Expressing Logical Relationships - Additive and Oppositional

Guided Practice

Each item below offers a choice, in a pull-down menu, of three connectives for expressing various additive and oppositional/contrastive relationships. For each numbered item, select the connective that best fits in the sentence (or pair of sentences). After you select a connective, an answer box at the bottom of the page will give you feedback.

1. We're tired of it  andbutwhereas  we're not going to take it any more.

   and: CORRECT! We're tired of it AND we're not going to take it any more.

   but: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   whereas: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

2. We're tired of it.  SimilarlyMoreoverHowever  , it's almost over.

   Similarly: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   Moreover: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   However: CORRECT! We're tired of it. HOWEVER, it's almost over..

3. I'm hungry. I'll take a slice of ham  as well asinstead ofin addition to  the roast beef.

   as well as: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   instead of: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   in addition to: CORRECT! I'm hungry. I'll take a slice of ham IN ADDITION TO the roast beef.

4. I'm not very hungry. I'll have a salad  as well asinstead ofin addition to  the roast beef sandwich.

   as well as: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   instead of: CORRECT! I'm not very hungry. I'll have a salad INSTEAD OF the roast beef sandwich.

   in addition to: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

5. The conference will not be held in Las Vegas;  neverthelessalsoinstead  , it will be in Portland./p>

   nevertheless: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   also: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   instead: CORRECT! The conference will not be held in Las Vegas; INSTEAD, it will be in Portland.

6. I'm only taking 12 credits this semester  thoughdespiteas opposed to  last semester when I took 18 credits.

   though: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   despite: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   as opposed to: CORRECT! I'm only taking 12 credits this semester AS OPPOSED to last semester when I took 18 credits.

7. The jackpot in the lottery this week is   eitherbothneither  $20 million or $26 million.

   either: CORRECT! The jackpot in the lottery this week is EITHER $20 million or $26 million.

   both: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   neither: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

8. Of the three beds, Goldilocks found only one that was just right. It was  eitherbothneither  too big nor too small.

   either: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   both: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   neither: CORRECT! Of the three beds, Goldilocks found only one that was just right. It was NEITHER too big nor too small./p>

9. I worked before going to college.  But contrastIn contrast toSimilarly  my brother, who went straight to college from high school.

   But contrast: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   In contrast to: CORRECT! I worked before going to college. IN CONTRAST TO my brother, who went straight to college from high school.

   Similarly: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

10. BesidesInstead ofIn spite of  being the class president in high school, Vincent had a tough time in his freshman year in college.

    Besides: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    Instead of: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

    In spite of: CORRECT! IN SPITE OF being the class president in high school, Vincent had a tough time in his freshman year in college.

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