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Conjunctions Exercises with Answers — And, But, Or, Because

Multiple-choice practice on and, but, or and because: joining equal parts, contrast, choices, reasons with because and so, and the double connector that a sentence with because never needs. Every question is followed by the answer and an explanation.

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Sample questions with answers

I am hungry, ____ I make a sandwich.
- A. but
- B. so(correct answer)
- C. because
- D. or
Why: The first half is the reason and the second is the result, and that order takes so. Because would fit only the other way round — "I make a sandwich because I am hungry."
We stay at home ____ it is raining.
- A. because(correct answer)
- B. so
- C. but
- D. and
Why: "It is raining" has a subject and a verb, and it is the reason, which is what because takes. So would need the order reversed: It is raining, so we stay at home.
Would you like the red one ____ the blue one?
- A. and
- B. or(correct answer)
- C. but
- D. because
Why: The question offers two alternatives and expects one of them back, which is the job of or. And would ask whether the listener wants both at once.

Lessons on this topic

Conjunctions: And, But, Or, Because
How and, but and or join equal parts, how because opens a clause that answers why, and the reason with so, and the double connector that English never allows.
Because and So
Because and so in stories about the past: swapping because for so, a subject in both halves, answering Why, and choosing so or but.

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