Connectives: Fix Jake’s Mistakes

Part 1: Preposition or Transition?

Drag and drop the correct transition or preposition to complete each sentence.
Review rules about comma usage and syntax to help you decide. In some cases,
there may be more than one correct answer.

TRANSITIONS PREPOSITIONS
AFTER THAT AFTER
AT FIRST BEFORE
AS A RESULT DUE TO
FURTHERMORE INSTEAD OF
IN CONTRAST SIMILAR TO
HOWEVER IN CONTRAST TO
IN ADDITION IN SPITE OF
FOR EXAMPLE IN ADDITION TO
IN FACT SUCH AS
ON THE OTHER HAND DESPITE
FOR INSTANCE

Jake’s Take on Swimming

Jake is a very active individual. _______ , she is so active that she exercises at least five
times per week. She enjoys participating in various sports _______ hiking, swimming
and surfing. _______ , her favorite sport is undoubtedly swimming _______ its
incomparable health benefits. _______ , she appreciates that swimming strengthens
her arms, legs and lungs. Whenever her friends ask her where she gets her energy,
she insists that it is a result of her time in the pool. _______ its energizing benefits,
_______ , she also claims that it has a relaxing effect. _______ a swim, her stress and
anxiety seem to disappear. _______ helping Jake maintain good health, swimming has
also afforded her some social perks. _______ , she has met many interesting people at
the swimming pool she frequents. _______ their shared love for the sport, many of
these fellow-swimmers have become life-long friends. In the words of Jake, “______
its physical demands on the body, swimming truly enhances the quality of my life.”
Part 2:

Jake has written this letter with hopes that her role model, an Olympic swimmer,
will choose her as his biggest fan. Can you find her mistakes and fix them?

HINT!
You may find these types of errors
1. prepositions that are not followed by a noun
2. misplaced commas
3. fragment sentences (incomplete sentences)
4. run-on sentences
5. unnecessary words
6. incorrect meaning

Dear Michael,

I am writing this letter because of you announced a contest in your latest Tweet. If you
choose me, you won’t regret it!

Similar, to many people around the world I have been following you since your first
Olympics. In contrast to, however, I am the only true fan. I not only admire you, but I
also try to emulate you. For example, swimming every chance I get. However, I swim
many of the same strokes as you do such as I swim the butterfly and freestyle,
furthermore, I never miss a chance to watch you swim on TV despite of my busy
schedule. I truly admire your amazing talent and I would be so honored if you chose
me!

Sincerely,

Jake