IL Conjunction adverbs: 2

Conjunction adverbs

Exercise 2

Choose the most natural-sounding conjunctive adverb for each sentence:

1. You need to work harder; __________, you'll get fired.

2. We wanted to go to Portugal; __________, we went to Brazil.

3. He is a very weak president; __________, most people support him.

4. We wanted to go to the beach; __________, it started to rain and we stayed at home.

5. She is a very smart woman; __________, it is not at all surprising that she got the job.

6. He has a terrible voice; __________, he will go down in history as the worst singer ever.

7. John has very little money; __________, his brother Jacob is a millionaire.

8. Roberta didn't have all the ingredients to bake a cake; __________, she decided to prepare something else.

9. He couldn't tell her the truth; __________, he lied.

10. I really don't know why he came; __________, I would tell you.