Conjunctive Adverbs Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Conjunctive Adverbs – Quiz 4
1. Jeremy kept talking in class; _____ , he got in trouble.
A) Moreover.
B) Although.
C) Therefore.
D) However.
2. How do you correct the following sentence?My umbrella exploded. I decided therefore to throw it in the lake.
A) My umbrella exploded. I decided; therefore, to throw it in the lake.
B) My umbrella exploded. I decided, therefore, to throw it in the lake.
3. He is a very weak president; _____ , most people support him.
A) Therefore.
B) Nevertheless.
C) Instead.
D) Otherwise.
4. You need to work harder _____ you'll get fired.
A) , otherwise,.
B) Otherwise.
C) ; otherwise.
D) ; otherwise, .
5. The people from Holland love hiking and camping on the highlands; _____ , they love fishing on the highlands.
A) In addition.
B) However.
C) On the other hand.
D) On the contrary.
6. I really wanted the red one; _____ , I bought the blue one.
A) For example.
B) Moreover.
C) However.
D) Therefore.
7. Which of the following sentence correctly includes the conjunctive adverb however?.
A) I would like you to remember, however, that I have already made the appointment. .
B) I would like you to remember however that I have already made the appointment.
C) I would like you to remember, however that I have already made the appointment.
D) None of above.
8. Andy traveled _____ train.
A) By.
B) Bye.
C) Buy.
D) None of above.
9. Jared is a millionaire; _____ , his brother Jeremy is always flat broke.
A) Besides.
B) In contrast.
C) Nevertheless.
D) Accordingly.
10. In a compound sentence, a conjunctive adverb follows a.
A) Semicolon and is usually followed by a comma.
B) Colon and is usually followed by a period.
C) Comma and is usually followed by a question mark.
D) Semicolon and is usually followed by a period.
11. Which of the following conjunctive adverbs shows time relationships?.
A) Instead.
B) Meanwhile.
C) Similarly.
D) Otherwise.
12. Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
A) She, however won't go to the game.
B) She, however, won't go to the game.
C) She; however, won't go to the game.
D) She however won't go to the game.
13. He felt he couldn't tell the truth about what happened; _____ , he lied.
A) Undoubtedly.
B) Instead.
C) In contrast.
D) Likewise.
14. I really don't know why he came; _____ , I would tell you.
A) Otherwise.
B) Instead.
C) In contrast.
D) None of above.
15. Little Johnny didn't want to eat dinner _____ he went to bed without it.
A) ; therefore, .
B) . Therefore,.
C) , therefore,.
D) Therefore,.
16. Roberta didn't have all the ingredients to bake a cake; _____ , she decided to prepare something else.
A) Therefore .
B) Finally.
C) Indeed.
D) None of above.
17. Select the best conjunctive adverb to fill in the blank:The library needs money to buy books; _____ , it could use a media center.
A) Therefore.
B) Thus.
C) Also.
D) For example.
18. Identify the conjunctive adverb in the sentence:The weather was bad; therefore, we stayed indoors.
A) However.
B) Meanwhile.
C) Instead.
D) Therefore.
19. The little boy dropped his toy and cried.What punctuation does this sentence need in order to be correctly written?.
A) No punctuation.
B) One comma.
C) A semi colon.
D) A semi colon and a comma.
E) Two commas.
20. Choose the correct conjunctive adverb to complete the sentence:She studied hard; _____ , she passed the exam.
A) However.
B) Because.
C) Therefore.
D) Meanwhile.
21. You need to work harder; _____ , you'll get fired.
A) Otherwise.
B) Moreover.
C) Instead.
D) None of above.
22. It hadn't rained for a month, _____ , people were not allowed to water lawns.
A) Therefore.
B) Instead.
C) Consequently.
D) None of above.
23. Choose the correct conjunctive adverb to complete the sentence:'She studied hard; _____ , she passed the exam.' a) therefore b) and c) but d) because.
A) Therefore.
B) And.
C) But.
D) Because.
24. Choose the subordinate clause:Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard where the sun blazed the longest during the day.
A) Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back of the yard.
B) Where the sun blazed the longest during the day.
25. Which conjunctive adverb completes the sentence below?You can go when your chores are done; _____ , you will miss the party.
A) Otherwise.
B) Therefore.
C) Also.
D) Besides.