Expressing Logical Relationships - Appropriate Conjunctions

Guided Practice

Each item below offers a choice, in a pull-down menu, of four conjunctions for expressing various logical relationships. For each numbered item, select the conjunction that best fits in the sentence. After you select a conjunction, an answer box at the bottom of the page will give you feedback.

1. The baby's finally stopped crying  plussincealthoughso that  I don't know why.

   plaus: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   since: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   although: CORRECT! The baby finally stopped crying ALTHOUGH I dont know why.

   so that: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

2. We're going to keep looking  untilunlesswhereasbecause  we find the house of our dreams.

   until: CORRECT! We are going to keep looking UNTIL we find the house of our dreams.

   unless: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   whereas: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   because: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

3. You can depend on Mike to help  soandwheneverbut  there's a problem.

   so: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   and: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   whenever: CORRECT! You can depend on Mike to help WHENEVER there is a problem.

   but: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

4. The phone had stopped ringing  or elsewhilesoby the time  I got there.

   or else: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   while: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   so: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   by the time (that): CORRECT! The phone had stopped ringing BY THE TIME I got there.

5. She  eitheras soon asneithernot only  has a bad cold, but also she recently broke her big toe.

   either: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   as soon as: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   neither: INCORRECT. TRY AGAIN.

   not only: CORRECT! She NOT ONLY has a bad cold, but also she recently broke her big toe.

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