The Brontës and conjunctions

Not only ................................ books now considered classics, but they were also held in high regard for their poetry.

• did they write

• they wrote

......................... she's an admirable and straightforward character, readers cannot help but identify with her.

• Since

• Although

For much of Jane Eyre, it's .................................... the character is talking to her audience.

• because

• as though

The three sisters initially felt it was important to use male pen names ______ they would not be taken seriously as writers.

• or

• nor

....................... Charlotte believed Anne's novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, to be a mistake, it achieved immediate success because of its shocking nature.

• Since

• While

....................... much the sisters published as adults, thet actually wrote more words as children.

• Whatever

• However

....................... Charlotte didn't become a painter as she had hoped because her writing career took off, or she abandoned her artistic ambitions for another, unknown reason.

• Either

• Since

Charlotte wasn't a beautiful woman nor ......................... a good financial situation.

• she had

• did she have

She hasn't got many friends, ..................... everyone likes her.

• yet

• nor

He's welcome to come along, ............................... he behaves himself.

• unless

• provided that