Fill in the blanks with a suitable coordinating conjunction.

1. The doctor must come soon …………………… the patient will die.

2. They found the boy ……………………… he had already died.

3. She finished one project ……………………. started working on the next.

4. I can’t meet you tomorrow ………………………. I have an important appointment.

5. She kept falling behind ……………………… she persevered.

6. I was already late, ……………………….. I took a cab.

7. He is intelligent ……………………… he doesn’t work hard.

8. She …………………… came ……………………. called.

9. You can …………………… come with me or stay at home.

10. The last bus has already gone, ……………………… we will have to walk.

11. They were going to lose ………………………. they didn’t lose hope.

12. She works hard ……………………. she has three children to feed.

Answers

1. The doctor must come soon, or the patient will die.

2. They found the boy, but he had already died.

3. She finished one project, and started working on the next.

4. I can’t meet you tomorrow, for I have an important appointment.

5. She kept falling behind, yet she persevered.

6. I was already late, so I took a cab.

7. He is intelligent, but he doesn’t work hard.

8. She neither came nor called.

9. You can either come with me or stay at home.

10. The last bus has already gone, so we will have to walk.

11. They were going to lose, still they didn’t lose hope.

12. She works hard for she has three children to feed.