Grammar Practice: Conjunctions

How do I use conjunctions?
What do they mean?

Practice with Conjunction Meanings

Read the sentences below. These sentences are from the story of Danielle and Sarah's canoeing trip. (You can read the whole story here.)

Read the 3 possible combined sentences below each number. Are they good uses of conjunctions? Do they make sense? Choose correct or not correct for each one. 2 sentences are correct, and 1 is wrong.

1. It was a Friday night in August. Danielle and Sarah left. They went on a canoeing trip.
   
   
   1. When Danielle and Sarah left on a Friday night in August, to go on a canoeing trip.
      correct / not correct
   2. Danielle and Sarah left on a Friday night in August to go on a canoeing trip.
      correct / not correct
   3. On a Friday night in August, Sarah and Danielle left to go on a canoeing trip.
      correct / not correct
   
   
2. They reached their destination late at night. They set up their tents. They went to sleep right away.
   
   
   1. Late at night, they reached their destination, set up their tents and went to sleep right away.
      correct / not correct
   2. When they reached their destination late at night, they set up their tents and went to sleep right away.
      correct / not correct
   3. They reached their destination late at night although they set up their tents and went to sleep right away.
      correct / not correct
   
   
3. The next morning was windy. The sun was shining. It was a beautiful day.
   
   
   1. It was a beautiful day because the sun was shining, but it was windy.
      correct / not correct
   2. The next morning was windy, but the sun was shining, and it was a beautiful day.
      correct / not correct
   3. The sun was shining because it was a windy morning, and a beautiful day.
      correct / not correct
   
   
4. They ate. They packed up camp. They resumed their canoeing journey.
   
   
   1. After they ate, they packed up camp and resumed their canoeing journey.
      correct / not correct
   2. When they packed up camp, they ate and resumed their canoeing journey.
      correct / not correct
   3. As soon as they ate, they packed up camp and resumed their canoeing journey.
      correct / not correct
   
   
5. They reached the middle of the lake. They stopped for a break.
   
   
   1. Even though they stopped for a break, they reached the middle of the lake.
      correct / not correct
   2. When they reached the middle of the lake, they stopped for a break.
      correct / not correct
   3. Once they reached the middle of the lake, they stopped for a break.
      correct / not correct
   
   
6. The wind was picking up fast. The waves were getting bigger.
   
   
   1. Since the wind was picking up fast, the waves were getting bigger.
      correct / not correct
   2. The wind was picking up fast, and the waves were getting bigger.
      correct / not correct
   3. Even though the waves were getting bigger, the wind was picking up fast.
      correct / not correct
   
   
7. Danielle and Sarah decided that it was not a good idea to stop paddling. They continued on.
   
   
   1. Danielle and Sarah continued on because they decided that it was not a good idea to stop paddling.
      correct / not correct
   2. They continued on, for Sarah and Danielle decided that it was not a good idea to stop paddling.
      correct / not correct
   3. Danielle and Sarah decided that it was not a good idea to stop paddling, yet they continued on.
      correct / not correct
   
   
8. The waves were so big. The girls could not handle the canoe.
   
   
   1. Because the waves were so big, the girls could not handle the canoe.
      correct / not correct
   2. Since the waves were so big, the girls could not handle the canoe.
      correct / not correct
   3. The girls could not handle the canoe even though the waves were so big.
      correct / not correct
   
   
9. They knew it. A wave knocked them out of the canoe. A wave knocked them into the water.
   
   
   1. They knew it because a wave knocked them out of the canoe and into the water.
      correct / not correct
   2. Before they knew it, a wave knocked them out of the canoe and into the water.
      correct / not correct
   3. A wave knocked them out of their canoe and into the water before they knew it.
      correct / not correct
   
   
10. They came up from under the water. They saw that the wave had taken their canoe with it!
    
    
    1. When they came up from under the water, they saw that the wave had taken their canoe with it!
       correct / not correct
    2. Even though they came up from under the water, they saw that the wave had taken their canoe with it!
       correct / not correct
    3. As they came up from under the water, they saw that a wave had taken their canoe with it!
       correct / not correct
    
    
11. There was no one around to help them. There was no one around to hear their cries.
    
    
    1. Since there was no one around to help them, there was no one around to hear their cries.
       correct / not correct
    2. There was no one around to hear their cries, although there was no one around to help them.
       correct / not correct
    3. There was no one around to help them or hear their cries.
       correct / not correct
    
    
12. Danielle started to freak out. They were in the middle of the lake. The waves were splashing them under the water.
    
    
    1. Danielle started to freak out because they were in the middle of the lake and the waves were splashing them under the water.
       correct / not correct
    2. The waves were splashing them under the water because Danielle started to freak out and they were in the middle of the lake.
       correct / not correct
    3. Danielle started to freak out, for they were in the middle of the lake, and the waves were splashing them under the water.
       correct / not correct
    
    
13. They did not have their life jackets on. They did not have anything to hold onto to help them stay above the water.
    
    
    1. They did not have their life jackets on, and they did not have anything to hold onto to help them stay above the water.
       correct / not correct
    2. They did not have anything to hold onto to help them stay above the water when they did not have their life jackets on.
       correct / not correct
    3. They did not have life jackets on, nor did they have anything to hold onto to help them stay above the water.
       correct / not correct
    
    
14. About forty-five minutes of swimming. They finally reached land.
    
    
    1. They finally reached land after about forty-five minutes of swimming.
       correct / not correct
    2. After about forty-five minutes of swimming, they finally reached land.
       correct / not correct
    3. About forty-five minutes of swimming, yet they finally reached land.
       correct / not correct
    
    
15. Soaked and tired, the girls laid down on a rock. The girls tried to regain their strength.
    
    
    1. The girls tried to regain their strength, although the girls laid down on a rock soaked and tired.
       correct / not correct
    2. Soaked and tired, the girls laid down on a rock and tried to regain their strength.
       correct / not correct
    3. Although the girls were soaked and tired, they laid down on a rock and tried to regain their strength.
       correct / not correct
    
    
16. Sarah and Danielle sat for hours. Sarah and Danielle waited for hours. Someone came to their rescue.
    
    
    1. Sarah and Danielle sat and waited for hours before someone came to their rescue.
       correct / not correct
    2. Someone came to their rescue, for Danielle and Sarah sat and waited for hours.
       correct / not correct
    3. Someone came to rescue Danielle and Sarah after they sat and waited for hours.
       correct / not correct
    
    
17. They found their canoe. They also found all of their belongings soaked with water.
    
    
    1. Once they found their canoe, they also found all of their belongings soaked with water.
       correct / not correct
    2. When they found the canoe they also found all of their belongings soaked with water.
       correct / not correct
    3. As soon as they found their canoe, they also found all of their belongings soaked with water.
       correct / not correct
    
    
18. Later that day they set up a new camp. Later that day they tried to get some rest. They could not use their sleeping bags. They could not change into warm clothes. Everything was all wet!
    
    
    1. Later that day they set up a new camp and tried to get some rest, but they could not use their sleeping bags, nor could they change into warm clothes because everything was all wet!
       correct / not correct
    2. Later that day they set up a new camp and tried to get some rest, but they could not use their sleeping bags or change into warm clothes because everything was all wet!
       correct / not correct
    3. They tried to get some rest later that day after setting up a new camp, but they could not use their sleeping bags and change into warm clothes although everything was all wet!
       correct / not correct