EF2/3 Compound sentences- semicolons

STYLES OF COMPOUND SENTENCES
It is raining, so she is carrying an umbrella.
It is raining; she is carrying an umbrella.

It is raining; therefore, she is carrying an umbrella.

, so = ; therefore,

THREE DIFFERENT WAYS, ALL GOOD WAYS, SAME MEANING

therefore

The bus was late today; therefore, I was late for work.

She isn't good at playing piano; therefore, she has to practice more.

however

It is raining; however, we went for a walk in the park.

still

It is raining; still, we went for a walk in the park.

nevertheless

It is raining; nevertheless, we went for a walk in the park.

It is raining, but we went for a walk in the park.

also

She plays tennis; also, she goes skiing.

She plays tennis, and she goes skiing.

furthermore

She plays tennis; furthermore, she goes skiing.

meanwhile

She was fixing the car; meanwhile, he was baking cookies.

at the same time

She was fixing the car; at the same time, he was baking cookies.

We are in school right now; meanwhile, our kids are also in school.

otherwise

I hope it stops raining; otherwise, we won't be able to have our barbecue.

if not

I hope it stops raining; if not, we won't be able to have our barbecue.

unfortunately

She won the lottery; unfortunately, her dog ate the ticket.

fortunately

She thought her dog ate the ticket; fortunately, it was in her purse all the time.


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