Connecting Sentences

Which connecting word shows conflict?

• and

• because

• however

Which connecting word shows a reason why?

• and

• because

• however

• but

Which connecting word shows a condition?

• and

• but

• because

• if

Jonny is a good boxer _____ does not like to fight.

• but

• which

• because

Which word could be used to combine these two sentence.
Period two could not stop talking. Mrs. Talmo took time away from their lunch.

• so

• but

• after

• when

... you need my help, come and see me.

• Unless

• If

• However

• Although

I have a computer, ____ I don't have a pen.

• and

• however

• but

• for example

The dog was barking all night.

I am tired today.

• I am tired today so the dog was barking all night.

• I am tired today because the dog was barking all night.

• I am tired today but the dog was barking all night.

• I am tired today if the dog was barking all night.

Connecting sentences means that...

• Your thesis connects to your body paragraph

• Where one sentence ends, the next one begins

• The conclusion explains how your example connects to your thesis

• None of the above

Linking words help you to connect ideas and sentences when you speak or write English.

• True

• False