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Linking words are used to join two ideas. They explain different relations. For example:
1. Addition: I like reading and writing.
2. Contrast: I love milk, but I hate coffee.
3. Cause: I failed because I didn’t study hard.
4. Result: I cheated. As a result, I got bad marks.
5. Purpose: They didn’t want to go to bed so as not to miss the midnight movie.
Addition:
- In addition, ….
- Moreover, …
- Also, …
- What is more, …
- Besides, ….
- Furthermore, ….
- .. not only … but also ...
Cause:
- because …..
- since ….
- as …
- for ….
- because of + a noun or a noun phrase
- due to + a noun or a noun phrase
- thanks to + a noun or a noun phrase
Effect:
- Therefore, ….
- As a result, ….
- Consequantly, ….
- So, ….
- For this reason, ….
- Because of this / that, ..
- Hence, …
Example:
- For example, …
- For instance, …
- To illustrate, …
- Such as …..
Purpose:
- to + verb
- in order (not) to + verb
- so as (not) to + verb
- for + verb-ing
- so that + subject + modal + verb
- in order that + subject + modal + verb
Contrast:
- whereas …
- while ….
- Neverthless, …
- On the contrary, …
- On the one hand … on the other hand …
- but …
Conclusion:
- In brief, …
- To conclude, …
- To sum up, ….
- All in all,…
- As a conclusion, …
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct linker from the list:
in order to – altough - however – whereas - but - because – morever - as a result - that’s why
1.Adam is a bad student, ________ he gets high marks.
2._______________ he is rich, he lives in a small house.
3.I was sick. ___________, I went to school.
4.He spent all his time on Facebook. ______________, he failed in the exams.
5.I could not pass the exam ______________ I didn’t prepare.
6.I work very hard _____________ have a good job.
7.I was very late for work. _______________, I took a taxi.
8.Tom is rich, _____________ Jack is poor..
9. The report is badly written. _____________ , it contains a lot of mistakes.
in order to – altough - however – whereas - but - because – morever - as a result - that’s why
1.Adam is a bad student, ________ he gets high marks.
2._______________ he is rich, he lives in a small house.
3.I was sick. ___________, I went to school.
4.He spent all his time on Facebook. ______________, he failed in the exams.
5.I could not pass the exam ______________ I didn’t prepare.
6.I work very hard _____________ have a good job.
7.I was very late for work. _______________, I took a taxi.
8.Tom is rich, _____________ Jack is poor..
9. The report is badly written. _____________ , it contains a lot of mistakes.
Answers
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct linker from the list:
in order to – altough - however – whereas - but - because – morever - as a result - that’s why
1.Adam is a bad student, but he gets high marks.
2.Altough he is rich, he lives in a small house.
3.I was sick. However , I went to school.
4.He spent all his time on Facebook. That’s why, he failed in the exams.
5.I could not pass the exam because I didn’t prepare.
6.I work very hard in order to have a good job.
7.I was very late for work. As a result, I took a taxi.
8.Tom is rich, whereas Jack is poor..
9. The report is badly written. Morever , it contains a lot of mistakes.
in order to – altough - however – whereas - but - because – morever - as a result - that’s why
1.Adam is a bad student, but he gets high marks.
2.Altough he is rich, he lives in a small house.
3.I was sick. However , I went to school.
4.He spent all his time on Facebook. That’s why, he failed in the exams.
5.I could not pass the exam because I didn’t prepare.
6.I work very hard in order to have a good job.
7.I was very late for work. As a result, I took a taxi.
8.Tom is rich, whereas Jack is poor..
9. The report is badly written. Morever , it contains a lot of mistakes.
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