Ejercicio 4 · Conectores: unir ideas sin repetir but y and

Conectores: unir ideas sin repetir but y and

Elige el conector que encaja en cada frase.

1. It was raining hard. ___ , we decided to go for a walk.MoreoverHoweverThereforeBecauseHowever. Introduce un contraste con lo anterior y va seguido de coma.
2. She is very clever, ___ she hardly ever studies.howeverdespitealthoughthereforealthough. Une dos frases dentro de la misma oración.
3. ___ the rain, the match went ahead.AlthoughHoweverBecauseDespiteDespite. Detrás va un sustantivo o un verbo en -ing, nunca una frase completa.
4. The road was closed, ___ we had to take the long way round.soalthoughdespitewhereasso. Introduce la consecuencia.
5. ___ , I would like to thank the organisers.FinallyFirstlyHoweverWhereasFirstly. Abre una enumeracion al principio del texto.
6. The hotel was very cheap. ___ , the food was excellent.HoweverNeverthelessWhat is moreIn spiteWhat is more. Anade un argumento en la misma direccion.
7. Some people prefer the city, ___ others prefer the countryside.despitealthoughthereforewhereaswhereas. Sirve para contrastar dos cosas equiparables.
8. ___ of the noise, I couldn’t sleep at all.BecauseDespiteAlthoughHoweverBecause. because of más sustantivo introduce la causa.
9. The film was three hours long; ___ , it was never boring.moreoverneverthelessthereforebesidesnevertheless. Contraste formal, equivalente a however.
10. ___ conclusion, the plan needs a lot more money.AtOnInByIn conclusion. Es una fórmula fija para cerrar.
11. We must act now, ___ it will be too late.thereforemoreoverwhereasotherwiseotherwise. Introduce lo que pasaria si no se hace.
12. He didn’t call me. ___ , he didn’t answer my messages.In additionHoweverThereforeWhereasIn addition. Suma un segundo dato en la misma linea.