Review Exercise: Conjunctions and Transitional Devices

What part of speech does the coordinating connect in the sentence below?

Merlin was smart but irresponsible.

• two adjectives

• two adverbs

• two nouns

• two verbs

Let's put the note on the TV _____ on the refrigerator.

• or

• and

• yet

• so

I wanted a new sun hat, _____ I bought one.

• yet

• and

• so

• for

Lightning struck the barn, _____ no fire started.

• and

• so

• for

• yet

We didn't explore the summit that night, _____ the climb had exhausted us.

• yet

• so

• but

• for

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill in the blanks.

At the shore, you'll see seagulls _____ on the stand _____ in the water.

• neither . . . nor

• both . . . and

• just as . . . so

• not . . . but

Choose the most appropriate coordinating conjunctions to fill in the blanks.

_____ has the Antietam battlefield been restored, ____ parts of the Fort Sumter have also been completed.

• neither . . . or

• either . . . or

• not . . . but

• not only . . . but also

What is the function of the correlative conjunctions in the sentence below?

Neither the celebrant nor her parents appear tired.

• They connect two verbs

• They connect two adjectives

• They connect two adverbs

• They connect two nouns

Choose the most appropriate correlative conjunctions to fill in the blanks.

_____ he agrees _____ disagrees does not matter.

• not but . . .

• whether . . . or

• either . . . or

• neither . . . or

What is the function of the correlative conjunctions used in the sentence below?

The news spread not only to the fifth floor but also to the next building.

• They connect two verbs

• They connect two clauses

• They connect two phrases

• They connect two adjectives