Fill in the blanks using appropriate conjunctions:- 1. Rita was reading a book ___________ Shreya was drawing a picture. 2. Meera is friendly __________ her sister is reserved. 3. Garima was sick _________ she was absent. 4. The old lady was weak ____________ she was cheerful. 5. Neha was tired _________ she went to sleep. 6. The school marching band practiced hard ______ they still did not sound very good. 7. The two brothers went camping ________ swimming every summer. 8. Would you like to play cards _________ read a book? 9. The race car rounded the track for the last lap ___________ ran out of gas before it made it to the finish line. 10. Our mother said we could have either pancakes _________ waffles for breakfast on Saturday morning. 11. The book was over 300 pages long ________ I read the whole thing. 12. Maria is not allowed to watch television ____________ play outside until her homework is done. 13. Sarah wants to learn how to knit ___________ she doesn’t have any yarn. 14. The policeman catches criminals ___________ keeps everyone safe. 15. Would you rather have a banana _________ an orange in your lunch today? 16. You won’t pass the test _________ you study. 17. Jane was a kind __________ helpful girl.