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3. Make your bed and have your breakfast before leaving. ____________

4. Shweta will be here when Sheela arrives. ____________
5. The bus came late, so he was late for office. ____________
6. The captain waited until all his men were safe. ____________

7. Vivek will not fight nor will he reply to your rudeness. ____________
8. The slope was very steep, yet he managed to climb to the top. ____________

9. Jerry played on the swing while John cycled around in the park. ____________
10. I would like to go to Paris because I wish to see the Eiffel Tower. ____________

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions from those given in brackets.

1. As children, our favourite game was hopscotch _______________ also climbing up the
mango tree. (but/and/yet)
2. I would love to join you for the outing, _______________ I have to get back to work. (and/
or/but)
3. I do not like my soup cold _______________ do I like it too hot. (nor/not/never)

4. He must be punished _______________ he is guilty. (and/because/yet)
5. ____________ did he see the tiger _______________ he fainted. (either...or/but...also/no
sooner...than)

C. Join these pairs of sentences using suitable subordinating conjunctions.
1. Jerry blew out the candles. Jerry cut the cake.

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2. Tina hates getting wet. Tina always carries an umbrella.
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3. The boys were playing cricket. The ball hit the window.
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4. The party was over. We cleaned up the place.
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5. You can stir the mixture. I am preparing the tray.

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D. Fill in the blanks with suitable coordinating conjunctions.
1. Do you prefer butter _______________ cheese on your bread? Conjunctions

2. The sky is cloudy, _______________ I don’t think it will rain.
3. The platypus is neither a duck _______________ a fish.

4. She was tired, _______________ she completed the race.
5. The houses have sloping roofs, _______________ the rainwater flows off.

6. I just had dinner, _______________ I am not hungry.
7. I like his tie, _______________ it doesn’t go with his jacket.

8. Anu has a piano, _______________ she plays it very well.
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