Linking Words 2

Linking Words 2

1. Time words

   • When, while, as soon as.
     • My leg hurts WHEN I walk.
     • Mark heard the news on the radio WHILE he was driving home.
     • AS SOON AS Laura had left the house, it started to rain.

2. If, unless and in case

   • We use them to express condition.
     • Rachel might buy a car IF she passes her test.
     • You won’t learn to use a keyboard properly UNLESS you practice.

3. But, although and in spite of

   • We use these words to express the idea of a contrast.
     • The jacket was nice, BUT it was to small
     • ALTHOUGH the forecast said it would rain, it turned out to be a beautiful day.
     • We still haven't got a sponsor IN SPITE OF writing.

4. Reason

   • I took a taxi BECAUSE I had some luggage.
   • SINCE we've got some time, let's look around the museum.
   • AS there was no evidence against him, the man was released.
   • We hurried on, FOR it was getting late.
   • The match has been cancelled BECAUSE OF the weather.
   • The store was closed DUE TO illness.
   • OWING to it's remote situation, the village has no electricity supply.
   • IN VIEW OF the results, we expect the drug to be approved.

5. Because and so

   • We use because to express the reason for something and so to express the result of something.
     • I turned the heating on BECAUSE it was cold.
     • It was cold, SO I turned the heating on.

6. To, in order to and so that

   • We use these words to express purpose.
     • Sarah went to Brimingham TO meet a client.
     • We're having to borrow money IN ORDER TO pay our bills.
     • I took the bread out of the freezar SO THAT it would defrost.

7. But, although and however.

   • We can join 2 sentences with BUT.
     • The café was crowded, BUT we found a table.
   • ALTHOUGH expresses a contrast or confict between 2 ideas.
     • ALTHOUGH Nick has a car, he dosen't often drive it.
   • HOWEVER is more formal
     • In practice, HOWEVER, it caused chaos.

8. Though and even though

   • Though is informal. It means the same as although.
     • THOUGH/ALTHOUGH I liked the sweater, I decided not to buy it.
     • I liked the sweater. I decided not to buy it, THOUGH.

9. In spite of and despite

   • We use IN SPITE OF before a noun or before the ing- form of a verb.
     • Kitty wanted to report on the war IN SPITE OF the danger.
     • Mark went on working IN SPITE OF feeling unwell.
   • We use despite in the exact same was that in spite of

10. Whereas, while and in the other hand

    • We use them to express a comparison between 2 ideas
      • United are top of the league, WHEREAS City are bottom.
      • Yesterday it was freezing cold, WHILE today is quite warm.
      • The flat is conveniently located. ON THE OTHER HAND, there's a lot of noise form the traffic.
    • Sometimes either BUT or WHEREAS is possible.
      • The red pill make me feel sick, BUT/WHEREAS the blue one's don't.

11. TO

    • We use it to express purpose.
      • Most people work TO EARN money.

12. In order to and so as to

    • Are more formal than TO.
      • The goverment took these measures IN ORDER TO reduce crime
    • We cannot use NOT TO on it's own.
      • She was hurrying TO CATCH her bus.

13. So that

    • After SO THAT we use a subject and verb.
    • We often use WILL or CAN for a present purpose and WOULD or COULD for a past purpose.
      • I'll give you a map SO THAT you CAN find/ YOU'LL find the way all right.
      • I gave Nick a map SO THAT he COULD find/WOULD be able to find the way all right.

14. For

    • We use it with a noun to say why we do something.
      • The whole family have gone out FOR a bike ride.

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