Thursday, 24 September 2015

EF6 compound sentence examples with ;xxx,

consequently- happened next because of ...
"He was late for work every day this week; consequently, he was fired."

therefore
"She really wants to go to VCC; therefore, she is improving her writing skills."

generally = in general = usually = normally
"My dad loves to play golf; generally, he plays every day in the summer."
"Our EF6 class has a lot of tests and quizzes; generally, we do two a week."

generally speaking?

thus (low frequency) = therefore (high frequency)

moreover = most importantly
"I like Vancouver because of its natural beauty and great restaurants; moreover, I love how friendly people are."

also
"I like Vancouver because of it's natural beauty and great restaurants; also, I love how friendly people are."

;also,
;therefore,

ONE EXCEPTION ;then
"She went downtown; then she went home."
"She went downtown; then, she went home." MINOR ERROR

besides
I live in Vancouver because I like the multicultural environment and the close proximity to the mountains; besides, there are plenty of great coffee shops.

indeed (low frequency)


it's = it is "It's cold today."
its = possessive "The dog licked its paw."

nevertheless- high frequency
"Mary twisted her ankle two weeks ago; nevertheless, she still ran a 10k race yesterday."

"Mary twisted her ankle two weeks ago, but she still ran a 10k race yesterday."

"Mary twisted her ankle two weeks ago; surprisingly, she still ran a 10k race yesterday."

instead
"She planned to go to Japan; instead, she went to Fiji."

"She went to Fiji instead of Japan."
"She went to Fiji rather than Japan."

meanwhile = at the same time
"I was making supper; meanwhile, my kids were doing their homework happily."

"I was making supper while my kids were doing their homework happily." ADV CL

in the meantime = while we are waiting
" The bus will come in 25 minutes; in the meantime, let's go grab a coffee."

on one hand/ on the other hand = besides (two things)










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