Linkers: Grammar Trivia Questions! Quiz

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    Choose a synonym for the linker underlined in the sentence below. Some consider the Commons as unrepresentative because it does not mirror the social composition of society, while others argue that proportional representation would limit the efficiency of parliament.

    • So
    • Furthermore
    • Whereas
    • Also
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Explore the use of linkers in English grammar with this trivia quiz! Test your ability to connect sentences using appropriate conjunctions, understand their functions, and choose synonyms for various linkers, enhancing your grammatical precision and language skills.

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  • 2. 

    Which linker can best connect the two sentences below? Many observers thought that giving women the vote would radically change the outcome of the elections..... this did not happen.

    • So

    • However

    • Moreover

    • Likewise

    Correct Answer
    A. However
    Explanation
    however - CONTRAST le aspettative (they thought women's votes would change the elections) non si sono realizzate (this did not happen)

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  • 3. 

    Which linker can best connect these two sentences? In India, all children between the ages of six and fourteen are supposed to go to school........ Many fail to do so because they are unable to travel large distances from home every day.

    • So

    • Thus

    • Yet

    • Despite

    Correct Answer
    A. Yet
    Explanation
    they are supposed to go = they should go they fail to go = they don't go CONTRAST - YET

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    What linker can best connect the sentences below? The League of Nations did not have a military force at its disposal. ................., it could not carry out any threats against any country defying its authority.

    • Furthermore

    • Therefore

    • While

    • Yet

    Correct Answer
    A. Therefore
    Explanation
    no military force - unable to carry out coercive action CONSEQUENCE - therefore, hence, thus, so

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  • 5. 

    Choose a synonym for the linker underlined in the sentence below. As a result of the lack in affordable and good-quality childcare many women are unable to follow a career.

    • Because of

    • Nonetheless

    • However

    • Indeed

    Correct Answer
    A. Because of
    Explanation
    INTRODUCES CONSEQUENCE as a result of - given, because of,

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  • 6. 

    Choose a synonym for the linker underlined in the sentences below. Although many more women now have paid employment, they are still more likely to experience long-term unemployment.

    • Furthermore

    • Despite the fact that

    • However

    • Indeed

    Correct Answer
    A. Despite the fact that
    Explanation
    although - sebbene also written 'though', even though

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  • 7. 

    Which linker could replace the linker underlined in the text below? Notwithstanding the many complaints about local government, it remained largely unchanged until the 1970s.

    • Moreover

    • Although

    • Therefore

    • Despite

    Correct Answer
    A. Despite
    Explanation
    notwithstanding - Nonostante despite, in spite of

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  • 8. 

    What is the function of the linker underlined in the sentences below? Dependency on sanctions has become part of the punitive approach of the UN, although many of the member states deplore their use.

    • To add information

    • To add emphasis

    • To introduce a consequence

    • To introduce a concession

    Correct Answer
    A. To introduce a concession
    Explanation
    The function of the linker "although" in the sentence is to introduce a concession. It is used to present a contrasting idea or fact that goes against the main idea of the sentence. In this case, it introduces the fact that many member states deplore the use of sanctions, which contradicts the idea that dependency on sanctions has become part of the punitive approach of the UN.

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    What is the function of the linker underlined in the sentences below? There has always been a degree of regionalism in voting behavior. Indeed, regional factors underpinned the formation of political parties in the nineteenth century.

    • To add information

    • To add emphasis

    • To introduce a consequence

    • To introduce a contrast

    Correct Answer
    A. To add emphasis
    Explanation
    indeed, in fact- add emphasis

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