Linking Phrase & Signposts

Sequencing Adding Points Cause & Effect Conclusion

Firstly/First of all In addition As a consequence In conclusion
Secondly Moreover As a result To sum up
Thirdly Additionally Consequently To recap
Then Furthermore Hence To encapsulate
Next Except that Therefore In a nutshell
After that Besides Thus To conclude
Finally/Lastly What is more Because It can be concluded
Apart from this Since
What else As
Contrast Comparing For this reason Introducing
Whereas Conversely Because of To begin with
However In contrast Due to To start with
Although On the contrary Lead to To commence with
Nevertheless On the one hand Resulted in Initially
Nonetheless On the other hand To this end Subsequently
Though In comparison - Owing to
Even though with Stems from
In spite of/ Despite Compared with
Notwithstanding Compared to
Even so

Giving Example Specifying Showing Similarity Cross Reference

For example Specifically Equally As noted above
For instance More specifically Likewise As noted below
As an illustration In terms of By the same token As is discussed below
As an example In particular to In like manner As is discussed above
To cite an example In regard to In the same way As stated previously
Namely As regard to Similarly As stated earlier
Such as With regard to Indeed As will be discussed later
To illustrate In reference to In fact As discussed earlier
To demonstrate With respect to
In relation to
Generalizing Emphasizing Rephrasing Giving Stress
Generally Clearly In other words The thing is
In general Naturally That is to say The important thing is
For the most part Obviously To put it more simply The most important -
After all thing is
On the whole To put it another way
Evidently Indeed
In most cases Visibly To be more precise In fact
Usually It is evident that To be more concise The fact is
As a rule Noticeably Or rather As a matter of fact

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GRAMMAR QUIZ
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
⚫ Complete the sentences below with one of the following: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
1. We can go out for dinner now … 9. I have some free time … an extra
later. ticket. Do you want to see a movie?
a) or a) and
b) yet b) for
c) but c) yet
2. John can’t speak Japanese, … he 10. I’m not really hungry, … that apple
can speak Spanish. pie looks delicious!
a) so a) so
b) nor b) yet
c) but c) nor
3. I was late, … I decided to take a 11. Elephants are big, … blue whales
taxi to work. are even bigger.
a) for a) or
b) yet b) so
c) so c) but
4. My classmate didn’t study for the 12. The capital city of the United States
test, … she still passed. not New York, … is it Los Angeles.
a) yet a) and
b) nor b) nor
c) or c) yet
5. In the end, the company didn’t make 13. Can you help me carry these books,
money … did it lose money. … are you busy right now?
a) for a) yet
b) nor b) and
c) so c) or
6. My pet cat is cold and hungry … it 14. I need a pen … some paper to write
didn’t come back home last night. some notes.
a) for a) and
b) or b) but
c) nor c) for
7. Seoul is a large city, … it is located 15. Sam lived in France for two years,
in Asia. … he can speak French.
a) but a) so
b) and b) nor
c) so c) or
8. The universe is a big place, … there 16. Coordinating conjunctions are
may be intelligent life out there. interesting … useful.
a) or a) or
b) for b) and
c) so c) but

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 Complete the following sentences using the correct connective.

Although But So and Then Until

1. __________ travelling by plane is fast, its expensive _______ bad for the environment.

2. Car-racing is exciting, ______________ it’s very dangerous.

3. I love exciting places, ________________ I want to go to a city.

4. It’s usually very hot in Australia _________________ the end of April.

5. I would like to go to the beach first, _____________ we can go to the restaurant.

6. I like to eat beef, _________________ I do like to eat chicken.

7. _______________ you’re saying you want to go diving?

8. I want to go snorkeling, diving _____________ to the opera.

9. _________________you finish your homework you can’t watch T.V.

10. It’s foggy and stormy outside, _____________ you should wear a coat ____________ boots.

11. You’re not 17 years old, ___________/___________/____________ you’ll have to wait till you

can drive a car.

12. I love my pet dog, ______________ I prefer music.

13. Its windy today, _____________ take your umbrella _______________ be careful.

14. Snorkeling in the sea is exciting ______________ fun, ______________ I prefer to climb

mountains.

15. England is colder than Spain, ____________ Spain is hotter than England.

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Coordinating Conjunctions
Name: Result: __/17 Date: __/__/20__

and see me.

1. I asked you to come ______

nor less than sheer ignorance.

2. What you suffer from is nothing more ______

so that he could
3. He helped himself to another drink, his hand shaking ______
hardly hold the decanter.

4. They entered the room ______ closed the door behind them.

5. ______ this was not to be the end.

6. His legs were trembling ______ that he could hardly sit his horse.

7. He came to me ______ laid his hand on my shoulder.

8. It moved after a moment ______ two.

9. It really means nothing more ______ less than the sweet expression
sometimes observed in the eyes of a sorrowful animal.

10. There was nothing for it ______ to go.

11. He went round to the door ______ opened it.

12. Then he came to her ______ took her hand.

13. The others turned ______ looked at him.

14. She waited for an answer, ______ none came.

15. He went to her ______ laid his hand on her shoulder.

16. ______ it was that the dog often used to get off by himself for a joyous
race through the woods, where the dried leaves made such a jolly, rattling
sound.

17. She put it off ______ looked at it.

18. She got out of bed ______ went to the window.

19. Then there was nothing to do ______ wait.

20. ______ it was that the French war department turned over to the
Americans this artillery training ground which had been long vacant.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Name: Result: __/18 Date: __/__/20__

so that he could hardly hear the faint words.

1. Audrey's voice sank ______

but one answer to that question.

2. There could be ______

3. I will be back in a moment ______ two.

4. I asked her to come ______ see me.

5. There was nothing for it ______ to wait.

6. His heart pounded ______ that he could hardly trust himself to speak with
the necessary coolness.

7. ______ it was that the village was thrown into a great excitement as the
result of a flock of innocent pigeons going over the heads of some lazy boys.

8. He returned in a minute ______ two.

9. ______ this was not to be the case.

10. ______ it was that the confidence bred from years of business
coöperation drove him this night to look up his old partner.

11. He entered the room ______ closed the door behind him.

12. She held it up ______ looked at it.

13. His whole body seemed to turn into a solid chunk of ice ______ that he
could hardly breathe.

14. I have, ______ you know it.

15. There was nothing for it ______ to meet them.

16. The door opened ______ a child came into the room.

17. Again she turned her head ______ looked at him.

18. I meant nothing more ______ less than what I said.

19. It gave us a day ______ a half.

20. I will write in a day ______ two.

Coordinating Conjunctions
Name: Result: __/19 Date: __/__/20__

so
1. One of the children, Sam Clemens, admired Uncle Ned's stories ______
that he could hardly wait for evening to come.

2. I shall return in an hour ______ two.

3. There was nothing for it ______ to go on.

4. There was nothing for it ______ to turn back.

5. Suddenly the door opened ______ a man came out.

6. ______ it was that the young Shawanoe pressed forward with long, swift
strides until the gloom shut out all sight of the footprints.

7. It's the truth, ______ you know it.

8. ______ it was that the young Gareth rode forth upon his way to the court of
his uncle, the King.

9. He paused for a moment ______ then went on.

10. ______ to return to our former narrative.

11. He sprang out of bed ______ went to the window.

12. He drew out his watch ______ looked at it.

13. He sprang after her ______ laid his hand on her arm.

14. The heart itself is nothing more ______ less than a large, tough,
leather-like muscle.

15. She walked directly to the door ______ opened it.

16. Crouch in your engine well ______ as to avoid the bullets.

17. He considered for a moment ______ two.

18. He took it out ______ handed it to her.

19. There was nothing to do ______ wait until morning.

20. He struggled to deny it, ______ he could not.