Connection Words - Conjunctions

Question 0

Coordinating Conjunctions connect (?) together

A. Words
B. Phrases
C. Clauses
D. All of the above

Answer 0

D. All of the above

Question 1

A conjunction:

A. Connects two or mores other words
B. Disconnect the meaning of similar words
C. Gives new meaning to in related words

Answer 1

A. Connects two or more other words

Question 2

There are 7 different coordinating conjunctions

Please list them

Answer 2

And
But
Or
Nor
For
Yet
So

Question 3

Coordinating Conjunctions can be used to connect

A. A pair of words
B. A pair of clauses
C. A pair of phrases
D. All of the above

Answer 3

D.

Question 4

Subordinating Conjunctions connects (?)

A. Clauses
B. Phrases
C. Words
D. Sentences

Answer 4

A. Clauses

Making the clause that follows the conjunction a subordinate clause

Question 5

True or false:

A coordinating conjunction joins two things together that are more or less equal in importance.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or false:

A subordinating conjunction joins a main clause and a clause which is subordinate.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Correlative conjunctions come:

A. As a Single set or words
B. In pairs
C. As a triple phrase
D. None of the above

Answer 7

B. Come in pairs

Both.. and

Either.. or

Neither.. nor

Not only.. but also

Question 8

Both.. and

Either.. or

Neither.. nor

Not only.. but also

Are all?

Answer 8

Correlative Conjunctions

Question 9

True or false:

If you use the first part of a correlative conjunction, you must “always” follow with the second part

Answer 9

True

“Both” my mother “and” my father will be coming to the awards banquet

Question 10

Please name the preposition and conjunctions:

If gasoline prices keep rising, driving to work will become more and more expensive.

Answer 10

Conjunctions:
“If” subordinate conjunctions introducing a subordinate clause.
“And” one of the most common of the 7 coordinating conjunctions

Prepositions:
“To” a preposition always introduces a prepositional phrase, in this case “to work” notice it is followed by a noun “work” to form the prepositional phrase.

Question 11

Please name the preposition and conjunctions:

In my option, Picasso was the greatest painter of the twentieth century, and one of the greatest of any era.

Answer 11

Conjunctions:
“and” - coordinating conjunction

Prepositions:
"In" - (in my opinion) being the prepositional phrase
"of" - (of the twentieth century)
"of" - (of the greatest)
"of" - (of any era)

Question 12

Please name the preposition and conjunctions:

Neither the coach nor the players could explain the dismal performance turned in by the soccer team against their local rivals.

Answer 12

Conjunctions:
“Neither.. nor” - correlative conjunction

Prepositions:
“by” - (by the soccer team)
“against” - (against their local rivals)

Question 13

Please name the preposition and conjunctions:

According to most surveys, parents usually prefer sending their children to schools located in the neighborhoods where they live

Answer 13

Conjunctions:
“where” subordinate conjunction - introduces the subordinate clause (where they live)

Preposition:
“According to” - (According to most surveys)
“to” - (to schools)
“in” - (in the neighborhood)

Question 14

Please name the preposition and conjunctions:

We missed the last bus of the night, so we travel to Oakland by taxi instead.

Answer 14

Conjunctions:
“so” coordinating conjunction linking 2 main clauses

Prepositions:
“of” - (of the night)
“to” - (to Oakland)
“by” - (by taxi)