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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 5 Language - Connectives / Conjunctions (Questions)

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In this quiz you are going to get some practice in using correlative conjunctions, e.g. 'although-yet', 'as-as', 'both-and', 'either-or', 'if-then', 'neither-nor', 'not only-but also', 'whether-or', 'now-then, and 'as-as'.

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Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
He is ___ honest ___ loyal.

[ ]	although-yet
[ ]	neither-nor
[ ]	if-then
[ ]	whether-or

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
She likes ___ lemonade ___ orange juice.

[ ]	both-and
[ ]	as-as
[ ]	neither-no
[ ]	though-yet

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
He is ___ a good pilot, ___ a good engineer.

[ ]	either-and
[ ]	both-not
[ ]	not only-but also
[ ]	as-as

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
You can ___ go on the big wheel, ___ you can go on the ghost train.

[ ]	whether-or
[ ]	either-or
[ ]	both-and
[ ]	neither-not

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
___ you persist in being rude, ___ you will be punished.

[ ]	Although-then
[ ]	Both-and
[ ]	If-then
[ ]	If-whereas

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
My daughter ____ requires a pencil, _____ some paper to write a letter.

[ ]	as-as
[ ]	although-yet
[ ]	if-then
[ ]	not only-but also

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
"___ you sow, ___ shall you reap."

[ ]	Either-or
[ ]	Neither-either
[ ]	Although-as
[ ]	As-so

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
Harry wasn't sure ___ to go to university ___ take a gap year.

[ ]	whether-or
[ ]	either-or
[ ]	whether-therefore
[ ]	if-then

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
He is ___ tall ___ his father.

[ ]	as-as
[ ]	not only-but also
[ ]	neither-nor
[ ]	both-and

10.

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
The rain was lashing down, ___ coming down this way, ___ that way: there was nowhere to hide from it.

[ ]	as-as
[ ]	neither-nor
[ ]	either-or
[ ]	now-now

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 5 Language - Connectives / Conjunctions (Answers)

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
He is ___ honest ___ loyal.

[ ]	although-yet
[x]	neither-nor
[ ]	if-then
[ ]	whether-or

He is neither honest nor loyal. 'Neither-nor' excludes both

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
She likes ___ lemonade ___ orange juice.

[x]	both-and
[ ]	as-as
[ ]	neither-no
[ ]	though-yet

She likes both lemonade and orange juice. 'Both-and' includes both

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
He is ___ a good pilot, ___ a good engineer.

[ ]	either-and
[ ]	both-not
[x]	not only-but also
[ ]	as-as

He is not only a good pilot, but also a good engineer. 'Not only-but also' includes both and is more emphatic than 'both-and'

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
You can ___ go on the big wheel, ___ you can go on the ghost train.

[ ]	whether-or
[x]	either-or
[ ]	both-and
[ ]	neither-not

You can either go on the big wheel or you can go on the ghost train. 'Either-or' allows you a choice - not both

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
___ you persist in being rude, ___ you will be punished.

[ ]	Although-then
[ ]	Both-and
[x]	If-then
[ ]	If-whereas

If you persist in being rude, then you will be punished. 'If-then' - the action and its consequences

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
My daughter ____ requires a pencil, _____ some paper to write a letter.

[ ]	as-as
[ ]	although-yet
[ ]	if-then
[x]	not only-but also

My daughter not only requires a pencil, but also some paper to write a letter

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
"___ you sow, ___ shall you reap."

[ ]	Either-or
[ ]	Neither-either
[ ]	Although-as
[x]	As-so

"As you sow, so shall you reap." In other words, if you do good/bad things to people, good/bad things will happen to you. As something happens so does something else: 'as-so' can be used for situations where one activity affects another activity

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
Harry wasn't sure ___ to go to university ___ take a gap year.

[x]	whether-or
[ ]	either-or
[ ]	whether-therefore
[ ]	if-then

Harry wasn't sure whether to go to university or take a gap year. 'Whether-or' is used when expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives on offer

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
He is ___ tall ___ his father.

[x]	as-as
[ ]	not only-but also
[ ]	neither-nor
[ ]	both-and

He is as tall as his father. 'As-as' is used to show equality in comparisons: the adjective is written in its positive form - no er/est endings

10.

Choose the best correlative conjunctions to fill the gaps.
The rain was lashing down, ___ coming down this way, ___ that way: there was nowhere to hide from it.

[ ]	as-as
[ ]	neither-nor
[ ]	either-or
[x]	now-now

The rain was lashing down, now this way, now that way: there was nowhere to hide from it. 'Now-now' has the meaning of 'at one moment something was happening, the next moment something else was happening'