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Grammar test : Conjunctions and Prepositions

You will find in this page 

  • A small test
  • Concept lesson
  • Follow-up exercises
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Prepositions are short words (on, in, to) that usually stand in front of nouns (sometimes also in front of gerund verbs).

70 prepositions,which are tested often:

  1. aboard
  2. about
  3. above
  4. across
  5. after
  6. against
  7. along
  8.  amid
  9. among
  10. anti
  11. around
  12. as
  13. at
  14. before
  15. behind
  16. below
  17. beneath
  18. beside
  19. besides
  20. between
  21. beyond
  22. but
  23. by
  24. concerning
  25. considering
  26. despite
  27. down
  28. during
  29. except
  30. excepting
  31. excluding
  32. following
  33. for
  34. from
  35. in
  36. inside
  37. into
  38. like
  39. minus
  40. near
  41. of
  42. off
  43. on
  44. onto
  45. opposite
  46. outside
  47. over
  48. past
  49. per
  50. plus
  51. regarding
  52. round
  53. save
  54. since
  55. than
  56. through
  57. to
  58. toward
  59. towards
  60. under
  61. underneath
  62. unlike
  63. until
  64. up
  65. upon
  66. versus
  67. via
  68. with
  69. within
  70. without

Conjunctions are joining words. Conjunctions bring words and phrases together. 

Conjunctions List 1

for / and / nor / but / or / yet / so

Some insights

  • or – introduces change 
  • so – can also indicate a result or consequence will be forthcoming.
  • and – when you wish to link two things together. 
  • But – introduces contrast into a sentence.
  • Nor – brings forth an alternative negative idea. 
  • yet – introduces a contrasting thought. 

Conjunctions List 2

These conjunctions occurs in pairs.

  • both/and
  • whether/or
  • not only/but also
  • either/or
  • neither/nor
  • just/so
  • the/the
  • as/as
  • if/then
  • rather/than
  • no sooner/than
  • such/that
  • so/that

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