How to Use a Conjunctive Adverb

 You need to work harder ________________, you'll get fired.

• ;otherwise
• ,otherwise,
• ;otherwise,
• otherwise

He is a very weak president; ________________, most people support him.

• otherwise
• instead
• nevertheless
• therefore

We wanted to go to Portugal________________ we went to Brazil.

• instead
• ;instead,
• ;instead
• ;instead,

We wanted to go to the beach; ________________, it started to rain and we stayed at home.

• otherwise
• however
• namely
• therefore

She is a very smart woman; ________________, it is not at all surprising that she got the job. 

• nevertheless
• similarly
• therefore
• otherwise

He has a terrible voice; ________________, he will go down in history as the worst singer ever.

• still
• undoubldedly
• otherwise
• instead

John has very little money ________________ his brother Jacob is a millionaire.

• ;in contrast,
• in contrast
• in contrast
• ;in contrast

Roberta didn't have all the ingredients to bake a cake; ________________, she decided to prepare something else.

• finally
• indeed
• therefore
• however

He didn't want to tell her the truth; ________________, he just lied.

• finally
• instead
• similarly
• however

I really don't know why he came; ________________, I would tell you.

• otherwise
• instead
• in contrast
• however