Connecting sentences

You can use the conjunctions and, but, and so to connect sentences.
John danced. His friend sang a song.
sang a song.

John danced, and his friend

It is often not necessary to repeat the subject when both sentences have the same one.
John danced. John sang a song.

John danced and sang a song.

But and so usually have a comma in front of them. Sometimes and does, too.
John can speak Vietnamese, but he cant write it well.
John wasnt feeling well, so the teacher sent him home early.

Do not use and, but, or so to begin a sentence. Use these transition words instead.
and

in addition/ furthermore/ also

but

however/ on the other hand

so

therefore/ as a result

John often works late. In addition, he sometimes works weekends .

Read the paragraph below. Add conjunctions and transition words to improve it. Cross out
any word you would like to replace, and write the new word(s) above it
In addition,
Lily is a hard worker. And she is about to finish her work independently.
For example, we had a group project to do in our economics class last
year. There were three people in Lilys group. But at the end of the first
semester, both of her partners transferred to other schools. So she had
to do the project by herself. She worked on it in the morning. She worked
on it at lunchtime. She worked on it at night. Most people in that
situation would have gone to the teacher and asked for help. But Lily

finished the project by herself. And it was one of the best in the class.
Lily does quality work. I believe she would make an excellent sales
representative.

Cause-and-effect words.
These cause-and-effect words are used with a noun or noun phrase.
due to

Many people became homeless due to the flood.

because of

The store was crowded because of the sale.

These cause-and-effect words are used within a sentence to show a relationship

between clauses.
because

I passed the test because I studied very hard.

since

Since I forgot my money, Andy paid for lunch.

so
home.

The bus never came, so I had to take a taxi

These cause-and-effect words are used at the beginning of one sentence to show its
relationship to the sentence before it.
As a result

Ten inches of snow have fallen. As a result, all

roads are closed

Therefore

Doctor Joe is sick today. Therefore, his speech will

be delayed.

Rewrite these sentences using the word or words in

parentheses.
1.Theres a large crowd of people. There is nowhere to
sit

(because of) There is nowhere to sit because of the large crowd of

people
2.The economy is getting worse. Few companies are hiring workers.
(therefore)...

3.I quit my job. I want to be a full-time professional musician.

(because).
4.There was a car accident when he was thirty. My father could not walk.
(due to)

5.My aunt often scolded me. I didnt like her very much.
(since)..
6.My sister and I could not agree. We argued over little things.
(as a result)..
7.My family moved to a foreign country. I learned a new language.
(so)..