Question

fill in each sentence with an appropriate compound conjunction

1. _______________ the label, this dog food is very healthy.
2. my dog likes it _______________ its tasty flavor.
3. they use real meat _______________ fillers and grain.
4. _______________ his ball, that it his favorite thing.
5. the dogs cant wait for me to take it _______________ the bag.
6. _______________ the food, they love the treats.
7. i keep them on the counter _______________ the cabinet.
8. i give them a vitamin supplement _______________ with their scoop of food.
9. _______________ my best efforts, they still get people food.
10. _______________ today, i am out of dog food.

Explanation:

Analyze the instructions and context

The worksheet asks to "Fill in each sentence with an appropriate COMPOUND CONJUNCTION". However, looking at the sentences and the blanks, they require multi-word prepositions (often called compound prepositions) to connect nouns/noun phrases to the rest of the sentence (e.g., "According to", "because of", "instead of", "as for", "out of", "In addition to", "instead of", "along with", "In spite of", "As of"). The worksheet likely uses "COMPOUND CONJUNCTION" or "compound preposition" interchangeably or has a slight misnomer, but grammatically, these blanks are best filled with compound prepositions that function as connectors. We will select the most natural multi-word prepositions/conjunctions for each blank.

Determine the best fit for each sentence

1. Blank 1: "______ the label, this dog food is very healthy." -> "According to" fits perfectly.
2. Blank 2: "My dog likes it ______ its tasty flavor." -> "because of" or "due to" fits perfectly.
3. Blank 3: "They use real meat ______ fillers and grain." -> "instead of" or "rather than" fits perfectly.
4. Blank 4: "______ his ball, that is his favorite thing." -> "As for" or "With regard to" fits perfectly.
5. Blank 5: "The dogs can't wait for me to take it ______ the bag." -> "out of" fits perfectly.
6. Blank 6: "______ the food, they love the treats." -> "In addition to" or "Aside from" fits perfectly.
7. Blank 7: "I keep them on the counter ______ the cabinet." -> "instead of" or "rather than" or "in front of" fits perfectly. "instead of" is highly appropriate.
8. Blank 8: "I give them a vitamin supplement ______ with their scoop of food." -> "along with" or "together with" fits perfectly.
9. Blank 9: "______ my best efforts, they still get people food." -> "In spite of" or "Despite" (though "In spite of" is compound) fits perfectly.
10. Blank 10: "______ today, I am out of dog food." -> "As of" fits perfectly.

Relate to mastered concepts

Using our knowledge of Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases, we can identify how these multi-word phrases function to show relationships of cause, contrast, source, or exclusion.

Answer:

No.	Answer
2	because of
3	instead of
4	As for
5	out of
6	In addition to
7	instead of
8	along with
9	In spite of
10	As of