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Connecting Sentences
Connecting Sentences
You can use the conjunctions and, but, and so to connect sentences.
John danced. His friend sang a song.
sang a song.
It is often not necessary to repeat the subject when both sentences have the same one.
John danced. John sang a song.
But and so usually have a comma in front of them. Sometimes and does, too.
John can speak Vietnamese, but he cant write it well.
John wasnt feeling well, so the teacher sent him home early.
Do not use and, but, or so to begin a sentence. Use these transition words instead.
and
but
so
therefore/ as a result
Read the paragraph below. Add conjunctions and transition words to improve it. Cross out
any word you would like to replace, and write the new word(s) above it
In addition,
Lily is a hard worker. And she is about to finish her work independently.
For example, we had a group project to do in our economics class last
year. There were three people in Lilys group. But at the end of the first
semester, both of her partners transferred to other schools. So she had
to do the project by herself. She worked on it in the morning. She worked
on it at lunchtime. She worked on it at night. Most people in that
situation would have gone to the teacher and asked for help. But Lily
finished the project by herself. And it was one of the best in the class.
Lily does quality work. I believe she would make an excellent sales
representative.
Cause-and-effect words.
These cause-and-effect words are used with a noun or noun phrase.
due to
because of
since
so
home.
These cause-and-effect words are used at the beginning of one sentence to show its
relationship to the sentence before it.
As a result
Therefore
5.My aunt often scolded me. I didnt like her very much.
(since)..
6.My sister and I could not agree. We argued over little things.
(as a result)..
7.My family moved to a foreign country. I learned a new language.
(so)..