3.16 Internal Connector Words

Choose one of { and / but / that / when / if / so } to finish each sentence:

Lee Chan wasn’t afraid of flying ______he was worried about leaving his family.

It’s hard to tell ______they’ve really been practicing or not.

They didn’t invite us to their party ______they can’t come to ours!

What were the Masons doing ______the fire started?

There isn’t anything good to watch on TV ______the radio is broken.

We were taking a short break ______the boss came in and started yelling.

Someone stole the gold ring ______my boyfriend gave me!

Did you ask Joe ______he was going to keep his old box of tools?

Steve’s going to buy a color TV with the money ______he has saved.

Tomorrow afternoon we’ll find out ______we’re better than they are.

You shouldn’t drive too fast ______the other drivers shouldn’t, either.

The baby was sleeping in her bedroom ______we talked quietly in the kitchen.

My wife has been taking Spanish for a long time, ______I have too.

My daughter lost her favorite doll yesterday ______she’s very upset.

I’ve never driven a big truck ______I must make turns and pass cars very carefully.

Your English is getting better ______you still need a lot of practice.

Please ask them ______they are planning to have the wedding indoors or outdoors.

Everyone was shouting at the same time ______I couldn’t really hear anyone!

I thought he worked here ______they told me he quit last week.

I have to take back the books ______I got from the library last month.

Were you taking a bath ______I called last night?

There isn’t anything good to watch on TV ______we’re going to play cards tonight.

Please tell us the name ______you’ve chosen for your new company.

Gail was smoking on the front stairs ______she saw the accident.

We told Pete what to wear ______we told him when to come.

Glenn was skiing fast ______he hit the tree and broke his leg.

How many times has he ridden the bike ______you gave him for his birthday?

We don’t like the people ______he usually brings to our parties.

I wasn’t sure ______Mom was angry at me or just worried about me.

They were going to fly a kite in the park ______it wasn’t windy enough.

Flight #304 to Dallas will depart on time ______Flight #712 won’t.

Dr. Lee has a lot of patients today ______you’ll have to make an appointment for tomorrow.

I’ve just cleaned the floor ______please take off your shoes outside.

John thought Mary still loved him ______he was wrong.

I was going to take some pictures ______I couldn’t find my camera.