Conjunctions Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. ………………………. I was doing my homework, Raju was playing cricket. (As / While / Though)

2. I know a shop ………………………. you can buy spices. (where / there / here)

3. This is the hotel ……………………….. our meetings used to take place. (where / there / here)

4. The woman ……………………… child was missing urged the police to find her. (who / who’s / whose)

5. It …………………….. a rainy day, we didn’t go out. (be / being / been)

6. It is ……………………….. late to start a new lesson now. (too / so / very)

7. They were ……………………….. poor that they often slept on an empty stomach. (so / very / too)

8. ……………………….. he is very old, he still walks without support. (As / Though / While)

9. ……………………….. I was late for school, the teacher made me stand outside. (As / Though / If)

10. She talks …………………………. she knows everything. (as if / as though / even though)

11. ………………………… the test was difficult, I managed to perform reasonably well. (As / Though / While)

Answers

1. While I was doing my homework, Raju was playing cricket.

2. I know a shop where you can buy spices.

3. This is the hotel where our meetings used to take place.

4. The woman whose child was missing urged the police to find her.

5. It being a rainy day, we didn’t go out.

6. It is too late to start a new lesson now.

7. They were so poor that they often slept on an empty stomach.

8. Though he is very old, he still walks without support.

9. As I was late for school, the teacher made me stand outside.

10. She talks as if / as though she knows everything.

11. Though the test was difficult, I managed to perform reasonably well.