Prepositions and Conjunctions — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Combine: 'Lin was tired. She finished her chores.' Best result?
A) Although Lin was tired, she finished her chores.
B) Lin was tired so finished chores.
C) Lin was tired but chores.
D) Lin tired she finished chores.
Although shows contrast between being tired and finishing the chores anyway.
2. What kind of sentence is 'Birds sang and the sun rose'?
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Fragment
Two independent clauses joined by and form a compound sentence.
3. Which conjunction best fits 'She practiced daily ___ she made varsity'?
A) although
B) or
C) because
D) but
Because explains the cause leading to the result of making varsity.
4. Which is a complex sentence?
A) I read books.
B) I read, and I wrote.
C) I write often, but I read more.
D) When I read, I learn quickly.
When I read is a dependent clause, joined to the independent main clause.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Combine: 'I was hungry. I ate a sandwich.' Use because to show cause.
Because connects the cause of hunger to the action of eating.
2. In 'During recess, we played on the grass,' 'on the grass' shows place.
On the grass names where the playing happened, so it shows place.
3. A clause that cannot stand alone is a dependent clause.
Dependent clauses cannot stand alone and rely on an independent clause.
4. Use but to join 'He tried hard. He did not finish.' with contrast.
But joins two clauses that contrast in expectation versus result.
5. In 'We waited until the rain stopped,' the conjunction shows time.
Until shows the time relationship between waiting and the rain stopping.