Expressing Logical Relationships - Appropriate Connectives

Guided Practice

Each item below offers a choice, in a pull-down menu, of four connectives for expressing various logical relationships. 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.   the price of gas, we're planning a cross-country car trip.

    Since: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    Accordingly: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    Subsequently to: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    Notwithstanding: CORRECT! NOTWITHSTANDING the price of gas, we're planning a cross-country car trip.

  2. He's earning as much money as possible now    he can retire early.

    so that: CORRECT! He's earning as much money as possible now SO THAT he can retire early.

    as soon as: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    in addition to: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    subsequently: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  3. She was failing the course;    she withdrew.

    unless: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    so that: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    consequently: CORRECT! She was failing the course; CONSEQUENTLY, she withdrew.

    furthermore: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  4. Unless    the roof leaks, you have a serious problem.

    Whenever: CORRECT! WHENEVER the roof leaks, you have a serious problem.

    Unless: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    Therefore: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    As a result of: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

  5. I don't know which colleges to apply to;    what is RIT like?

    thus: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    then: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    because: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    for instance: CORRECT! I don't know which colleges to apply to; FOR INSTANCE, what is RIT like?

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