Exercise 2:Choose the best answer
1. I like bananas, ______ my brother doesn’t. (because / but / and / )
2. I shall go ______ you stay here. (and / because / however /)
3. She was absent ______ she had a bad cold. (because / or / / so)
4. The examination was long ______ difficult. (or / and / but / however)
5. John was ill, ______ he went to bed early. (but / so / however)
6. I’d love to play the table tennis _____ I have to complete an assignment. (and / so / but)
7. He likes to travel, ______ so does she. (and / or / but /)
8. Classes will be canceled tomorrow _____ it is a national holiday. (/ because / but / because of)
9. _____ her mother’s sickness, she couldn’t attend our wedding. (But / Because of / Because )
10. It can be black, white ______ gray. (or / but / so)
11. Is it a boy ______ a girl? (and / but / or )
12. Internet is a very fast ___ convenient way for us to get information. (and/ or / but)
13. He is going to collect all the bags ___ take them to the garbage dump. (or / and/ but)
14. It was still painful, ______ I went to see a doctor. (but / so / or)
15. The examination tested both listening ______ reading. (or / and / but )
16. It is raining, ______ I can’t go to the beach. (so / but / or / and)
1. but
2. and
3. because
4. and
5. so
6. but
7. and
8. because
9. Because of
10. or
11. or
12. and
13. and
14. so
15. and
16. so
1. I like bananas, ______ my brother doesn’t. (because / but / and / )
2. I shall go ______ you stay here. (and / because / however /)
3. She was absent ______ she had a bad cold. (because / or / / so)
4. The examination was long ______ difficult. (or / and / but / however)
5. John was ill, ______ he went to bed early. (but / so / however)
6. I’d love to play the table tennis _____ I have to complete an assignment. (and / so / but)
7. He likes to travel, ______ so does she. (and / or / but /)
8. Classes will be canceled tomorrow _____ it is a national holiday. (/ because / but / because of)
9. _____ her mother’s sickness, she couldn’t attend our wedding. (But / Because of / Because )
10. It can be black, white ______ gray. (or / but / so)
11. Is it a boy ______ a girl? (and / but / or )
12. Internet is a very fast ___ convenient way for us to get information. (and/ or / but)
13. He is going to collect all the bags ___ take them to the garbage dump. (or / and/ but)
14. It was still painful, ______ I went to see a doctor. (but / so / or)
15. The examination tested both listening ______ reading. (or / and / but )
16. It is raining, ______ I can’t go to the beach. (so / but / or / and)
1. I like bananas, ______ my brother doesn’t. (because / but / and / )
2. I shall go ______ you stay here. (and / because / however /)
3. She was absent ______ she had a bad cold. (because / or / / so)
4. The examination was long ______ difficult. (or / and / but / however)
5. John was ill, ______ he went to bed early. (but / so / however)
6. I’d love to play the table tennis _____ I have to complete an assignment. (and / so / but)
7. He likes to travel, ______ so does she. (and / or / but /)
8. Classes will be canceled tomorrow _____ it is a national holiday. (/ because / but / because of)
9. _____ her mother’s sickness, she couldn’t attend our wedding. (But / Because of / Because )
10. It can be black, white ______ gray. (or / but / so)
11. Is it a boy ______ a girl? (and / but / or )
12. Internet is a very fast ___ convenient way for us to get information. (and/ or / but)
13. He is going to collect all the bags ___ take them to the garbage dump. (or / and/ but)
14. It was still painful, ______ I went to see a doctor. (but / so / or)
15. The examination tested both listening ______ reading. (or / and / but )
16. It is raining, ______ I can’t go to the beach. (so / but / or / and)
1. I like bananas, ______ my brother doesn’t. (because / but / and / )
2. I shall go ______ you stay here. (and / because / however /)
3. She was absent ______ she had a bad cold. (because / or / / so)
4. The examination was long ______ difficult. (or / and / but / however)
5. John was ill, ______ he went to bed early. (but / so / however)
6. I’d love to play the table tennis _____ I have to complete an assignment. (and / so / but)
7. He likes to travel, ______ so does she. (and / or / but /)
8. Classes will be canceled tomorrow _____ it is a national holiday. (/ because / but / because of)
9. _____ her mother’s sickness, she couldn’t attend our wedding. (But / Because of / Because )
10. It can be black, white ______ gray. (or / but / so)
11. Is it a boy ______ a girl? (and / but / or )
12. Internet is a very fast ___ convenient way for us to get information. (and/ or / but)
13. He is going to collect all the bags ___ take them to the garbage dump. (or / and/ but)
14. It was still painful, ______ I went to see a doctor. (but / so / or)
15. The examination tested both listening ______ reading. (or / and / but )
16. It is raining, ______ I can’t go to the beach. (so / but / or / and)