AEPS – ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE PONTE DE SOR

ENGLISH WORKSHEET – CONJUNCTIONS

STUDENT: _______________________ Nº: ___ CLASS: ____ DATE: ______________________

Coordinating Conjunctions
Addition Contrast Alternative Cause
Coordinating and - e but - mas or - ou therefore –
Conjunctions both… and – não however – either…or – portanto, por
só ... mas também porém, contudo ou ...ou conseguinte
not only… but also – neither … nor –
não só ... mas nem ... nem
também
too - também

A. Fill in the blanks with one of the conjunctions above as adequate:

1. Peter ____________ Mary went to the ball last night ____________ they didn’t dance.
2. He must be _____________ very intelligent _____________ very stupid to do that.
3. _____________ his mother ____________ his father want to buy a Jaguar. They like it very much.
4. He’s getting old; _________________ he keeps a good memory.
5. He _______________ sings _______________ plays well. He doesn’t like music.
6. _____________ Tom ________________ his brother went to the circus last Saturday. They stayed at home.
7. He was sleeping, ________________ he couldn’t hear the rain outside.
8. Don’t forget to come ________________ see us sometimes.
9. A car is very expensive. A motor-bike, ________________, is a cheap form of transport.
10. He is a good student and a good sportsman _______________.
11. She was ______________ a singer _______________ a writer.

B. Now join the sentences below by means of the correct connector.

1. He was tired. He was very ill. (not only… but also)

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2. He is very rich. He is not contented. (however)
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3. I haven’t got any balls. I can’t play tennis. (therefore)
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4. He liked the film. His girlfriend liked it. (both… and)
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5. We can buy a colour television. We can buy a black one. (either… or)
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6. He is not lazy. He is not stupid. (neither … nor)
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7. She is very pretty. She is very intelligent. (too)
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 8. They got to the concert on time. We didn’t. (but)
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Subordinating Conjunctions
Time Purpose Condition Cause / Concession Result
ConnectorsSubordinating Conjunctions /

Reason
 when  so that / in  if  because  (al)though  so / such…
 before order that  unless  since  even though that
 after  to / so as to /  as long as  as  despite
 while / as in order to  provided /  for  in spite of
 as soon as providing (that)
 since
 until / till
 whenever

Conjunction Example Translation

Time
when You don’t think about old age when you are young. quando
You should ask yourself if you really want to be a parent, before a
before child comes into your life. antes de
I understood the story better after reading the book for the second
after time. depois de
Do whatever you want to do, while you still have the chance to do
while / as to it. enquanto
She fell in love as she was waiting for her turn in a line.
as soon as Call me as soon as you get there. assim que
since They’ve been together since last month. desde (que)
until / till You have to wait until you are old enough to drive your car. até
whenever Whenever she comes, she brings a friend. sempre que

A. Complete with: As soon as,Until, Since, Whenever, While, When.

1 .I’ve been wearing glasses __________________ I was four.

2. ___________________ I was walking down the street, I met Charles.
3. Don’t ask him any question __________________ he gets more relax.
4.____________________we got into the shopping centre, the shops closed.
5. I’ll come and visit you __________________I can.
6. He broke his leg ___________________ he was playing tennis.

Purpose
so that / in order that + Subject + He did all the housework in order that she may have more time for para que
may/might; can/could; should / would herself. (sujeitos iguais / diferentes nas duas orações)
to / so as to / in order to (+ Infinitive) He did all the housework so as to allow his wife some rest. para
(sujeitos iguais nas duas orações)

B. Rewrite / join these sentences expressing PURPOSE:

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1. They climbed upstairs very silently, so as not to wake the children up.
They climbed upstairs very silently in order that________________________________________________________________

2. I ran to catch the bus so that I wouldn’t be late.

I ran to catch the bus in order___________________________________________________________________________

3. The job agent gave Barbara an introduction card. He wanted her to get the job.
The job agent ______________________________________________________________________________________

4. He was given a passport visa. He wanted to visit all countries in Europe.

He was given a visa_________________________________________________________________________________

5. She was singing sweetly. She didn’t want to disturb the sleeping child.
She was singing_____________________________________________________________________________________

Condition
If If I had an expensive car, I would have the chance to meet lot of se
girls.
unless (=if not) + Affirmative If you aren’t there, she’ll feel lonely = Unless you are there, she’ll a menos que, excepto
feel lonely se

C. Rewrite the following CONDITIONAL clauses:

1. If you don’t work harder, you won’t succeed.

Unless_____________________________________________________________________________________________

2.Unless we reduce resource use and waste, we will be confined to a gloomy world.
If________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. If you make a budget, you will be able to pay the bills.

Unless_____________________________________________________________________________________________

4.If you don’t phone to tell you’ve changed plans, we’ll be expecting you next weekend.
Unless____________________________________________________________________________________________

5.The club will have to be closed unless we can get new members.
If________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cause / Reason
because Many kids suffer a lot, because they think they are their parents’ porque
cause of divorce.
since Since we need to survive, we have to protect the earth. visto que, uma vez que
as As women used to get married very young, they used to have huge visto que
families.

D. Complete with the above conjunctions.

1. I went there _____________they wanted me to go.

2. __________it was getting late, I went away.
3. __________it was getting late, I went away.

Concession/Contrast
(al)though / even though / even if Although / though / even though it rained a lot, they went out. embora, se bem que
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in spite of / despite + In spite of / despite raining, they went out.
gerund In spite of / despite the heavy rain, they went out. apesar de
noun/pronoun In spite of / despite the fact that it rained a lot, they went out.
“the fact that…”

E. Rewrite the following CONCESSIVE clauses:

1. Even though they have changed the lyrics, the listeners associate the jingle with the product.
Although______________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Although she was really very tired, she tried again.

In spite of ___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Despite having started to play football at 28, Mark Robson is already a famous football player.
Though____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Although it rained a lot, she went shopping with her mother.

Despite____________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Of course you can take my umbrella, though I’m not sure where I put it.
In spite of___________________________________________________________________________________________

Result
so… that (+adj.) The film was so stupid that I only watched the first part. tão…que
such …that (+a/an+adj.+ noun) It was such a stupid film that I only watched the first part. tão…que

F. Use SO/SUCH in the following sentences:

1. It was such a magnificent view that the tourists stayed on top of the hill until sunset.
The view was so________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Mountain climbing is so strenuous that some people collapse on the way.

Mountain climbing is such_______________________________________________________________________________

3. The book I was reading was so confusing that I gave up.

It was_____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. All the people in the room were delighted when the Smiths arrived; they are really nice persons.
The Smiths are_________________________________________________________________________________________

5. The song was so popular that everybody started singing.

It was_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Your Teacher
Paula Varandas Ferreira