CONNECTORS - UNIT 9

CONNECTORS
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Exercise1: Choose the best answer to complete
each sentence by circling A,B,C, or D .
1.I wanted to go ______ he wanted to stay.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
2.She’s not only beautiful _____ intelligent.
A. but also B. but C. however D. yet
3.I was very tired; ______, I determined to walk on to
the next village.
A. therefore B. however C. and D. for
4.You can come either on Monday ______ on Friday.
A. or B. nor C. both D. and
5.He had to act immediately; _____ he would have been
too late.
A. consequently B. nevertheless
C.still D. otherwise
6.Jane is beautiful but intelligent ______.
A. too B. so C. both D. moreover
7.They said both he _____ I were to come.
A. but B. or C. so D. and
8.The weather in Dalat is neither too hot in summer
______ too cold in winter.
A. or B. nor C. or else D. otherwise
9.Jane is beautiful but intelligent; ______ she’s very
kind.
A. however B. for all that
C. moreover D. on the other hand
10. He never works______ he gains all the prizes.
A. furthermore B. whereas
C. but D. accordingly

11. The sun is shining and there are very few clouds;
______ I am sure it is going to rain.
A. what’s more B. hence
C. thus D. nevertheless
12. Bill is in class 12, ______ John, who is a year older,
in only in class 4.
A. and B. whereas C. either D. also
13. You must leave at once, you ______ miss the train.
A. however B. yet C. still D. otherwise
14. You had better come yourself ______ send a friend.
A. either B. neither C. or else D. while
15. He felt ill _____ he went to bed early.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
16. The examination was very difficult,______ very few
were able to pass.
A. consequently B. as well as
C. on the other hand D. whereas
17. We know ______ him and his wife.
A. either B. neither C. both D. and
18. You can send letter from Hong Kong _____ by Suez
or by Canada.
A. either B. neither C. both D. and
19. There was no one there; ______I went away.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
20. He was very young and had no experience
of that type of work _____ he was not given the post.
A. and B. but C. or D. therefore
21.He had to pay a fine of $ 10, _____ he had to spend 10
days in prison.
A. or else B. while C. whereas D. however

22.He is clever and wins all the prizes _______ his
brother never seems to know a thing.
A. and B. while C. therefore D. or
23.You must tell him where you are going ______ when
you will be back.
A. and both B. as well as
C. and also D. and too
24.Geography is a very interesting subject; ______ very
few people study it thoroughly.
A. and B. however C. moreover D. so
25.________ Nancy is an honest person, I still wonder
whether she’s telling the truth about the incident.
A. In spite of
B. Since

C. Although
D. In the even that
26.The professor told me that I was doing well,
_________ my final grade was awful
A. so
B. therefore C. in spite of
D. yet
27._________ Daisy has a new car, she no longer takes
the commuter train to work.
A. Now that B. While C.
Although D. In case
28.You’d better give me your answer quickly,
__________ I’ll withdraw the invitation.
A. although B. nevertheless C.
even though D. or else

29.I have to go to the meeting _________ I want to or not
A. provided that B. whether C. even
if D. only if
30.What time do you expect Tom to be home ? I must talk
to him, I usually go to bed around ten, but tell him to call
me tonight ______ it’s past midnight.
A. however B. in case C. even if
D. as long as
31.__________ you’re going to the fruit market, would
you please pick up a few apples for me ?
A. Even if B. Although C. So
D. As long as
32. I guess I’m a soft touch. I just lend Jane some money
for lunch _______ she never paid me back my last
loan.
A. even though B. unless C. or else
D. only if
33.I think I did OK in my speech last night _____ I’d had
almost no sleep for 24 hours.
A. even
B. in spite of
C. unless D. despite the fact
that
34.I ask Mary to run the office while I’m away _____ I
know I can depend on her.
A. unless B. since C.
although D. therefore
35.The sky was grey and cloudy. ________, we went to
the beach.
A. Consequently

B. Nevertheless
C. Even though D. In spite of
36.I turned on the fan _____ the room was hot.
A. due to B.
despite C. even though D.
because
37.Sam and I will meet you at the restaurant tonight _____
we can find a babysitter.
A. although B. unless
C. otherwise D. only if
38. Carol showed up for the meeting _____ I asked
her not to be there.
A. even though B. despite
C. provided that D. because
39. You must lend me the money for the trip.
_______, I won’t be able to go.
A. Consequently B.
Nevertheless
C. Otherwise D.
Although
40. He told me not to do it; _____________ I did it.
A. Therefore B. So
C. But D. however
41. We have not yet won; ______________, we will
keep trying.
A. moreover B. however C.
therefore D. so as
42. Everyone thought Emma should accept the offer.
____________, she turned it down.
A. Moreover B. Nevertheless C.

Therefore D. But
43. The building has a smoke detector _________
any fires can be detected immediately.
A. so that B. if
C. as if D. in case
44. I like to keep the windows open at night no
matter how cold it gets. My wife , _________, prefers a
warm bedroom with all windows tightly shut.
A. nevertheless
B. on
the other hand
C. consequently D. whereas
45. I wanted to give him some money after he
helped me with the car ________ he absolutely refused
to accept it.
A. so B. but
C. therefore D. and so
46. _____________, I can not keep pace with
Johnny.
A. So I have tried hard B. I have tried
hard so
C. However hard have I tried D.
However hard I have tried
47. He has done nothing to prepare for the final
examination, __________ played.
A. but B. so
C. therefore D. and
48. He is only sixteen, and _____________ he is not
eligible to drive a car.
A. nevertheless B. but C.

therefore D. however
49. Maria tried to read a novel in French
___________ the book was too difficult for her to
understand.
A. so that B. therefore
C. but D. and
50. The man had a motive for the murder.
____________, he was seen in the area at the time.
A. Moreover B. Consequently
C. However D.
Nevertheless
51. A tree had fallen across the road, ____________
they had to turn round and go back.
A. but B. and
C. so D. then
52. To get from Vancouver to Victoria, you can fly ,
___________ you can ride a ferry.
A. or B. but
C. so D. however
53. I bought a bottle of wine ___________ we drank
it together.
A. therefore B. so
C. and D. but
54. The Waiter was not very nice, _____________,
the food was delicious.
A. however B. but
C. so D. and so
55. ___________ hard he worked, he could earn
enough money to support the family.
A. But B. However

C. Therefore D. Whatever
56.I am going shopping for food this evening _________ I
do not have to go at the weekend.
A. so B. but
C. however D. moreover
57.When she got the news from her family, she could not
do anything , _________ cry.
A. but B. and
C. so D. however
58.Mrs. Linda has _____________ that she is unable to
get a job.
A. but not enough education B. so
little education
C. however little education D.
such little education
59. Peter broke his leg in two places. ___________, he
had to wear a cast and use crutches for three months.
A. However B. For that C.
Consequently D. Since
60.You can not see the doctor ___________ you have
made an appointment with him.
A. even so B. unless
C. however D. without
61.The automobile began as a toy __________ into
powerful force for social change.
A. so developed B. but developed
C. or developed D. and developing
62.Ann needed some money, ___________, she took a
part time job.
A. furthermore B. moreover

C. however D.
therefore
63.Julie has a guitar _________ she played it really well.
A. and B. so
C. but D. therefore
64.My fingers were injured ________ my sister had to
write the note for me.
A. and B. however
C. so D. but
65.The concert was cancelled ___________ we went to
the nightclub instead.
A. so B. however
C. so on D. but
68. We stayed at home ______ watched television last
Sunday .
A. so B. therefore C. but D. and
69. Houses are very expensive nowadays, _____, they
have managed to buy one .
A. So B. Therefore C. But D. However
70. The journey didn’t take _____ long as we expected .
A. so B. therefore C. such D. much
71. ________ tired she was , she didn’t stop to have a rest .
A. So B. However C. But D. Therefore
72. My car broke down on the way .______ , when I got to
the airport the plane had taken off .
A. Because B. However C. But D. Therefore
73. _______ they haven’t got enough money , they cannot
buy that house .
A. Because B. However C. But D. Therefore
74. “ _________ hard it is I must find my lost son ,” the

old man said to himself .
A. Although B. Despite C. However D. So