Conjunctions And Linkers Exercise For B2 First | Cambridge English

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A conjunction is a word used to connect two clauses. It can also connect two or more words and phrases. Prepositions and transitional adverbs are also linkers because they help to establish connection between words and clauses.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction or linker. Choose your answers from the options given below.

So, owing to, as, when, besides, due to

1. My grandmother got married ………………………… she was just 16 years old.

2. ………………………….. being a great actor, she is a writer.

3. The meeting was cancelled ………………………….. the chairman’s illness.

4. She cannot walk ……………………………… she is ill.

5. I stayed up late ……………………………. that I could revise all lessons for my exam.

6. Police said that the accident was ………………………….. his careless.

7. His success is ………………………… his hard work.

8. She cried …………………………… she heard the news.

9. The cake was …………………………. delicious that we couldn’t stop eating it.

10. He has nothing ………………………….. his salary.

Answers

1. My grandmother got married when she was just 16 years old.

2. Besides being a great actor, she is a writer.

3. The meeting was cancelled owing to / due to the chairman’s illness.

4. She cannot walk as she is ill.

5. I stayed up late so that I could revise all lessons for my exam.

6. Police said that the accident was due to his careless. (We do not normally use owing to after a form of be (is / am / are / was / were)

7. His success is due to his hard work.

8. She cried when she heard the news.

9. The cake was so delicious that we couldn’t stop eating it.

10. He has nothing besides his salary.