Linking Words and Adverbs of Time
Linking Words and Adverbs of Time
Linking words and phrases like however, additionally, or for example are used to connect different
ideas in a way that makes writing smoother and more fluid.
Linking Words:
Adverbs of time modify verbs to express when an action happens, how long it lasts, or how often it
occurs. They answer questions like “When?”, “How long?”, and “How often?”.
Adverbs of Time:
Q.1 Choose the correct adverb of time from the list to complete each sentence:
(always, yesterday, soon, already, never)
1. She will arrive _______ to start her new job.
2. I _______ go to the gym on Mondays.
3. They have _______ finished their homework.
4. We visited the museum _______.
5. He has _______ been to Japan.
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Q.3 Fill in the correct connectives and linking words from the list below.
1. ____________________ Dad comes home from work he has to lie down on the sofa
________________ he is tired.
2. Jerry had a bad headache yesterday, _______________ he couldn’t come to football practice.
3. This is Jimmy’s new mountain bike, ____________________ he got from his parents. He locks it
up every evening _______________________ nobody can steal it.
4. ____________________ Samantha was tired, she watched TV until well after midnight.
5. First, cut out the pictures, ____________________ paste them into your book.
6. I would like to learn Chinese. ____________________, I don’t know anyone who can teach me.
9. You can have _______________ tea ____________ coffee for breakfast. What would you like?
10.____________________ being a great skier, only few people outside of Europe know him.
11.____________________ the hike up the mountains we saw a lot of deer.
12.________________ you finish the essay by tomorrow you won’t be able to get a good mark.
13._______________ my father _______________ my mother will be able to attend the meeting
tomorrow.
14.He likes all kinds of sports, ____________________ skiing, hockey and volleyball.
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