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This English Language quiz is called 'Connectives / Conjunctions 1' and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at elementary school. Playing educational quizzes is an enjoyable way to learn if you are in the 3rd, 4th or 5th grade - aged 8 to 11.
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Connectives and conjunctions are used to join ideas together. Using lots of simple sentences sounds choppy. Here's an example:
[readmore]'I like toast. I really like toast with butter. I really like toast with honey. I don't like cold toast.'
It would be much better to write:
'I like toast, especially with butter and honey, but I don't like it when it's cold.'
Conjunctions, such as 'especially', 'and', 'but' and 'when', join ideas within a sentence. Connectives link ideas between different sentences.
When writing, try to use conjunctions and don’t just stick with ‘and’ all the time. Using conjunctions will bring your writing to life and enable it to flow more naturally.
Try to spot the connectives and conjunctions in this English quiz.
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'And' is one of the most common conjunctions - here it joins two simple sentences to make a compound sentence.
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'But' is used to contrast two ideas.
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'So' expresses the cause-and-effect relationship between feeling hungry and deciding to make a sandwich.
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'Because' shows a cause-and-effect relationship between ideas.
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'Whereas' is used to contrast ideas.
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This sounds much better than 'We were tired. The train finally arrived.'
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Here the simple sentences being joined would be: Helen enjoys playing badminton on her day off. Helen enjoys cycling on her day off.
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If is a common conjunction.
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'However' is a connective. It connects the ideas in these two sentences. Using connectives in this way helps your writing to flow smoothly.
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The conjunction 'then' is useful for sequencing ideas in time: 'first', 'then', 'after that' and 'finally' are used in this way.
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