Connectives quiz. Level A. 1. Which is the connective (joining word)? A) ran B) but C) home. 2. Which is the connective (joining word)?

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1 Level A 1. Which is the connective (joining word)? A) ran B) but C) home 2. Which is the connective (joining word)? A) away B) chased C) because 3. Which is the connective (joining word)? A) cat B) the C) and 4. Which is the connective (joining word)? A) although B) tapped C) over 5. Which is the connective (joining word)? A) pretty B) hire C) until 6. Which sentence has a connective in it? A) The council refused to allow it. B) Her brother made a delicious lunch. C) Sam ran home but she was still late. 7. Which sentence has a connective in it? A) Pat called for help. B) He saw his favourite group five times. C) The dog chased him because he ran away.

2 8. Which sentence has a connective in it? A) She said she met him at a disco. B) He opened the door although he knew the danger. C) He cut down the tree hanging over the path. 9. Which sentence has a connective in it? A) The airport is over ten miles away. B) Bob worked fast and finished early. C) Why do you always say that? 10. How many connectives are there in this sentence? I like that picture very much but I'm not sure why. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3

3 Level B 1. I'll go to Spain if you like I would rather go to Italy. B) but C) so 2. I bought some food prepared a nice picnic. B) but C) as 3. it was raining, I took the bus. A) As B) But C) And 4. Please take some money you can get a taxi home. B) so C) or 5. We need to spend less money we'll be broke. B) so C) or 6. She managed to buy those boots she saved up for them. A) so B) but C) because 7. I need a new phone I don't know which one to get. B) so C) but

4 8. I'm looking up the weather I can wear the right clothes. A) or B) so C) but 9. Those vegetables are too expensive let's try another shop. A) so B) and C) but 10. Take a reward card you'll be able to save points. A) or B) and C) but

5 Level C 1. How many connectives are there in this sentence? Take it and try it at home so then you'll be able to make up your mind. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 2. How many connectives are there in this sentence? Although the match was nearly over, the supporters didn't give up hope. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 3. How many connectives are there in this sentence? The door bell rang so I went downstairs but there was no one there! A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 4. How many connectives are there in this sentence? I didn't want to swim or play volleyball so I just lay on the beach. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 5. How many connectives are there in this sentence? Sam rang us for a lift because he had missed the last train home but our car had broken down so he had to get a taxi. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3

6 6. Don't go that way there are too many roadworks. B) or C) because 7. The snow blocked the road we couldn't leave our house for days. B) but C) or 8. I like that flat it hasn't got a garden. A) or B) and C) but 9. The box wasn't heavy it was awkward to lift. A) or B) but C) and 10. The concert was cancelled of the rain. A) because B) or C) as

7 Answers Level A 1. Which is the connective (joining word)? The correct answer is: B. The connective (joining word) is 'but'. 2. Which is the connective (joining word)? The correct answer is: C. The connective (joining word) is 'because'. 3. Which is the connective (joining word)? The correct answer is: C. The connective (joining word) is 'and'. 4. Which is the connective (joining word)? The correct answer is: A. The connective (joining word) is 'although'. 5. Which is the connective (joining word)? The correct answer is: C. The connective (joining word) is 'until'. 6. Which sentence has a connective in it? The correct answer is: C. 'Sam ran home but she was still late'. 7. Which sentence has a connective in it? The correct answer is: C. 'The dog chased him because he ran away'.

8 8. Which sentence has a connective in it? The correct answer is: B. 'He opened the door although he knew the danger'. 9. Which sentence has a connective in it? The correct answer is: B. 'Bob worked fast and finished early'. 10. How many connectives are there in this sentence? I like that picture very much but I'm not sure why. The correct answer is: A. 1. The connective is 'but'.

9 Level B 1. I'll go to Spain if you like I would rather go to Italy. The correct answer is: B. The connective is 'but'. 2. I bought some food prepared a nice picnic. The correct answer is: A. The connective is 'and'. 3. it was raining, I took the bus. The correct answer is: A. The connective is 'As'. 4. Please take some money you can get a taxi home. The correct answer is: B. The connective is 'so'. 5. We need to spend less money we'll be broke. The correct answer is: C. The connective is 'or'. 6. She managed to buy those boots she saved up for them. The correct answer is: C. The connective is 'because'. 7. I need a new phone I don't know which one to get. The correct answer is: C. The connective is 'but'.

10 8. I'm looking up the weather I can wear the right clothes. The correct answer is: B. The connective is 'so'. 9. Those vegetables are too expensive let's try another shop. The correct answer is: A. The connective is 'so'. 10. Take a reward card you'll be able to save points. The correct answer is: B. The connective is 'and'.

11 Level C 1. How many connectives are there in this sentence? Take it and try it at home so then you'll be able to make up your mind. The correct answer is: B. There are two connectives in this sentence: 'and' and 'so'. 2. How many connectives are there in this sentence? Although the match was nearly over, the supporters didn't give up hope. The correct answer is: A. There is one connective in this sentence: 'although'. 3. How many connectives are there in this sentence? The door bell rang so I went downstairs but there was no one there! The correct answer is: B. There are two connectives in this sentence: 'so' and 'but'. 4. How many connectives are there in this sentence? I didn't want to swim or play volleyball so I just lay on the beach. The correct answer is: B. There are two connectives in this sentence: 'or' and 'so'. 5. How many connectives are there in this sentence? Sam rang us for a lift because he had missed the last train home but our car had broken down so he had to get a taxi. The correct answer is: C. There are three connectives in this sentence: 'because', 'but' and 'so'. 6. Don't go that way there are too many roadworks. The correct answer is: C. The connective is 'because'.

12 7. The snow blocked the road we couldn't leave our house for days. The correct answer is: A. The connective is 'and'. 8. I like that flat it hasn't got a garden. The correct answer is: C. The connective is 'but'. 9. The box wasn't heavy it was awkward to lift. The correct answer is: B. The connective is 'but'. 10. The concert was cancelled of the rain. The correct answer is: A. The connective is 'because'.