Conjunctions

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 4

A lesson about conjunctions (voegwoorden)

Conjunctions

Voegwoorden zijn heel belangrijk voor de structuur van zinnen. Ze leggen verband tussen de verschillende delen in een zin. 

Wat er staat wordt duidelijker dankzij voegwoorden.

Sentences without conjunctions

Same sentences with conjuctions

Voegwoorden

* opsomming (and)

* reden, oorzaak (because, for, since)

* gevolg (so, so that)

* keuze (or)

* tegenstelling (but, however, although, even though,     whereas)

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The product was designed in UK, ................... it is made in China.

1. so
2. as
3. but/ however
4. than

May sales are better than April and I think they are better than last year's......................

1. too/as well
2. during
3. yet
4. even though

.......... the location of the office is good, it's too noisy.

1. despite of
2. also
3. although
4. but

Shell continues to dominate the market ............... making a loss last quester.

1. despite of
2. although
3. as well
4. however

It took me two years to find a new job.
...................... I retrained as an IT engineer.

1. because
2. during
3. moreover
4. in the meantime

My colleagues drink, ...........they don't smoke.

1. as
2. yet
3. since
4. also

I am not contended with these costs..........I think we should look at them again

1. so/therefore
2. so that
3. as
4. since

She will just copy that ........... we can look at it before the meeting

1. while
2. so that
3. although
4. even though

The airline has a huge volume of passengers considering car hire.
.......................... they get a good deal from rent a car companies.

1. In order to
2. Despite of
3. As a result
4. Since

Let's leave it till next week, ............. we can not find a day to meet this week.

1. therefore
2. seeing that
3. so that
4. then

A: March is too late for the final test. We are launching in April.
B: .....................we should change the test to January.

1. although
2. despite
3. or else
4. In that case