Coordinating Conjunctions

Conjunctions are connecting words. There are mainly two types of conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.

Coordinating conjunctions connect two clauses of equal rank. Examples are: and, but, or, so, for, yet, nor etc.

• She cooked dinner and I mopped the floors.
• We tried hard, yet we could not succeed.
• I invited her but she didn’t come.
• We can cook dinner ourselves or we can order food.

Coordinating conjunctions worksheet for class 10

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate coordinating conjunction.

1. I had invited all of my friends to my birthday party ………………………… none of them came.
2. He eats a lot of junk food …………………….. he doesn’t gain weight.
3. You can get the car repaired ……………………….. buy a new one.
4. She will get good marks ……………………… she has studied hard.
5. She neither exercises ……………………… follows a healthy diet.
6. She not only sings beautifully ……………………… dances gracefully.
7. She opened the window ………………………… let the cat out.
8. You must leave at once ……………………….. I will call the police.
9. She is lonely ……………………… she is not unhappy.
10. The train was late by an hour …………………….. I decided to do a little bit of shopping.
11. Neither Sam ………………………. his brother has come.
12. He came ………………………. trouble started brewing.
13. I recognised him ………………………… he didn’t recognise me.
14. You must start without any delay …………………….. you will miss the flight.
15. I said Hi …………………… she ignored me.
16. The refugees need not only food ……………………….. medicine.
17. She is ……………………. a writer and a thinker.
18. You must take your medicines on time …………………………… you will not get better.

Answers

1. but, 2. but, 3. or, 4. for, 5. follows, 6. but also, 7. and, 8. or, 9. but, 10. so, 11. nor, 12. and, 13. but, 14. or, 15. but, 16. but also, 17. both, 18. or

See also:

• How to use coordinating conjunctions correctly?
• Different types of coordinating conjunctions

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