.

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