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Exercise A:  Change the conjunctions in the following sentences to  different ones.  Notice how the meanings of the sentences change.  Write your answers on the lines.

1. Mr. Johnson or his wife went to Atlantic City once a month.

2. When Scott signed up for karate classes, he had to bring a note from a parent and a guardian.

3. Sandra ran to the bus stop, although the bus had already gone.  (yet )

4. I had checked all of my answers with a calculator but I was surprised when I failed the test.  (yet, although)

5. The Roberts family was ready to go on a picnic, but the rain continued to fall.  (although)

6. The salesman couldn't convince the minister to buy the old purple car, yet he was very good at his job.

7. Tony was still working at the same job because his family owned the company.  

8. John was not able to get a good job since he refused to take a shower. (so, while)

Exercise B: Circle all the conjunctions in the following sentences.  Be careful, because many of the conjunctions can also be adverbs or prepositions.

1. and

2. but

3. although

4. and, so

5. since

6. or, yet

7. and, yet

Examination:  Join the following pairs of sentences with suitable conjunctions.  Be sure to use the correct punctuation.  Write the joined sentences on the lines.

1. Louis liked reggae music, but Carla preferred classical music.  (and,  although, while)

2. The horse galloped toward the barn because a rabbit suddenly ran out of the tall grass.  (while)

3. Many women watch television soap operas, yet the love scenes are too realistic. (because, although, yet)

4. There is now a new president in the United States, although there was much confusion in counting the votes.  (yet, but)

5. We eat a lot of ice cream in this country so there are many overweight people.  (thus)

6. Walter had bad breath because he ate garlic every day.  (since, for, so)

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