Conjunctions exercise Combine the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions. 1. He was tired. He had been working for a long time. 2. You will win the first prize. You have to work hard. 3. He took out his brush. He began to paint. 4. Hurry up. You will be late. 5. She may be poor. She will not take anything that does not belong to her. 6. Something must have fallen. I heard a sound. 7. They must have fallen asleep. There is no light in their room. 8. The train had left. I reached the station later. 9. He was tired. He decided to get some rest. 10. I waited for him. He arrived. 11. He was angry. Somebody had stolen his bicycle. 12. It was raining. We went out. Answers 1. He was tired because he had been working for a long time. 2. You will win the first prize if you work hard. 3. He took out his brush and began to paint. 4. Hurry up or you will be late. 5. She may be poor but she will not take anything that does not belong to her. 6. Something must have fallen for I heard a sound. 7. They must have fallen asleep for there is no light in their room. 8. The train had left before I reached the station. 9. He was tired so he decided to get some rest. 10. I waited for him until he arrived. 11. He was angry because somebody had stolen his bicycle. 12. It was raining but we went out. / Though it was raining we went out. Be first to know when grammar rules change! Sign up to our newsletter here: englishgrammar.org (It's free) Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) . Conjunctions exercise Combine the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions. 1. He was tired. He had been working for a long