English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Knowledge of Language - Use of Conjunctions (Answers)
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A conjunction is word (or group of words) that is used to connect other words, phrases, clauses or sentences together. There are many words that can be used as a conjunction but the most common words are: and, but, or, nor, so and yet. Look at the following example.
[readmore]My rope and your rope tied together will make it long enough.
This sentence connects “my rope” with “your rope”.
Other conjunction words include: after, although, as, as far as, as soon as, as though, as well as, because, before, both, either, even if, even though, however, if, if only, in case, in order that, neither, provided, rather than, since, so that, unless, until, whereas, whenever, whether and while.
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The word “said” is a past tense verb. The word “is” is a present tense verb. The word “old” is an adjective and describes the condition of the car. The word “yet” is a conjunction and connects the sentence between old car and being practical.
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The words “do” and “ripen” are verbs and not conjunction words. The word “quickly” is an adverb and modifies a verb, i.e., ripen quickly. The word “and” is a conjunction and connects two items, i.e., bananas and strawberries, so (a) is the correct answer.
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The word “it” is a pronoun and not what we are looking for. The word “to” is a preposition and, again, not what we are looking for. The word “soon” is an adverb as it modifies the verb “going”. Answer (b) shows the correct conjunction that is contained in this sentence.
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The words “me” and “you” are pronouns so they are not the conjunction we are looking for. The word “after” is a preposition. The Answer (c) “or” connects two sentences and is the conjunction in this sentence.
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The word “dishes” is a plural common noun so it is not the correct Answer. The word “had” is a past tense verb so it too is not correct. The word “already” is an adverb and modifies a noun. In this case it modifies “folded”. Answer (d) shows the conjunction words that connect two sentences, i.e., “I did the dishes,” with “I had already folded the laundry.” The correct conjunction is, therefore, (d).
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The word “off” as used in this sentence is an adverb as it modifies the verb “pay”. The word “her” is a pronoun (feminine, singular) and not the conjunction of the sentence. The word “clears” is a present tense verb and not a conjunction. Answer (a) shows the conjunction “provided” and it links two phrases.
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The word “originally” is an adverb and modifies the verb “born”. The word “I” is a pronoun. The word “in” is a preposition. Neither of these words are conjunctions. That leaves us with Answer “b”. The word “but” is a conjunction that connects two smaller sentences, i.e., “I was originally born in Honolulu, Hawaii,” and “Now I live in Denver, Colorado.”
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The word “brought” is a past tense verb, not a conjunction. The word “of” is a preposition. The word “it” is a pronoun. Neither of these words are conjunctions. The Answer (c), “in case” is a conjunction that links “Francis brought an extra pair of shoes,” with “it rained.” This is the conjunction found in this sentence.
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The word “class” is a common noun while the word “Miss Sharper” is a proper noun and neither is a conjunction. The word “arrives” is a present tense verb which leaves us with (d) “unless”. The word “unless” is a conjunction and in this sentence it connects two short sentences.
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The words “homework” and “brother” are both nouns so not the conjunction of the sentence. The word “his” is a pronoun and, again, not the conjunction of the sentence. The word “nor” is a conjunction and, therefore, Answer (a) is what we are looking for.
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