B2 Connectives and Linking Words CON001
Fill in the correct connectives and linking words from the list below.
He is my student as well as my friend. (he is also)
AS WELL AS DURING BECAUSE EITHER …. OR
aunque
NEITHER …. NOR WHEN ALTHOUGHaun y cuando UNLESS a menos
WHICH SO THAT texto THEN SO
DESPITE WHILE SUCH AS HOWEVER
as well as = asi como If you are planning to go to
Neither my father nor my mother like seafood Europe you can either go to London or Madrid
despite + verb ing o noun both are amazing cities
1. ____________________
When
Dad comes home from work he has to lie down on the sofa
Drinks are included you can either drink beer or wine.
________________
because he is tired. You can’t go out unless you clean your room.
2. Jerry had a bad headache yesterday, _______________
so he couldn’t come to football
practice.
3. This is Jimmy’s new mountain bike, ____________________ he got from his parents. He locks
which
it up every evening _______________________
so that nobody can steal it.
4. ____________________
Although Samantha was tired, she watched TV until well after midnight.
5. First, cut out the pictures, ____________________
then paste them into your book.
6. I would like to learn Chinese. ____________________,
however I don’t know anyone who can teach
me.
7. ____________________
While we were driving through the countryside, we saw many picturesque
villages.
8. The Hemingways are our neighbours ____________________
as well as our friends.
9. You can have _______________
either tea ____________
or coffee for breakfast. What would you like?
10. ____________________
Despite being a great skier, only few people outside of Europe know him.
11. ____________________
During the hike up the mountains we saw a lot of deer.
12. ________________
Unless you finish the essay by tomorrow you won’t be able to get a good mark.
13. _______________
Neither my father _______________
nor my mother will be able to attend the meeting
tomorrow.
14. He likes all kinds of sports, ____________________
such as skiing, hockey and volleyball.
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KEY
1. When Dad come home from work he has to lie down on the sofa because he is
tired.
2. Jerry had a bad headache yesterday, so he couldn’t come to football practice.
3. This is Jimmy’s new mountain bike, which he got from his parents. He locks it up
every evening so that nobody can steal it.
4. Although Samantha was tired, she watched TV until well after midnight.
5. First, cut out the pictures, then paste them into your book.
6. I would like to learn Chinese. However, I don’t know anyone who can teach me.
7. While / When we were driving through the countryside, we saw many picturesque
villages.
8. The Hemingways are our neighbours as well as our friends.
9. You can have either tea or coffee for breakfast. What would you like?
10. Despite being a great skier, only few people outside of Europe know him.
11. During the hike up the mountains we saw a lot of deer.
12. Unless you finish the essay by tomorrow you won’t be able to get a good mark.
13. Neither my father nor my mother will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow.
14. He likes all kinds of sports, such as skiing, hockey and volleyball.
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