Conjunctions are words that join two or more sentences, clauses, or phrases together in a sentence. These word tools help create clear and fluent written English by joining parts of a sentence in simple terms.
Consider these sentences.
- Meeta likes pizza and pastries.
- Is she her friend or not?
- Kavish is playing, but Khushi is studying.
- Everyone hates Priya because she is rude.
The highlighted words – ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’ and ‘because’ – are conjunctions. They join two sentences, phrases, or clauses, and are known as joining words.
Conjunction Exercises For CBSE Class 7 in PDF Format
Conjunctions Practice Exercises for Class 7 With Answers
Fill in this short paragraph with suitable conjunctions given below
after, and , but, whereas, even though,
or , when, till, in spite of, although,
- One day Mansoor __________________his friends were playing on the ground.
- __________________ the boys were running, he fell on to a rock.
- His friend was worried about him __________________ the other boys wanted to continue to play.
- The boy could be taken to the medical room __________________ to the class.
- The injury appeared to be only skin-deep __________________ it was bleeding.
- They waited there the doctor __________________ came back.
- _________________________the attendant applied some antiseptic, the boys sat on a bench.
- Mansoor put up a brave face, his friend could sense his discomfort.
- __________________his hand was bandaged, he felt the pain.
- __________________the school bus being crowded, Moonis found a seat for himself.
Answers: 1. and; 2. when; 3. whereas; 4. or; 5. but; 6. after; 7. till; 8. even though; 9. although; 10. in spite of
Fill in the blanks with the correct Conjunction options: but/or/and.
- The shopping mall is open between 8 a.m. ____________________ 8 p.m
- It is open on Sundays _________________________ closed on Tuesdays.
- You can go there in the morning ________________________ evening.
- They are doing well ________________________ the shopkeeper is happy.
- Day by day they are doing better ________________________ better.
- Initially, there was nothing more he wanted, ________________________ so he thought.
- Try to write to the dealers ________________________ call them.
- Either you can talk to the owner ________________________ I will.
- Surprisingly, he spent two ________________________ a half hours at the mall.
- The rebate given now is fourteen ________________________ a quarter per cent.
Answers: 1. and; 2. but; 3. or; 4. and; 5. and; 6. or; 7. or; 8. or; 9. and; 10. and
Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions.
- My favourite sports are football ____ tennis.
- I wanted to go for a film _____Geeta refused.
- I like cooking _____ I don’t like washing dirty dishes afterwards.
- I need flour, butter, sugar ____ eggs to bake a cake.
- She studies a lot _____ does not get good marks.
- I did not go to the film _____ I had a lot to study.
- It is winter, _____ I am feeling cold.
- You have got an exam tomorrow ______ you must study tonight.
- I do not like jazz music ______ opera.
- I do not like the food at that restaurant ____ its ambience.
- We will win the game ____ we have a strong team.
- 12. Lekha has lots of friends ____ she feels lonely.
Answers: and, but, but, and, yet, as, so, and, as, yet
Fill in the correct coordinating conjunction in the blank. ( and, but , so )
- The rain is very heavy, ___________ the game will probably not be played.
- Jimmy works in a restaurant on weekends ___________ during the week.
- Shergill has a great job, ___________ she is a very unhappy person.
- The sun is shining brightly, ___________ the picnic was still cancelled.
- Sita is an excellent painist,___________ she will probably be chosen for the orchestra.
- The security lines are very long at the airport, ___________ you should probably leave early for your flight.
- I will not go to the game, ___________ I will watch it on TV.
- Suzy has six brothers ___________ eleven cousins.
- I do not like burger, ___________ I do like pizza.
- Mohit loves Delhi, ___________ he is thinking of moving there.
Answers: 1. so 2. and 3. but 4. but 5. so 6. so 7. but 8. and 9. but 10. so
Fill in the blank using one of the subordinating conjunctions from the list. Use each word only once ( in order that, While, as long as, whenever, because, where, than, that, Before, Unless)
- I will never go to that restaurant again _____________________ I live.
- _____________________ Jose needs help, he calls his two brothers.
- _____________________ Sheldon works for the post office, he never works Sundays.
- I would rather read a book _____________________ watch a stupid television program.
- _____________________ Roger goes to Miami, he will buy a new bathing suit.
- _____________________ travellers have time to pass through security, it is recommended that they arrive two hours before their flight.
- I will not go out with you _____________________ you promise not to smoke
- _____________________ Maria is an avid jogger, her sister Julia prefers just to sit on the couch.
- I do not believe _____________________ Hector’s father is a doctor.
- Maryam loves the city _____________________ she now lives.
Answers: 1. as long as, 2. whenever, 3. because, 4. than , 5. before, 6. in order that , 7. unless , 8. while, 9. that , 10. where
Types Of Conjunctions
Conjunctions are of three kinds: coordinating, subordinating and correlative.
Coordinating conjunctions join words or groups of words of equal importance in the sentence.
For example, in the sentence, ‘We will have to leave early, but we will be back in time for lunch’, ‘but’ is a coordinating conjunction that joins clauses of equal importance.
Other coordination conjunctions include ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’, ‘not’, ‘for’, ‘yet’, and ‘so’.
These conjunctions connect groups of words of varying importance, making one portion of the sentence dependent on another.
For example, in the sentence, ‘Despite Riya’s best efforts, she could not pass the exam’, ‘despite’ is the subordinating conjunction that makes one phrase dependent on another.
Other subordinating conjunctions are ‘after’, ‘if’, ‘although’, ‘if only’, ‘till’, ‘so that’.
These conjunctions work in pairs to join words or groups of words having equal importance. For example, in the sentence, ‘Either we must leave early, or we must miss the plane’, ‘either…or’ is correlative conjunction that joins clauses of equal importance.
Some correlative conjunctions are ‘either/or’, ‘neither/nor’, ‘both/and’, ‘whether/or’, ‘not only/ but also’.