USING CONNECTORS

I COMPLETE THE EXERCISES USING THE CORRECT CONNECTOR.

because

and but so that

1. I cannot go to my home for lunch ________________ I have no time.

2. You can use my car ________________ you must be careful.
3. She came in _______________ sat down.
4. I laughed __________________ the students told me a joke.
5. He was not at home ___________________ we asked the neighbors when he would
be back.
6. The police arrested the thief __________________ had stolen the money.
7. I can't help you, ____________________ you can also ask Mary.
8. She went to bed early ________________ she was tired.
9. She had got a bad mark at her last test _______________ she learned a lot for the
next.
10. They used the machine ________________ they had bought last Friday.

II Now you create your own sentences using the connectors from the box
so

because -

or

but although -

because

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2. _______________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________
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5. _______________________________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________________________

I - Complete the text with the correct abstract nouns from the box.
development independence knowledge management - supervision
New engineering graduates normally work under the __________________ of
experienced engineers. In large companies, they may also receive formal classroom or
seminar-type training. As they gain __________________ and experience, new
engineers are assigned to more difficult projects and are given greater
_____________________ in design ________________, problem solving, and
decision making. Engineers may advance to become technical specialists or to
supervise staff or team of engineers and technicians. Some may eventually go into
engineering ___________________ or enter other managerial or sales fields.

II - Make a list of other words (from the text) related to the ones in the example;
1.

supervision / supervisor

supervise

supervised

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6.
III Extract ideas from the text and connect them into sentences using some of the
following connectors: You can use the example to make another sentence.
so because and but or although
1. Although engineers are graduated some of them work under the supervision of other
engineers because they need to get experience first.
2. _____________________________________________________________________
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3. _____________________________________________________________________
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4. _____________________________________________________________________
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5. _____________________________________________________________________
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