{"id":75411,"date":"2021-10-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=75411"},"modified":"2021-10-02T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T10:00:03","slug":"conjunctions-and-linkers-exercise-for-b2-first-cambridge-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/conjunctions-and-linkers-exercise-for-b2-first-cambridge-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Conjunctions And Linkers Exercise For B2 First | Cambridge English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prepare for B2 First, <\/strong>(formerly Cambridge English: First and the First Certificate in English) with our free grammar lessons and worksheets. B2 First <\/strong>is an English language examination provided by Cambridge Assessment English.<\/strong> It shows that your proficiency in English is good enough to allow you live and work independently in an English speaking country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction or linker. Choose your answers from the options given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, owing to, as, when, besides, due to<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. My grandmother got married ………………………… she was just 16 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. ………………………….. being a great actor, she is a writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The meeting was cancelled ………………………….. the chairman’s illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. She cannot walk ……………………………… she is ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. I stayed up late ……………………………. that I could revise all lessons for my exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Police said that the accident was ………………………….. his careless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. His success is \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 his hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. She cried …………………………… she heard the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The cake was …………………………. delicious that we couldn’t stop eating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. He has nothing ………………………….. his salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. My grandmother got married when<\/strong> she was just 16 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Besides <\/strong>being a great actor, she is a writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The meeting was cancelled owing to \/ due to<\/strong> the chairman’s illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. She cannot walk as <\/strong>she is ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. I stayed up late so that I could revise all lessons for my exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

7. His success is due to<\/strong> his hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. She cried when<\/strong> she heard the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The cake was so<\/strong> delicious that we couldn’t stop eating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. He has nothing besides <\/strong>his salary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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