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English Grammar - Conjunction: 113 MCQs with Answers

Conjunction - English Grammar
English Grammar - Conjunction

English Grammar- Conjunction

Learn Conjunctions in English Grammar with complete explanations, definitions, types, grammar rules, sentence usage, examples, exercises, and multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Understand Coordinating Conjunctions, Subordinating Conjunctions, Correlative Conjunctions, compound sentence formation, clause connection, common conjunctions, and grammar rules. This comprehensive guide is ideal for school students and candidates preparing for HTET, CTET, TET, SSC, Banking, UPSC, NDA, CDS, and other competitive examinations.

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Q1. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank : You will fail ............ you work very hard.

Right Answer: unless

Explanation:

The sentence carries a negative condition: failure will happen if hard work does not take place. The conjunction 'unless' means 'if not', so 'You will fail unless you work very hard' conveys exactly this idea and needs no additional negative word. The other options do not fit the structure: 'nevertheless' is a contrast adverb meaning 'however', 'howsoever' means 'in whatever way' and introduces a manner clause, and 'beside' is a preposition meaning 'by the side of'. Hence the correct answer is 'unless'.
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Q2. Choose the appropriate conjunction for the blank space in the given sentence : My new house isn't ………. finished.

Right Answer: altogether

Explanation:

‘Altogether’ is a single-word adverb meaning completely, entirely or wholly, and in a negative sentence such as ‘My new house isn’t altogether finished’ it conveys that the work is not quite complete. It must be distinguished from ‘all together’, written as two words, which means all in one place or all at the same time, as in ‘The family sat all together.’ ‘Just’ before ‘finished’ would change the meaning to a very recent completion, and ‘almost’ would produce a double weakening that reverses the intended sense of the negative.

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Q3. Select the correct option: Neither the principal investigator ___ the co-authors anticipated the backlash.

Right Answer: nor

Explanation:

English uses fixed correlative conjunction pairs, and 'neither' must always be completed by 'nor'. Since the sentence opens with 'Neither the principal investigator', the blank can only be filled by 'nor', giving the balanced structure 'Neither X nor Y'. Option two is wrong because 'or' pairs with 'either', not with 'neither'. Option three would produce a double negative sense and breaks the correlative pattern entirely. Option four adds the auxiliary 'did', which is used only in inverted constructions such as 'nor did they anticipate', not before a plain noun phrase. Hence the correct answer is nor.
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Q4. Identify the coordinating conjunction in: 'She likes tea, but he prefers coffee.'

Right Answer: but

Explanation:

'But' joins two independent clauses of equal grammatical rank, making it a coordinating conjunction.

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Q5. Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?

Right Answer: And

Explanation:

'And' is one of the seven coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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Q6. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a coordinating conjunction.

Right Answer: He was tired, so he went to bed early.

Explanation:

'So' is a coordinating conjunction connecting two independent clauses of equal rank showing result.

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Q7. Identify the correct use of a coordinating conjunction.

Right Answer: I wanted to go, yet I stayed home.

Explanation:

'Yet' is a coordinating conjunction showing contrast between two independent clauses.

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Q8. Choose the sentence with a coordinating conjunction joining two nouns.

Right Answer: Ram and Shyam are friends.

Explanation:

'And' correctly joins two nouns of equal grammatical rank.

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Q9. Identify the subordinating conjunction in: 'She stayed home because she was sick.'

Right Answer: because

Explanation:

'Because' introduces a dependent clause explaining the reason, making it a subordinating conjunction.

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Q10. Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

Right Answer: Although

Explanation:

'Although' introduces a subordinate clause and is a subordinating conjunction, unlike the coordinating conjunctions and/but/or.

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Published: 16 July 2026 | Last Updated: 08 September 2026 |

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