Eng. Gr. Ch.28 Conjunctions

 

28. Conjunctions

Q.I Identify and circle the conjunction used in the following sentences.

a. She asked the man to help her when she couldn’t find the loaf of bread.

b. My uncle bought a cake and my aunt gifted me a bag on my birthday.

c. I wanted to finish the painting but my mother called me for dinner.

d. Do you want to watch a movie or play cricket?

e. I spilt milk on my dress so I had to change.

f. Tanay woke up early because he had to reach the airport.

Q.II Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct conjunction from the brackets.

a. I am hungry but (and/but) there isn’t any food in the kitchen

b. We aren’t going out to play because (because/or) it is raining.

c. I don’t have any money to buy groceries so (and/so) I am going to the bank.

d. He likes chocolates and (and/but) ice-cream.

e. I could invite my friends over for brunch or (or/but) lunch.

f. The dog was barking when (when/or) she entered the house.

Q.III Join the sentences using ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’, ‘so’, ‘because’ or ‘when’.

Ans.

a. Rahul was getting late so he started walking fast.

b. I was sleeping when I heard a knock on the door.

c. It is Monday today but the shop is closed.

d. Is your favourite colour red or black?

e. Rishab could not pick up the box because the box was very heavy.

f. Viraj has jigsaw puzzles and video games