Conjunction Practice Worksheet

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Practicing Conjunctions
Part A. Instructions: Use the word banks below to choose the correct conjunction for each sentence.
Coordinating Conjunctions
for or 1. The weather in Texas is hot, it’s known to get cold there as well.
2. Amber doesn’t have a ride, Pearl will have to take her home.
and yet
3. Greg bought a present for his girlfriend he wrote her a nice card.
nor so
4. Irina doesn’t like to go to the doctor, does she like to take medicine.
but
5. You’ll have to finish your homework you can’t come to the party.
Subordinating Conjunctions
after if than whether 1. it rains on Sunday, I will not be able to drive.

2. My grandfather always calls me his team wins the game.
as now that while
3. I like dogs a lot they’re so friendly.
because that though when
4. Peter has a job, he can afford to buy a car.
before since until
5. Robert hugged his mom going to school.
Correlative Conjunctions
1. Neither my mother my father will be able to attend the party on Sunday.
either/or 2. did Jane fall in the mud but also she tore her jacket.
neither/nor 3. you pay me back you buy me dinner tonight.
not only/but also 4. the seventh grade class the eighth grade raised enough money.
5. was the flight delayed the airline lost our luggage.
Part B. Instructions: Read the sentences below. Decide whether the highlighted conjunctions are
coordinating, subordinating or correlative, and write the answer on the space provided.
1. Neither my sister nor my brother knows how to change a tire.

2. Tony wanted to make a new recipe, yet he also wanted to order pizza.
3. Today we’re studying ocean animals and a guest is presenting a slideshow.
4. We won’t know how well Dad is doing until his lab tests come back.
5. I’d like to go to the movies, but there’s nothing good playing.
6. Jeanne can read lips if she’s looking right at you.
7. Either stop talking to your friends or move your seat.
8. Harriet visits her best friend when she comes to town.
9. Since you know my mom, you can ask her a question for me.
10. The next test is really hard, so you should study more.
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Answer Key: Practicing Conjunctions
Part A. Instructions: Use the word banks below to choose the correct conjunction for each sentence.
Coordinating Conjunctions
for or 1. The weather in Texas is hot, but (or yet) it’s known to get cold there as well.
2. Amber doesn’t have a ride, so Pearl will have to take her home.
and yet
3. Greg bought a present for his girlfriend and he wrote her a nice card.
nor so 4. Irina doesn’t like to go to the doctor, nor does she like to take medicine.
but 5. You’ll have to finish your homework or you can’t come to the party.
Subordinating Conjunctions
after if than whether 1. If it rains on Sunday, I will not be able to drive.

as now that while 2. My grandfather always calls me when (or after) his team wins the game.
3. I like dogs a lot because they’re so friendly.
because that though when
4. Now that (or since, or because) Peter has a job, he can afford to buy a car.
before since until 5. Robert hugged his mom before going to school.
Correlative Conjunctions
1. Neither my mother nor my father will be able to attend the party on Sunday.
either/or 2. Not only did Jane fall in the mud but also she tore her jacket.
neither/nor 3. Either you pay me back or you buy me dinner tonight.
not only/but also 4. Neither the seventh grade class nor the eighth grade raised enough money.
5. Not only was the flight delayed but also the airline lost our luggage.
Part B. Instructions: Read the sentences below. Decide whether the highlighted conjunctions are
coordinating, subordinating or correlative, and write the answer on the space provided.
1. correlative Neither my sister nor my brother knows how to change a tire.

2. coordinating Tony wanted to make a new recipe, yet he also wanted to order pizza.
3. coordinating Today we’re studying ocean animals and a guest is presenting a slideshow.
4. subordinating We won’t know how well Dad is doing until his lab tests come back.
5. coordinating I’d like to go to the movies, but there’s nothing good playing.
6. subordinating Jeanne can read lips if she’s looking right at you.
7. correlative Either stop talking to your friends or move your seat.
8. subordinating Harriet visits her best friend when she comes to town.
9. subordinating Since you know my mom, you can ask her a question for me.
10. coordinating The next test is really hard, so you should study more.
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after if than whether 1. it rains on Sunday, I will not be able to drive.

1. Neither my sister nor my brother knows how to change a tire.

after if than whether 1. If it rains on Sunday, I will not be able to drive.

1. correlative Neither my sister nor my brother knows how to change a tire.

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