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Conjunctions and interjections

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 3mins

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1.

Conjunctions are words that are used to

a)

connect or join words or groups of words.

b)

express emotion such as fear or surprise.

c)

relate a noun or pronoun to another word or group of words.

d)

expand on the meaning of a sentence by describing something.

2.

Which of the following is not a kind of conjunction?

a)

subordinating

b)

coordinating

c)

compound

d)

correlative

3.

Which conjunction is missing from this list? for, and, nor, but, or, yet...

a)

as

b)

because

c)

so

d)

either

4.

What part of speech are (1) and (2) in the following sentence? Eddy bought some flowers and chocolates (1) for Beatrice, (2) for he his completely head over heals in love with her.

a)

(1) preposition (2) conjunction

b)

(1) preposition (2) preposition

c)

(1) conjunction (2) conjunction

d)

(1) conjunction (2) preposition

5.

What type of conjunction always appear in pairs, such as "either...or..."?

a)

compound

b)

correlative

c)

subordinating

d)

coordinating

6.

Which of the following sentences is correct and appropriate?

a)

Grandpa walked carefully and in a slow way.

b)

Grandpa walked carefully and slowly.

7.

Which are the conjunctions that connect two complete ideas by making one of them dependent on the other?

a)

compound

b)

correlative

c)

subordinating

d)

coordinating

8.

What words are being connected by the conjunction? The policeman signaled and whistled for the traffic to stop.

a)

policeman; stop

b)

signaled; whistled

c)

whsitled; traffic

d)

signaled; whistled; traffic; stop

9.

Which conjunction best fits in the blank? Maria spent too much money at the mall. She bought _____ a sweater _____ a dress.

a)

not only - but also

b)

whether - or

10.

Which sentence is correct and appropriate?

a)

To my amazement, my wedding dress neither looked stained not wrinkled.

b)

To my amazement, neither my wedding dress looked stained nor wrinkled.

c)

To my amazement, my wedding dress looked neither stained nor wrinkled.

11.

Which of the following is not a subordinating conjunction?

a)

so

b)

because

c)

if

d)

so that

12.

What part of speech are the underlined words (1), (2), and (3)? I called John (1) before lunch, and he didn't answer. I was worried because this hadn't happened (2) before. I tried calling again (3) before I drove over to his house. It turns out his phone was off!

a)

(1) adverb (2) conjunction (3) preposition

b)

(1) preposition (2) adverb (3) conjunction

c)

(1) conjunction (2) preposition (3) adverb

13.

Which word is an interjection? Shoot! You made me almost drop my croissant!

a)

croissant

b)

almost

c)

made

d)

shoot

14.

In the sentence below, choose the word that is an interjection.

"I don't give a darn if you shoot for the stars or shoot for, um, a little closer to earth".

a)

darn

b)

shoot

c)

um

d)

a

15.

Which of the following words or phrases can be used as an interjection?

a)

woman

b)

Donald Trump is long gone.

c)

man

d)

camera

16.

The main function of an interjection is to

a)

describe a verb

b)

make your voice more academic

c)

express emotion or a feeling

d)

All of the above