Question

Fill in the gaps using connectives

a) I am no athlete: __________ I am terrible at sports

b) Her son looks a lot like his father, _______, her daughter looks like her.

c) We enjoyed ourselves, _______ of the bad weather.

d) Please call your grandmother on her birthday, __________ she will get upset

e) I will phone you if I receive any information and you can do ________​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) but

b)but

c) because

d)either

e) next

Answer 2

Answer:

a) I am no athlete: and I am terrible at sports.

b) Her son looks a lot like his father, but her daughter looks like her.

c) We enjoyed ourselves, inspite of the bad weather.

d) Please call your grandmother on her birthday, or she will get upset.

e) I will phone you if I receive any information and you can do likewise.

Explanation:

Connectives or Conjunctions are words which links phrases and sentences together. Example: and, yet, since, but, or, unless etc.

By adding connectives in the sentence, we link the two phrases together, making it one complete sentence.