Conjunctions and Tenses Quiz

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a correlative conjunction.

• I like both pizza and burgers.

• I like pizza but burgers.

• I like pizza because it’s tasty.

• I like pizza or burgers.

Which sentence contains a conjunction?

• I love ice cream and cake.

• She runs fast.

• We went outside.

• He likes to read.

T / F The sentence “We were playing soccer when it started to rain” is in the past progressive tense.

• True

• False

What is the conjunction in this sentence? “She was tired, but she finished her homework.”

• She

• Was

• But

• Finished

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• Either you study or you fail.

• Neither Sarah nor Jake likes spinach.

• He was running fast but fell.

• Not only he studies, but also plays.

T / F The sentence “She is dancing and singing” contains a conjunction.

• True

• False

Which sentence is in the present progressive tense?

• She will bake a cake tomorrow.

• She is baking a cake right now.

• She baked a cake yesterday.

• She bakes cakes every weekend.

“Yet” is a conjunction that means the same thing as “because.”

• True

• False

Which sentence correctly uses both...and?

• Both my sister and my brother love to read.

• Both my sister but my brother love to read.

• My sister and my brother love to read both.

• Both my sister and, my brother love to read.

Which sentence is in the past progressive tense?

• He plays soccer every Saturday.

• He played soccer last weekend.

• He was playing soccer when it started to rain.

• He will play soccer tomorrow.