Instructions: Select the conjunction that most fits the sentence. 1. Luis brushes his teeth ___ he has eaten supper. a) after b) or c) while d) and 2. It started to rain ___ the artist begun painting at the park. a) while b) since c) or d) them 3. We can go home ___ it gets dark. a) since b) while c) as soon as d) but 4. Give this gift to Maria ___ you see her. a) when b) since c) until d) before 5. She has known Pedro ___ high school. a) when b) as c) after d) since 6. did the party begin late, the artist never showed up. a) Not only…. But also b) until…. After c) So…. That d) Even though…. When 7. Alice looked unhappy ___ she walked in. a) since b) as c) and d) or 8. I asked for some bread with butter I was full already. a) until b) as c) even though d) and 9. Sarah is a good singer ___ a poor dancer. a) but b) until c) after d) as 10. Are you traveling by train ___ by bus? a) or b) as c) since d) for

a word that connects/joins to sentences or phrases.

Explanation:

A conjunction can be simply understood as a word that connects/joins to sentences or phrases into a complete sentence. Some of the most common used conjunctions are and, but, if, so, whenever, etc.

1. Luis brushes his teeth after he has eaten supper.

2. It started to rain while the artist begun painting at the park.

3. We can go home as soon as it gets dark.

4. Give this gift to Maria when you see her.

5. She has known Pedro since high school.

6. Not only did the party begin late, but also the artist never showed up.

7. Alice looked unhappy as she walked in.

8. I asked for some bread with butter even though I was full already.

9. Sarah is a good singer but a poor dancer.

10. Are you traveling by train or by bus?

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

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