Conjunctions Quiz

What is a conjunction?

• A type of flower

• A musical instrument

• A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

• A type of insect

Give an example of a coordinating conjunction.

• or

• and

• because

• but

What is the purpose of using subordinating conjunctions?

• To separate independent clauses

• To join dependent clauses to independent clauses

• To connect two unrelated ideas

• To emphasize the main idea

Identify the conjunction in the following sentence: 'I will go to the park if it stops raining.'

• but

• and

• because

• if

Explain the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

• Subordinating conjunctions connect two independent clauses

• Coordinating conjunctions connect three independent clauses

• Coordinating conjunctions connect two independent clauses or words of equal importance, while subordinating conjunctions connect an independent clause with a dependent clause.

• Coordinating conjunctions connect an independent clause with a dependent clause

Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction: 'I want to go to the beach _____ it's a sunny day.'

• because

• nevertheless

• therefore

• although

What are the three types of conjunctions?

• Walking, running, jumping

• Coordinating, subordinating, and correlative

• Red, blue, green

• Happy, sad, angry

Rewrite the following sentence using a correlative conjunction: 'She not only sings well but also plays the guitar.'

• She not only sings well but also plays the guitar.

• She not only sings well or plays the guitar.

• She not only sings well and also plays the guitar.

• She not only sings well so plays the guitar.

Explain the role of conjunctive adverbs in a sentence.

• They connect independent clauses and show the relationship between them.

• They are used to join two words together.

• They indicate the time when an action takes place.

• They modify nouns in a sentence.

Create a sentence using a conjunction to combine two independent clauses.

• I went to the store, because I needed to buy some groceries.

• I went to the store, but I didn't buy anything.

• I went to the store, so I bought some groceries.

• I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.