This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Conjunctions Linking Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conjunctions Linking Phrases Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Use a linking word of cause/effect, therefore in a sentence? A) We are therefore proud of our English students. B) Understanding that there is a reason therefore. C) We are therefore proud of our English students. D) Therefore, we are able to understand why conjunctions are important. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Therefore, we are able to understand why conjunctions are important. 2. My sister has planned our whole trip ..... even booked us a tour guide. I can't believe she can't go ..... of her job interview. A) Or ; due to. B) Also ; since. C) And ; because. D) As well as ; as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And ; because. 3. An earlier typewriter produced letters quickly and neatly, the typist, ....., couldn't see his work on this machine. A) Therefore. B) However. C) Yet. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 4. The word however is an example of which type of linking word? A) Effect. B) Comparison. C) Cause. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparison. 5. The number of college graduates has increased, ..... the rate of employment has gone down. A) Whereas. B) Whether. C) When. D) Otherwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whereas. 6. The main verb in the sentence is found as the ..... of the verb phrase. A) The first word. B) The middle word. C) The last word. D) It isn't in the verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The last word. 7. Fill in the blank with the appropriate linking word, "She was ( ..... ) unable to attend the meeting." A) In particular. B) Therefore. C) As well as. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 8. What type of word is the red word in the following sentence? My aunt could not come to visit after all. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) Adverb interruptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb interruptor. 9. They paid for dinner ..... apologize for their behavior. A) In order to. B) So that. C) In order that. D) So as for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In order to. 10. The minimum (fewest) number of verbs in a verb phrase is ..... A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 11. I work in Dubai ....., I live in Abu Dhabi. A) But. B) However. C) Also. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However. 12. You can get into troubles if you try to sneak things into the plane ..... you can miss your flight or worse, your passport can be taken away! A) Like. B) Such as. C) Because. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For example. 13. Why do you use the substitution test? A) To see if the word is a noun. B) To see if the verb is action or linking. C) To show what the action of the sentence is all about. D) To find the subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To see if the verb is action or linking. 14. ..... flying can save time, but on the other, it's not good for the environment. A) Whereas. B) On the one hand. C) So that. D) Otherwise. E) As long as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the one hand. 15. Replace the conjunction in green in the sentence with the right option from these linking phrases., he will never be independent. A) Besides. B) Therefore. C) As a result. D) However. E) Furthermore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a result. 16. My family is very varied in age. For that reason, organising an activity to celebrate a birthday or special occasion that everyone enjoys is, in general, rather difficult. For example, my little sister, who is only four, loves playing party games ..... my big brother, who is twenty, thinks it's exciting to go into town with his friends and celebrate there. A) As for. B) For example. C) For that reason. D) In contrast. E) Though. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In contrast. 17. "I dislike when my mom cooks pasta with cheese ..... mushrooms, ..... I love when she cooks shrimps ..... fried chicken. "Choose the correct linking words to complete the paragraph. A) Because, so, and. B) Or, and, or. C) And, but, or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And, but, or. 18. Which conjunction is NOT followed by a noun? A) Despite. B) In spite of. C) Although. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 19. ....., they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to America instead. A) At least. B) At the end. C) In the end. D) In the least. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the end. 20. Where in life do we use linking words the most? A) In our writing. B) When having conversations. C) When we practise religions. D) When doing speeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When having conversations. 21. I studied very hard ..... I got high marks. A) Therefore. B) Because. C) Although. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Therefore. 22. Which option is the correct answer to the question below? DO YOU AGREE THAT CHINESE LANGUAGE IS COMPLICATED? A) Yes, I agree with you. B) No, I am not disagree. C) I am agree. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I agree with you. 23. Looking at the linking word before where do you think it stands in a sentence? Beginning, end or middle? A) Middle. B) Beginning. C) End. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. "Susy is successfull, whereas her sisters are not" What is the conjunction joining? A) Two words. B) Two sentences. C) Whereas is not a conjunction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two sentences. 25. I can't eat peanuts, ..... shrimp. I'm allergic to both. A) Nor. B) And. C) Because. D) Also. 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