LINKING WORDS

A. Complete the sentences with the correct connectives.

Ø SO and THEREFORE are used to express the result of the statement before.

CAUSE --------> RESULT

EX: It started to rain, so we stopped playing tennis.

It started to rain. Therefore, we stopped playing tennis.

Ø BECAUSE is used to express the reason or cause of something

RESULT -------> CAUSE

EX: We stopped playing tennis BECAUSE it started to rain

Ø BUT and HOWEVER can contrast ideas, but they are used different.

Ex: I learn French easily, but I didn’t like my teacher.

I learn French easily. However, I didn’t like my teacher.

Ø AND is used to add extra information.

Ex: He will leave at eight and arrive at nine.

Alice is kind and generous.

It was raining hard and there was a strong wind.

Steve and his friends are coming to dinner tomorrow evening.

Ø OR is used to introduce another possibility.

Ex: Do you want to have diner now or (to) wait till later?

In my spare time, I enjoy reading novels or watching TV

Tony or his brother has to do this household chore.

1. She can’t speak French ______________ she can’t write it. (and, but)
2. He’s moving to London, __________ he doesn’t like big cities (but / so)
3. She isn’t English _____________, she speaks English perfectly. ( However / but)
4. This machine ___________ that one needs to be repaired at once. ( and / or )
5. He is waving his arm _____________ shouting to us. (and / therefore)
6. I will take chemistry __________ physics next quarter. ( and / but)
7. Which subject do you prefer, chemistry _____________ physics? ( or / and)
8. We wanted to get good seats, ____________ we arrived at the cinema early. (because/ so)
9. He didn’t work hard, ___________ he passed his exams. (but/ however)
10. Al didn’t study. ____________ he failed the test. (Therefore/ Because)
11. Mary opened the door _____________greeted her guests. (and/ or)
12. I looked for my lost book ____________ couldn’t find it. ( and / but)
13. The old man is extremely kind ____________ generous. ( and / or)
14. These shoes are second-hand ______________- comfortable. ( and / but)
15. Please make your choice immediately. Would you like white coffee _______ black coffee? (and / or)
16. She’s working late next Friday, ____________ she can’t come to the party. (because/ so)
17. I will go either to New Orleans ____________ to Miami for my vacation. (and / or)
18. Both the driver ____________ the passenger were injured in the accident. (and / or )
19. She not only go to school ___________ also has a part-time job. (and / but)
20. I have met her mother, _____________ not her father. ( but / however)

B. Join each of the following pairs of sentences with “and”, “but”, or “so”. Do not change the order of the words.

1.  I told a joke. Nobody laughed
2. She has a shower. She washed her hair.
3. Last night’s storm damaged the power lines. The town was without electricity for several hours.
4. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution.
5. Coal is a valuable natural resource. Oil is a valuable natural resource.
6. We must do whatever we can in order to conserve oil. Oil is a valuable natural resource
7. The Bakers want to use solar energy. The Baker don’t know how to install the solar panel on the roof of their house.