Coordination

Why is this sentence wrong?
She took the train or she did the shopping.
1. The ideas must be logically connected
2. The clauses are in the wrong order
3. The coordinator should be 'and'
Which sentence means the same?
Tell her that and she'll be furious.
1. If you tell her that, she'll be furious
2. She will be furious after you tell her that
3. She will be furious because you told her that
Which sentence means the same?
They must have enjoyed the food or they wouldn't have eaten so much.
1. If they hadn't enjoyed the food, they wouldn't have eaten so much
2. They enjoyed the food and they ate a lot
3. They enjoyed the food so they ate a lot of it
Which statement is true about this sentence?
He didn't rush into the decision but thought very carefully.
1. I'm surprised he thought very carefully
2. I am emphasising the fact that he didn't rush
3. I am contrasting rushing and thinking
Why doesn't this make sense?
He was taken to hospital and badly hurt in the accident.
1. The clauses are in the wrong order
2. We use 'and' to show the order of events
3. We need the word 'then' in the sentence
How is 'and' being used in this sentence?
He saved his money and that's very sensible.
1. To comment on the action
2. To connect the action and the thought
3. To show that the thought comes after the action
Why is this sentence wrong?
So she lost her money, she borrowed some from me.
1. The word 'so' is a coordinator and must come between the ideas
2. We need to use 'because' in a sentence like this
3. We need to use 'so that' to connect the ideas
What does 'for' mean in this sentence?
So she lost her money for she was careless.
1. so
2. because
3. in order that
Why is this sentence wrong?
Yet he studied hard he failed the examination.
1. We need to use 'but' to connect the ideas
2. The word 'yet' is a coordinator not a subordinator like 'although'
3. The word 'yet' is not a conjunction
Why is this sentence wrong?
So that he is very tall he can see over my head.
1. We need to use 'so' to connect the ideas
2. 'so that' is a coordinator not a subordinator like 'because'
3. 'so that' is not a conjunction

Coordination

Multiple-choice exercise