Conjunctions/ Connectors/ Linking Words

Conjunctions/ connectors/ linking words are invariable words or expressions that join
two statements in one sentence, providing a text with cohesion and illustrating how the
parts of the text relate to each other.
Both ... and

in spite of Not only ... but also
despite Likewise
although Besides At that point
though Furthermore As
even though Moreover While
however In addition As soon as
but And Whenever
yet When
nevertheless Until
in contrast Meanwhile
while Then
on the other hand After
As ... as so ... that

Than such ... that
unlike
if
Even if
Because If only
As Suppose
Since Supposing that
Considering that As long as
Seeing that that On condition (that)
Now that so that + Modal Unless
in order that In case
Provided (that)
otherwise
to
in order to
so as to
Examples:
You can take good photos despite having a cheap mobile phone.
Some parents talk a lot with their children so that they can teach them how to be media literate. citizens.
TV helps us to relax. On the other hand it is a very passive way of spending our free time..
On Facebook people have thousands of friends despite never having met them face to face.
Only a real friend can chat with you and be there for you if you need him/her.
Choose one connector from the list on the right to complete the sentences.
_____________ you don’t have Facebook or Twitter accounts, you won’t have the opportunity to meet new cyber friends.
______________ we love our friends, we don’t feel comfortable telling them some things face to face.
______________ having thousands of cyber friends only real friends are always there for us.
___________ the radio _________ the TV have lost audiences. while
They buy a newspaper __________ know what’s going on in the world. because
She says one thing. _____________ , she does quite the opposite. to
I tend to read more online news, _______________ I can access it at university. since
In 2010 Newsweek merged with the Internet news site “The Daily Beast” ____________ it would be published online.
She was out with a friend __________ I was watching television. not only …
________ teens have grown up in an online world, they may be more online savvy than their parents. but also
Rewrite the sentences using the given connector. In spite of

1-The sound equipment was bad, but the audience enjoyed the concert. however
although
Though ___________________________________________________________________________________________
so that
2- Unless we hurry, we’ll be late for school.
if
If ________________________________________________________________________________________________
3-Although Marilyn Mason has a controversial personality, he should not be blamed for crimes.
In spite of ________________________________________________________________________________________
4- She knew there was activity all night, because she had friends all over the world in different time zones.
Since _________________________________________________________________________________
5- Music is considered a means of psychological therapy even though some types may not please everyone.
Although __________________________________________________________________________________________
6- If he doesn’t tell me the truth; I won’t be able to help.
Unless ____________________________________________________________________________________________
7- The media use some manipulation tactics. They want to distract us from important issues.
The media use some manipulation tactics so that _________________________________________________________
8- I didn’t like the film you recommended, but I bought the DVD anyway.
Despite ____________________________________________________________________________________________
9- In spite of my advice, Jane didn’t use the teletext system.
Although ___________________________________________________________________________________________
10-Erin fought for her students’ education, and so they finished high school.
Unless _____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Conjunctions/ connectors/ linking words are invariable words or expressions that join

Both ... and

As ... as so ... that

Rewrite the sentences using the given connector. In spite of

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