Instructions: Choose the appropriate option for each of the following sentences:

Question 1:

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, ________ Toronto is the largest city in Canada.
a) so
b) as
c) but
d) for

Question 2:

Some people are against animal experimentation, ________ some people are for it.
a) as
b) so
c) for
d) and

Question 3:

Carl Becker implies that democracy is ________ hard to define _________ hard to put into practice.
a) neither / or
b) not only / but also
c) as / as
d) so / and

Question 4:

Whenever possible students should use the active voice, ________ the passive voice is sometimes appropriate.
a) so
b) as
c) for
d) but

Question 5:

Bartholomae argues that students must learn academic conventions, ________ they can become successful academic writers.
a) so
b) but
c) as
d) and

Question 6:

In “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids,” Watson and Crick take issue with the scientifically-accepted model of DNA; ________, they propose a new model that radically challenges the existing knowledge.
a) indeed
b) although
c) consequently
d) and

Question 7:

Democracy is a form of government that privileges the common will of the people; ________, in practice, this is not always the case.
a) however
b) while
c) consequently
d) therefore

Question 8:

Watson and Crick challenged the existing model of DNA structure ________ the old model was unacceptable to them.
a) though
b) whenever
c) because
d) while

Question 9:

________ Peter Elbow’s writing methodology is effective, it is not as effective as Bartholomae’s method of immersing students in academic writing.
a) when
b) although
c) consequently
d) as

Question 10:

________ a subordinating conjunction appears at the beginning of the sentence, there is always a comma between the dependent and independent clauses.
a) since
b) even if
c) because
d) when

Question 11:

Werner Heisenberg, ________ studied the uncertain movement of elementary particles, suggested that this uncertainty is reflected in our language and thinking.
a) whose
b) which
c) who
d) that

Question 12:

Joe Sheridan examines literate culture, ________, he argues, has lost its connection with nature.
a) who
b) which
c) that
d) whose

Question 13:

Carl Becker, ________ taught and researched at the University of Kansas ________ 1902 ________ 1941, examined contemporary problems with democratic rule.
a) who / from / to
b) which / in / and
c) whom / from / to
d) that / in / and

Higher Education

Writing in the Academic Disciplines: Coordinate, Subordinate, and Relative Pronoun Clauses