QCM sur Linking words by function:

{
  "questions": [
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is used to indicate **addition** and is placed before the verb?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$and$",
          "why": "While 'and' is an addition linking word, it is not specifically placed before the verb. The correct word is 'also'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$also$",
          "why": "'Also' is the correct linking word for addition that is placed before the verb.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$too$",
          "why": "'Too' is used for addition but is placed at the end of the sentence, not before the verb.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$besides$",
          "why": "'Besides' is an addition linking word but is not specifically placed before the verb.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which of the following linking words is **not** used to express **purpose**?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$for$ + noun",
          "why": "'For' + noun is used to express purpose.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$to$ + verb",
          "why": "'To' + verb is used to express purpose.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$because$",
          "why": "'Because' is used to express cause, not purpose.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$in order to$ + verb",
          "why": "'In order to' + verb is used to express purpose.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used to introduce a **cause** and is followed by a noun?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$because$",
          "why": "'Because' is followed by a subject + verb, not a noun.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$because of$",
          "why": "'Because of' is the correct linking word for cause that is followed by a noun.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$since$",
          "why": "'Since' is followed by a subject + verb or a date, not specifically a noun.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$thanks to$",
          "why": "While 'thanks to' is followed by a noun, it implies a positive cause, not a general one.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is used for **comparison** and is followed by a subject + verb?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$like$",
          "why": "'Like' is followed by a noun, not a subject + verb.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$as$",
          "why": "'As' is the correct linking word for comparison that is followed by a subject + verb.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$as if$",
          "why": "'As if' is used for hypothetical comparisons, not general comparisons with a subject + verb.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$though$",
          "why": "'Though' is used for concession, not comparison.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used to express **concession** and is synonymous with 'however'?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$although$",
          "why": "'Although' is used for concession but is not synonymous with 'however'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$yet$",
          "why": "'Yet' is the correct linking word for concession and is synonymous with 'however'.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$in spite of$",
          "why": "'In spite of' is used for concession but is not synonymous with 'however'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$nevertheless$",
          "why": "While 'nevertheless' is synonymous with 'however', it is not listed as a primary example in the text for concession.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is **not** used to express **condition**?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$if$",
          "why": "'If' is used to express condition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$unless$",
          "why": "'Unless' is used to express condition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$otherwise$",
          "why": "'Otherwise' is used to express condition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$consequently$",
          "why": "'Consequently' is used to express consequence, not condition.",
          "correct": true
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used to indicate **consequence** and is synonymous with 'therefore'?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$so$",
          "why": "'So' is used for consequence but is not specifically synonymous with 'therefore' in the text.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$thus$",
          "why": "'Thus' is the correct linking word for consequence and is synonymous with 'therefore'.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$as a result$",
          "why": "'As a result' is used for consequence but is not synonymous with 'therefore'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$that's the reason why$",
          "why": "While it indicates consequence, it is not synonymous with 'therefore'.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is used to express **hypothesis/supposition** and is followed by a subject + verb?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$in case$",
          "why": "'In case' is used for hypothesis but is not followed by a subject + verb structure.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$supposing$",
          "why": "'Supposing' is used for hypothesis but is not followed by a subject + verb in the given structure.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$subject + may + verb$",
          "why": "This is the correct structure for expressing hypothesis/supposition as per the text.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$I suppose that$",
          "why": "While it expresses supposition, it is a fixed phrase and not a general structure like 'subject + may + verb'.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used to introduce **opposition** and is synonymous with 'but'?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$or$",
          "why": "'Or' is used for alternatives, not opposition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$whereas$",
          "why": "'Whereas' is used for opposition but is not synonymous with 'but'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$yet$",
          "why": "'Yet' can indicate opposition but is more commonly used for concession in the text.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$however$",
          "why": "While 'however' is synonymous with 'but', it is primarily listed under concession in the text. The correct opposition word synonymous with 'but' is 'yet' or none directly.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is used to express **restriction**?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$all the same$",
          "why": "'All the same' is the correct linking word used to express restriction.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$nevertheless$",
          "why": "'Nevertheless' is used for concession, not restriction.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$in spite of$",
          "why": "'In spite of' is used for concession, not restriction.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$yet$",
          "why": "'Yet' is used for concession, not restriction.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is **not** used to indicate **time**?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$before$",
          "why": "'Before' is used to indicate time.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$while$",
          "why": "'While' is used to indicate time.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$such as$",
          "why": "'Such as' is used to provide examples, not to indicate time.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$since$ + date",
          "why": "'Since' + date is used to indicate time.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used to introduce **examples**?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$for example$",
          "why": "'For example' is the correct linking word used to introduce examples.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$such that$",
          "why": "'Such that' is not listed as a linking word for examples in the text.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$like$",
          "why": "'Like' is used for comparison, not examples.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$as$",
          "why": "'As' is used for comparison, not examples.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is used for **opposition** and introduces a direct contrast?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$on the contrary$",
          "why": "'On the contrary' is the correct linking word for opposition that introduces a direct contrast.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$whereas$",
          "why": "'Whereas' introduces opposition but not necessarily a direct contrast.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$but$",
          "why": "'But' introduces opposition but is more general and not specifically a direct contrast.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$unlike$",
          "why": "'Unlike' introduces opposition but is not listed as introducing a direct contrast in the text.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used to express **condition** and means 'only if'?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$if$",
          "why": "'If' is a general condition word, not specifically meaning 'only if'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$unless$",
          "why": "'Unless' means 'if not', not 'only if'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$as long as$",
          "why": "'As long as' is the correct linking word that means 'only if' in the context of condition.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$even if$",
          "why": "'Even if' introduces a hypothetical condition, not 'only if'.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which of the following is **not** a linking word for **addition**?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$moreover$",
          "why": "'Moreover' is a linking word for addition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$furthermore$",
          "why": "'Furthermore' is a linking word for addition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$therefore$",
          "why": "'Therefore' is a linking word for consequence, not addition.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$in addition$",
          "why": "'In addition' is a linking word for addition.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used to indicate **time** and means 'at the same time'?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$meanwhile$",
          "why": "'Meanwhile' is the correct linking word that means 'at the same time'.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$while$",
          "why": "'While' indicates time but does not specifically mean 'at the same time'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$as soon as$",
          "why": "'As soon as' indicates immediacy, not simultaneity.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$since$",
          "why": "'Since' refers to a starting point in time, not simultaneity.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is used to express **cause** and is followed by a subject + verb?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$because of$",
          "why": "'Because of' is followed by a noun, not a subject + verb.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$for$",
          "why": "'For' is followed by a noun, not a subject + verb.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$since$",
          "why": "'Since' is the correct linking word for cause that can be followed by a subject + verb.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$due to$",
          "why": "'Due to' is followed by a noun, not a subject + verb.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used for **concession** and is followed by a noun?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$although$",
          "why": "'Although' is followed by a subject + verb, not a noun.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$in spite of$",
          "why": "'In spite of' is the correct linking word for concession that is followed by a noun.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$yet$",
          "why": "'Yet' is followed by a subject + verb, not a noun.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$however$",
          "why": "'However' is followed by a subject + verb, not a noun.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is used to express **hypothesis/supposition** and is often used at the beginning of a sentence?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$in case$",
          "why": "'In case' is used for hypothesis but is not specifically noted as being used at the beginning of a sentence.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$supposing$",
          "why": "'Supposing' is the correct linking word for hypothesis/supposition often used at the beginning of a sentence.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$may$",
          "why": "'May' is used within a subject + verb structure, not specifically at the beginning of a sentence.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$I suppose that$",
          "why": "While it can be used at the beginning, it is a fixed phrase and not a general linking word like 'supposing'.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What linking word is used to indicate **consequence** and is synonymous with 'as a result'?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$so$",
          "why": "'So' indicates consequence but is not synonymous with 'as a result'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$consequently$",
          "why": "'Consequently' is the correct linking word for consequence and is synonymous with 'as a result'.",
          "correct": true
        },
        {
          "text": "$therefore$",
          "why": "'Therefore' is synonymous with 'thus', not 'as a result'.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$thus$",
          "why": "'Thus' is synonymous with 'therefore', not 'as a result'.",
          "correct": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "Which linking word is **not** used to express **opposition**?",
      "options": [
        {
          "text": "$but$",
          "why": "'But' is used to express opposition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$whereas$",
          "why": "'Whereas' is used to express opposition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$unlike$",
          "why": "'Unlike' is used to express opposition.",
          "correct": false
        },
        {
          "text": "$besides$",
          "why": "'Besides' is used to express addition, not opposition.",
          "correct": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}