Conjunctions 2 [Grammar Exercise]

Fill in the correct conjunctions and linking words from the list.  There may be more than one possibility!

1. This is Jack’s new mountain bike, ______________________ he got from his parents. He locks it upevery evening ______________________ nobody can steal it.

2.______________________ my father loves jazz, he doesn’t often listen to it.
3.______________________ we were driving through the countryside, we saw lots of nice villages.
4.Honda makes cars ______________________ motorcycles.
5.Our flight attendants must be able to speak ______________________ English and Spanish.
6.The weather was perfect. It was ______________________ too hot ______________________ too cold.
7.Sally invited me to her party last weekend. ______________________, I had to tell her I couldn’tcome.
8.I started to learn Italian ______________________ my stay in Rome.
9.______________________ being the better team, we lost the match.
10. ______________________ we hadn’t eaten for over 12 hours, we weren’t hungry.
11. I arrived late for the show, ______________________ the bad traffic.
12.This cell phone costs 5 cents per minute, ______________________ the other has a flat rate.
13.He spent most of his time hanging around with friends. ______________________, he was notprepared for the exam.
14.She wakes up early ______________________ be on time for work.
15.This car offers 6 air bags and heating for your seats. ______________________, there is also aworld-class stereo system installed.

Key

1. which / so that
2. Although
3. While
4. as well as
5. both
6. neither / nor
7. However
8. during
9. Despite
10. Even though
11. due to
12. whereas
13. Therefore
14. in order to
15. In addition