English Exercises > Sentence connectors

Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Use each
sentence connector only once.

wherever So that
however in spite of
although neither
unless Both, but
despite Either, or
since while, nevertheless
Both as if
Otherwise so as not to
Owing to Finally
due to, consequently

1. The dog eats the food hungrily ______ it has been starved for months.

2. ______ all good things must come to an end.

3. All the students have been miserable ______ Mrs. Tan left the school.

4. Always stand up for yourself ______ lose your integrity.

5. Her baby remains as skinny as ever ______ the vitamins and expensive food.

6. Do remember to keep in contact ______ you are.

7. ______ he is sick, he still continues working.

8. ______ tough he appears to be, he still loses to the short man.

9. The plane managed to land ______ the heavy rain, thunder and lightning.

10. Your auntie is resting in the next room. So walk softly ______ disturb her.
11. Tea should be served in every meeting ______ the members will not be sleepy.

12. The boys encountered lots of problems ______ trying to get to the island. ______
they managed to reach the island in time before the sharks came.

13. ______ the monsoon season, the fishermen managed to obtain a good income.

14. Steven could not eat curry and ______ could David.

15. ______ Mr. Lee and Mr. Abdullah came to the company ______ the manager was
not in

16. The particles will ______ sink _______ float if you add more oil to the bottle.

17. We have to attend ______ Bali's wedding and June's when we go home next
week.

18. ______ the principal's warning, we are afraid to leave school during class.

19. The hot weather is ______ the greenhouse effect. ______ the temperature has
generally increased.

20. Let us not be complacent with ourselves. ______ we may lose out in the final
round.