TOEFL GRAMMAR: CONJUNCTIONS

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It looked dark and heavy _____ it was going to rain.

• although

• as if

• unless

• whereas

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_____ I get your call, I will leave.

• As soon as

• By the time

• As though

• Now that

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_____ he had read the instructions several times, he knew what to do.

• Whereas

• Until

• After

• While

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_____ he cannot afford a car, he rides a bicycle.

• Unless

• Though

• Whereas

• Because

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_____ the cities do not provide better and cheaper mass transport, the traffic problem will get worse.

• So that

• If

• Even though

• Before

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_____ you go to Canada, you should visit Toronto.

• When

• Since

• As

• Before

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_____ riding a bicycle is good leg exercise, it does not use up a lot of calories.

• As

• Because

• Although

• So that

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She turned off the record player _____ she could study.

• now that

• even if

• in case

• so that

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Although thunder and lightening are produced at the same time, light waves travel faster _____, so we see the lightening before we hear the thunder.

• than sound waves do

• than sound waves are

• do sound waves

• sound waves

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In its pure state antimony has no important uses, but _____ with other substances, it is extremely useful metal.

• when combined physically or chemically

• combined when physically or chemically

• the physical and chemical combination

• it is combined physically and chemically