English
Foundations 6
Haley
SHEC
Linking Words
Linkers,
also called transition words or adverbial conjunctions, can be
used after a period or a semicolon.
She doesn't type very
fast. In addition, she can't spell.
She doesn't type very
fast; in addition, she can't spell.
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A period or semi-colon before the
linker— a comma after the linker!
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Here
are some sentences showing how to use 64 common linkers:
talking about the present time
1. These
days, computers are available in most public schools and libraries.
2. Nowadays,
women get heart attacks almost as often as men do.
3. In this
day and age, technology is present in every facet of our life.
4. Currently,
the economy is strong.
5. At
the present time, the President is facing political difficulties.
talking about the historic past
6. A
long time ago, there were no computers in schools.
7. In
former times, people went to the river to get drinking water.
8. Formerly,
slaves did much of the work in this country.
9. In
the old days, kings and princes ruled people's lives.
giving additional examples and reasons
10.
He's too weak to do heavy labor. In
addition, his memory is failing him.
11.
I think he's a boring teacher. What's
more, he doesn't know his subject.
12.
I don't have time to read Shakespeare. Besides,
I don't understand him.
13.
She's always late for work. Besides
this, she loses important files.
14.
The school doesn't have money for books. Furthermore,
the building is old.
15.
I am too busy to help you. Moreover,
I think you can do it by yourself.
16.
She's smart and beautiful. On top of
that, she's kind and considerate.
giving the truth
17.
I don't like little Ricky. To tell the
truth, I think he's a monster.
18.
He says he's a vegetarian. In fact,
he eats seafood on occasion.
19.
He calls himself a "professor." Actually,
he's only a teaching assistant!
giving information which is against
normal expectation
20.
His liver was in bad shape. That
notwithstanding, he continued to drink.
21.
He loved her very much. However, he
didn't ask her to marry him.
22.
She hated him. Even so, she accepted
all of his dinner invitations.
23.
The boy got F's on all his exams. All
the same, the teacher passed him.
24.
I wasn't hungry. Still, I had dinner
with the family and ate a lot.
25.
I hated that job with a passion. Nevertheless,
I stayed for ten years.
26.
She spent hours in the hot kitchen. Regardless,
he didn't touch her food.
giving the bright side or the sad side
27.
She was hit by a car. Fortunately,
she wasn't killed.
28.
He lost his house in the hurricane. Happily,
his whole family survived.
29.
She inherited a million dollars. Unfortunately,
she invested the money badly.
30.
He did everything to make her happy. Sadly,
she never grew to love him.
showing consistencies and similarities
31.
He worked hard to make his wife happy. Likewise,
she took good care of him.
32.
He treated his workers well. In the same
way, he did everything for his kids.
33.
The lady was an angel. Similarly,
her husband helped the poor in their town.
showing inconsistencies or
dissimilarities
34.
He was handsome and smart. On the other
hand, he dressed very badly.
35.
Falcons fly 200 miles per hour. In
contrast, ostriches can't fly at all.
stating what is clearly true or
probably true
36.
He sang and danced on his way to work. Obviously,
he liked his job.
37.
He always took his kids to the park. Undoubtedly,
he loved them a lot.
38.
He gave vacation time and sick leave. Surely,
his workers appreciated it.
39.
He was invited to all the parties. Without
doubt, he was quite popular.
40.
He kept closing his eyes while I was speaking. Apparently, he hadn't slept well.
41.
He couldn't recognize his friends. Possibly,
he had Alzheimer's disease.
showing a direct result
42.
We were tired and hungry. Therefore,
we stopped to rest and eat lunch.
43.
He went out dancing every week night. Consequently,
he failed his class.
44.
He studied hard and did all his homework. Thus,
he got A's most of the time.
45.
He worked seven days a week, twenty hours a day. As a result, he got sick.
Larry
and Harry
(46) On reflection, I really loved Larry a lot, but I knew I shouldn't
keep going out with him! (47) First
of all, he cursed and swore all the time, on the street and even in church!
(48) Secondly, he dressed like
a child, in torn, dirty jeans.
(49) At first, I thought he was youthful and free-spirited. (50) Then I realized that he was just
immature. (51) Next, I found
out that he still lived with his mother. (52) Later, I found out that he didn't have a job. (52) After this, somebody told me that he
lived on money that his dead father had left him.
(53) Following this, I had a talk with him and told him to stop calling
me. (54) Afterwards, he called
me a few times, but I always hung up the phone. (55) Soon, he gave up and stopped calling me. (56) Finally, I was rid of him, but I wasn't
happy.
(57) Gradually, I got used to being without him even though I missed
him. (58) Little by little, I
started going out to meet other people. (59) After a while, I met some really nice guys at parties. (60) After some time, I began dating men
again.
(61) Eventually, I met Harold, who is my present husband. We’ve been
happy for twelve years.
(62) Hopefully, my daughter will meet somebody who is funny and
free-spirited like Larry was. (63) With
any luck, he will also be responsible and considerate like her father is.
(64) In the future, I will be
ready to give her a mother's advice when she starts dating men.
Sentence Combining Exercises
Ex.1 Ostriches run fast but can’t fly at all. Chickens are extremely
poor fliers.
Ostriches run fast but can’t fly at
all. Likewise, chickens are extremely poor fliers.
Ex.2 He didn’t have his watch on. He couldn’t
tell her what time it was.
He didn’t have his watch on.
Therefore, he couldn’t tell her what time it was.
1. He had dinner and did his homework. He
watched TV for a while.
2. He gives money to anybody who asks. His wife gives to lots
of charities.
3. He gives money to charities. His brother never gives a penny
to anybody.
4. He’s rich and is known for being philanthropic. He gets lots
of calls from charities.
5. He gives too much homework and too many tests. I’m thinking
about dropping the class.
6. He needed an education. His parents
decided to send him to school.
7. He wanted to ask her her name. He was
too shy.
8. He was in a car accident. He wasn’t
badly injured.
9. He was panting loudly and sweating profusely. He had been
working quite hard.
10. He was taking a shower. She was in the
kitchen cooking.
11. He was very hungry. He didn’t touch
anything on his plate.
12. He went to see Casablanca with his girlfriend. It had
already sold out by the time they got there.
13. He won the lottery. The phone started
ringing off the hook.
14. He’s rich, loaded to the gills. He never
gives to charities.
15. Her dear old aunt came by to visit her after many years. She
wasn’t home at the time.
16. I love any kind of meat. Seafood makes me
sick to my stomach.
17. She loved him with all her heart. She
finally decided not to marry him.
18. The car had run out of gas. There was a gas station on the
next block.
19. Pigeon poop was everywhere, and neighbors complained. She
continued to feed the birds.
20. The policeman was screaming, and his face was red. He was
extremely angry.
21. The secretary typed slowly and inaccurately. The boss decided
to keep her.
22. He took care of all her financial needs. She made sure his
house was always clean.
23. I hated him. He was ill tempered and nasty. He had bad breath
and body odor.
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