Giving a reason
Combine: “I stayed home.” + “I was tired.”
I stayed home because I was tired.
Combine: “It started raining.” + “We went inside.”
It started raining, so we went inside.
Combine: “It was cold.” + “We went for a walk.”
Although it was cold, we went for a walk.
Combine: “I finished dinner.” + “I watched TV.”
After I finished dinner, I watched TV.
Combine: “He spoke slowly.” + “Everyone could understand.”
He spoke slowly so that everyone could understand.
Which word can replace because in formal writing?
You can say I stayed home since I was tired or as I was tired.
What does "so" show in a sentence?
It shows a result, for example: It was raining, so we stayed inside.
Complete it “She loves tea, ___ I prefer coffee.”
She loves tea, whereas I prefer coffee.
What does "while" express?
It shows that two actions happen at the same time, e.g. While I was cooking, he was doing homework.
Which is more formal: so that or in order to?
In order to is more formal, e.g. He studied hard in order to pass the exam.
Correct the sentence: “I didn’t go school because of I was sick.”
The correct sentence is I didn’t go to school because I was sick.
“It was cold, that’s why we stayed inside.” -Make it more formal
It was cold, so we stayed inside.
Correct: “Although I was tired, but I finished my homework.”
The correct sentence is Although I was tired, I finished my homework.
Correct: “I brush my teeth after I go to bed.”
The correct sentence is I brush my teeth before I go to bed.
Fill in: “She studies hard ___ get good grades.”
She studies hard in order to get good grades.
Finish the sentence: “She took an umbrella ___ it looked cloudy.”
She took an umbrella because it looked cloudy.
Fill in: “He studied hard, ___ he passed the exam.”
He studied hard, so he passed the exam.
Explain the difference: although vs but.
Although is a subordinating conjunction used at the start of a clause, e.g. Although it was late, I stayed up. But is a coordinating conjunction joining two main clauses, e.g. It was late, but I stayed up.
Fill in: “I smiled ___ I saw her.”
I smiled when I saw her.
Paraphrase: “He worked hard so that he could buy a car.”
He worked hard in order to buy a car.
Make your own sentence using since.
Example: Since I was late, I took a taxi.
Create your own result sentence using ' so' or 'that’s why'.
Example: I was hungry, so I made a sandwich.
Make a sentence with even though.
Example: Even though it was raining, we played football.
Create a sentence using before / after / when / while.
Example: While I was reading, my phone rang.
Make your own purpose sentence.
Example: I joined the course so that I can improve my English.