Question

СРОЧНО Упражнение 1. Make up compound sentences by using the right coordinating conjunctions in brackets. 1 His job is very hard, (yet / therefore) his salary is low. 2 I’m sorry I opened your handbook, (however / but) I mistook it for mine. 3 Alex lost his job a year ago, (however / or) he soon managed to find another one. 4 I know she’s hard to deal with, (and / nevertheless) you ought not to be rude to her. 5 I’ve been living here for many years, (but / and) I don’t know the place very well. 6 Her life is very peaceful,l (or / yet) she is always complaining. 7 We haven’t got much in common, (moreover / but) we get on with each other fairly well. 8 Тоm is 17 (or / and) he is studying at college. 9 The rent is reasonable, (moreover / but) the location is perfect. 10 My mum dislikes pets, (nevertheless / and) she bought a puppy for us. 11 You can take a horse to water (and / but) you can’t make him drink. 12 She was rushing to the office, (therefore / but) she couldn’t talk to me. 13 A lot of novels are published every year, (therefore / however) very few of them become bestsellers. 14 I didn’t talk to the Director (or / but) I talked to the Manager. 15 Sam sat down on the bench (but / and) Lucy sat besides him.

Answer 1

1.yet
2. but
3. however
4. nevertheless
5.but
6.yet
7. but
8. and
9. moreover
10. nevertheless
11. but
12. therefore
13. however
14. but
15. and

Answer 2

Sure, here are the sentences with the correct coordinating conjunctions:

1. His job is very hard, yet his salary is low.
2. I’m sorry I opened your handbook, but I mistook it for mine.
3. Alex lost his job a year ago, but he soon managed to find another one.
4. I know she’s hard to deal with, nevertheless you ought not to be rude to her.
5. I’ve been living here for many years, and I don’t know the place very well.
6. Her life is very peaceful, yet she is always complaining.
7. We haven’t got much in common, but we get on with each other fairly well.
8. Тоm is 17 and he is studying at college.
9. The rent is reasonable, but the location is perfect.
10. My mum dislikes pets, but she bought a puppy for us.
11. You can take a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.
12. She was rushing to the office, therefore she couldn’t talk to me.
13. A lot of novels are published every year, however very few of them become bestsellers.
14. I didn’t talk to the Director but I talked to the Manager.
15. Sam sat down on the bench and Lucy sat beside him.