Connecting
words join words, phrases and clauses create more complex sentences.连接词连接单词,短语和子句以后创建更复杂的句子。例如:Maria
went to the shop. Ned went to the shop. 这两句句子变成‘Maira and Ned went to the
shop.' - 复杂的句子. The most common connecting words are 最普遍的联接词是: and, but, or, so, because,
as, both, if, before, since, like, for Connecting
words are important as they make writing flow smoothly.连接词很重要的,因为他们使写作通畅.
Connecting words are also known as conjunctions.连接词叫‘conjunctions'。 Compare these two passages比较这两段话: 1.
James was going out. It was cold. He put on a jumper. He put a jacket on as
well. He stepped outside. A blast of cold wind blew in his face. 2.
James was going out but it was cold. He put both his jumper and his jacket on.
As he stepped outside, a blast of cold wind blew in his face. Connecting words join words, pharases and clauses.连接词连接单词,短语和条文. 例如:1. Joining single
words联接单词:Sad but true.(but) 2. Joining phrases连接短语: The beach was very crowded
like last year. (like) 3. Joining clauses连接条文:He was angry yet Jenny was
calm.(yet) More connecting words更多的连接单词: 例如: therefore,
until, though, where, although, wherever, whenever, since, while, once,
neither, nor, either Underline the connecting words in these sentences. 1.
Slowly but eagerly they opened the chest. 2.
Neither Freya nor Ned did the work. 3.
Near the fence and beside the creek the children played. 4.
The fencing was done neatly and quickly. 5.
Many of them saw the birds in the trees and in the shrubs. Use connecting words and join the following. 1.
Two adjectives_______ 2.
Two nouns_______ 3.
Two adverbs _______ Combine these pairs of sentences using connecting words. 1.
There are the parrots. There are the galahs. 2.
Fotini owns the car. The car isn't working. 3.
The boys went into town. The boys saw a movie. Place connecting words in these sentences. 1.
He went home ____ a bath. 2.
Christina touched it to see ___ it was hot ___ cold. 3.
Joanne ___ Chris arrived to take down the sign, 4.
He was here ___ three o'clock. Place connecting words in the following passage. In the
morning everyone ____ Billy got up. Billy stayed in bed ____ slept. Billy had
not been well ____ the weekend. Aisha had a shower ___ got dressed. She did it
quietly ___ as not to wait ____ he was better ___ she missed having him to talk
to. Reference: Walker, P., 1996. Pascal’s Basic Primary grammar – A concise
guide to modern grammar.
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