Grammatical Signals or Expressions

Read each sentence and choose from the options inside the box. Type your answer on your answer below.

1. (a)   school was canceled, we took an online class.

2. A tornado blew the roof off the house, (a)   , the family had to find another place to live.

3. Mia got her heart broken (a)   she saw Ely with another girl.

4. The meal we ordered was cheaper than expected, (a)   we ordered dessert.

5. When water is heated, the molecules move quickly, (a)   the water boils.

Independent Activity 1 Choose the best grammatical or signal expression to use in the following sentences.

1. Polls show that Rodrigo Duterte is the most popular president of the Philippines during this century. , there are even members of his own political party who are uneasy with his approach to economic issues.

• in particular

• however

• for instance

2. There are some slight variations in temperature during summer , ________ 39°C to 40°C should be expected.

• consequently

• otherwise

• as a rule

3. The two main Channel Islands, , Jersey and Guernsey, are much closer to France than to England.

• for example

• namely

• in particular

4. It was announced that nurses’ working hours would be increased by twenty five percent. _____, fewer trainee nurses are expected to join the profession.

• as a result

• so that

• likewise

5. Sales of CDs have experienced a small but steady fall over the past five years. __________, vinyl records have seen a substantial increase in their share of the music sales market, up to 3 percent.

• above all

• correspondingly

• similarly