Connectors
True or False?
Connectors show the relationship between the first idea and the second idea.
True!
True or False?
To fill somebody in and to catch up with somebody mean the same thing.
False!
To fill sb in = to tell sb about what happened
To catch up with sb = to reach the same level as sb
Sociable means:
a. friendly
b. faithful
c. forgetful
a. friendly
True or False?
A main verb helps/changes the auxiliary verb.
False! The opposite is true.
Even though = ______________
a. however
b. although
c. nevertheless
b. although
Choose the correct idiom to match the definition.
To know what you want or like.
a. to grit your teeth
b. to stick to your guns
c. to know your own mind
c. to know your own mind
Ny nephew only cares about himself. He is:
a. intolerant
b. stingy
c. egocentric
c. egocentric
Main or auxiliary?
Joe is not ambitious; he has been working at the same job for 20 years.
auxiliary
Which of these connectors does NOT introduce contrast?
a. however
b. nevertheless
c. because
c. because
Is the idiom used correctly in this sentence?
I hate public speaking; however, I need to step outside my comfort zone if I want to grow.
Yes!
Stephen is so _________; he never tips the bartender!
a. intolerant
b. stingy
c. absentminded
b. stingy
Main or auxiliary?
On Saturday, I have a date with Peter.
Main
Fill in the blank with a possible connector.
Yesterday, I ran 12 miles. _____________, my legs are very tired today.
As a result
Consequently
Which of the following options does NOT mean gritting my teeth.
a. to be determined to do something in a difficult situation
b. to grind your teeth together
c. to lose all of your teeth
c. to lose all of your teeth
Forgetful is a synonym for ____________.
absentminded
Main or auxiliary?
Before my mother called, I had been having a very bad day.
Main
1. What should follow the connector because?
2. What should follow the connector because of?
1. noun + verb
2. noun, noun phrase
True or false?
We use in a sense to show our own interpretation of something.
True!
in a sense = in a wayIf you are intolerant, then you are _____-minded.
close-minded
Main or auxiliary?
He has his blood sugar tested every day.
Auxiliary