1. He arrived home, had a shower sat down in the living room

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1. He arrived home, had a shower ………………………. sat down in the living room. 

2. Mum was very tired after doing the housework …………………….. she had a rest. 

3. The post has already arrived ………………………….. there are not letters for you. 

4. You can go to the cinema ……………………………. stay at home ………… watch the film. 

5. She didn’t lend me her car ………………………… she needed it to go shopping. 

6. There are a lot of children in the park ………………………. there is not school today. 

7. My neighbour plays music loud …………………… he often bothers me.  8

.  My teacher got angry with me ……………………… I didn’t finish my work. 

9. They sent me a present …………….…..  bought me a cake for my birthday. 1

0. Their car was very old …………………….. they decided to buy a new one. 

11. Susan is very clever …………………………. is a bit lazy. She would get better marks if she studied harder. 

12. My brother’s girlfriend is very kind  .....................  often helps me with my homework 

13. Amanda doesn’t have much money ……………………………. she spends it all on clothes. 

14. You can take the bus to London …………………………….. wait for the 10:30 train. 

15. She looks very happy ……………………… she must have passed her exam. 

16. I phoned Larry early in the morning …………………………. I got no answer. He must be away. 

17. There was a lot of traffic on the road ………………………….. it took us longer to arrive at the office. 18. She 

doesn’t eat any sweets ………………………………… she wants to lose weight. 

19. I lost my address book ………………………… I could not phone Peter as I didn’t remember his number, 

20. I saw Tom at the party ……………………….. he wasn’t with his girlfriend. Perhaps he has broken up with 

her. 

21. Could you answer some questions …………………….are you in a hurry? 

22. She was very ill yesterday .....................  she didn’t go to work. 

23. Alice rang today…………………….. she wanted to invite me to her birthday party. 2

4. Tina was very worried about her son …………………………. started to cry. 

25. They called the babysitter ……………………………… they were going out for dinner with their friends. 

26. The firemen arrived ……………………….. put out the fire immediately. 

27.They left early …………………………………. they had to catch a plane at the airport. 2

8. You can send me the letter ………………………………… give it to my husband. 

29. Robert didn’t buy the motorbike ……………………… it was too expensive for him. 

30. Alex and Bill are best friends …………………………….. they often argue with each other.

It is used to 

join two similar 

ideas together. 

The subject can be 

omitted when it is 

the same as in the 

previous sentence.

Ex: He was born in 

London and (he) has 

lived there all his 

life.

It is used to join 

two contrasting ideas.

Ex: My father is Spa-

nish, but my mother is 

French. The subject 

can also be omitted if 

it is the same as in the 

previous sentence.

Ex :I like the cinema, 

but don´t often go.

It is used to join 

two alternative ideas.

Ex: I can lend you my 

dictionary, or you can 

buy one.

When the subject is the 

same in both sentences 

we can omit it.

Ex: I’d like to watch a 

film or listen to music.

It is used to show 

that the second idea 

is the result of the 

first.

Ex: The boy was very 

tired, so he went stra-

ight to bed.

We don´t omit the 

subject in the second 

sentence even if it 

is the same as in the 

previous one.

It is used to give 

the reason of somet-

hing.

Ex: We didn’t go 

swimming because the 

water was dirty.

We can used because 

at the beginning.

Ex: Because the water 

was dirty, we didn’t go 

swimming.

AND

BUT

OR

SO

BECAUSE

LINKING WORDS 

AND - BUT - OR - SO - BECAUSE

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