Lesson 12 : Linking Words, Phrases, and Sentences

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Linking Words, Phrases, and Sentences

Let's use conjunctions to link nouns, phrases, and sentences together.

Using short sentences might seem childish. As you improve your language skills, you'll use words like "and" and "but" to combine many short ideas into one longer sentence. Look at how the example goes from five separate sentences to just one.

Ed bought some apples. He bought some pears.
He bought some oranges. He did not buy any bananas.
He did not buy any grapes.
Ed bought apples, pears, and oranges,
but no bananas or grapes.
You are listing several items, so notice the phrasing.

Conjunctions - And, But, So, Or, Because
Fill in the appropriate conjunction, using and, but, so, or, and because.

She knows how to drive, but she prefers to ride her bike.

1. We can't swim, _______________ we don't go to the pool.

and

but

because

2. Everyone eats ____________ drinks at weddings.

and

but

because

3. We don't have a map, ___________ we get lost.

and

but

because

4. We get lost ___________ we don't have a map.

and

but

because

5. The workers are tired, _________ they take a break.

and

but

because

6. We were tired, ______________ we went to work anyway.

and

but

because

7. The tourists went to Italy ___________ France.

and

but

because

8. The tourists went to Italy ____________ not France.

and

but

because

9. They wanted to speak French, _____________ they went to France.

and

but

because

10. The kids rode bikes ______________ flew kites.

and

but

because

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