What Is a Conjunction? Quiz

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1. A conjunction is a part-of-speech that joins together two words, two phrases or

two clauses
two paragraphs
a) two clauses b) two paragraphs

2. Which of these very common words is a conjunction?

the
and
a) the b) and

3. Which list contains other common conjunctions?

on, in, above, beside
but, or, because, so
a) on, in, above, beside b) but, or, because, so

4. "We'll go swimming if it isn't too cold." Which is the conjunction?

if
it
a) if b) it

5. "My sister likes pop music but I like rap." The conjunction joins

two words
two clauses
a) two words b) two clauses

6. "I'll be busy on Monday and Tuesday but I'm free on Wednesday." The first conjunction joins

two words
two clauses
a) two words b) two clauses

7. True or false? "Conjunctions always consist of a single word."

True
False
a) True b) False

8. Which is a conjunction?

so that
so much
a) so that b) so much

9. "I was sick _______ I couldn't go to work." Which conjunction is best?

because
so
a) because b) so

10. "They played golf _______ it was raining." Which conjunction is best?

even though
as long as
a) even though b) as long as

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