Connecting Sentences
She ate pizza, and he ate fries.
I was tired, ___ I went to sleep.
so
He went to school. He went to the park.
He went to school, and he went to the park.
I love to sleep in, ___ I have school in the morning.
but
She took the dogs on a long walk. They were quiet all day.
She took the dogs on a long walk, so they were quiet all day.
The dog was bored, ___ he barked.
so
Ben is allergic to dogs. Ben has three dogs.
Ben is allergic to dogs, but has three dogs.
He wasn't hungry, ___ was he thirsty.
nor
She is a vegetarian. She doesn't eat meat.
She is vegetarian, so she doesn't eat meat.
She loved reading, ___ never made time to read.
yet
She was loved by the audience. She sang beautifully.
She was loved by the audience, for the sang beautifully.
I am going to the gym, ___ I want to lose weight.
because
I love candy. I know candy is not good for me.
I love candy, but I know it is not good for me.
Would you rather have ham, ___ turkey on your sandwich?
or
His movements were precise. He made no mistakes.
His movements were precise, so he made no mistakes.
I can eat cake, ___ or I can eat pie.
or
He was not happy. He was not excited.
He was neither happy, nor excited.
Thomas will be late to work, ___ he has a dentist appointment.
for
He wasn't feeling well. He went to bed.
He wasn't feeling well, so he went to bed.
I ran fast, ___ I came in last.
yet