Select the correct sentence that uses a conjunction to express a contrast.
The correct answer is "She's very friendly, but she can be shy sometimes." The conjunction "but" is used correctly to express a contrast between two opposing ideas.
Compound sentence
- ✅ I started on time, but I arrived late. — comma + conjunction
- ✅ She studied hard*;** she passed the exam.* — semicolon (no conjunction)
- ❌ I started on time, I arrived late. — comma splice (two independent clauses, no conjunction)
- ❌ I started on time but. — incomplete (nothing after conjunction)
A compound sentence joins two or more independent clauses — each a complete thought — using a coordinating conjunction + comma, or a semicolon alone.
Rule: two independent clauses must be linked by (comma + and/but/or/so/yet) or (semicolon). A comma alone = comma splice.
Conjunction
- ✅ I was tired, but I stayed. — coordinating (links two equal clauses)
- ✅ I stayed because I was needed. — subordinating (introduces dependent clause)
- ✅ Although it rained, we went out. — subordinating (front position)
- ❌ I was tired, because. — incomplete (subordinating conjunction needs a clause after it)
Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses. Coordinating (and, but, or, so, yet, for, nor) join equals; subordinating (because, although, if, when, while) introduce dependent clauses.
Pattern: coordinating = equal partners, same grammatical weight. Subordinating = one clause depends on the other for its meaning.
A1 | Elementary | Beginners
- ✅ My name is Anna. — present simple of be
- ✅ Where is the station? — basic *wh-*question
- ✅ I have two brothers. — possession with have
- ✅ She likes coffee. — third-person -s
These are A1 sentences — the starting level of the CEFR framework. At A1 you can introduce yourself, ask and answer simple personal questions, and handle basic everyday transactions using present tense, be/have/do, and core vocabulary.
If you can say these but freeze at normal speaking speed, you're solidly A1 — and that's exactly where to start.
Easy
- She is a teacher. — one verb form, one rule
- I have two cats. — basic possession, short sentence
- He doesn't like coffee. — simple negation with do-support
- Only one answer is clearly correct; distractors are obviously wrong.
Easy marks beginner-level challenges: A1–early A2, one rule at a time, everyday vocabulary, no trick questions.
Use "Easy" when you want to build confidence on a specific rule without interference from other grammar or tricky contexts.