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Time to study language

Read these sets of sentences.

• His hair must be so soft. His hair must be so thick.

His hair must be so soft and thick. (same ideas)

• The louse had a hearty meal. The louse was still hungry.

The louse had a hearty meal but he was still hungry. (opposite ideas)

• The louse was unhappy. The louse decided to move to a new home.

The louse was unhappy so he decided to move to a new one. (reason)

• The louse could stay in his home. The louse could go to a new home.

The louse could stay in his home or go to a new home. (option)

• The louse was shocked. The king barely had any hair on his head.

The louse was shocked because the king barely had any hair on his head. (reason)

The highlighted words help to join two sentences.

Words that help us to join words, phrases or sentences are called conjunctions.
And, but, so, because and or are conjunctions.

Now, fill in the blanks with and/but/because/or/so. The clues in the brackets

will help you.

1. The chapter is fun easy. (same ideas)

2. I would like pizza pasta for lunch. (option)

3. The car is old reliable. (opposite ideas)

4. I was very tired I took a taxi. (reason)

5. It is six o’clock I will have to stay late. (opposite ideas)

6. My dog was hungry it ate all the treats. (reason)

7. The pineapple tastes good juicy. (same ideas)

8. I don’t eat jalebi I don’t like sweets. (reason)

9. She is eighty-three years old her eyes are sharp. (opposite ideas)

10. Don’t take my notebook my work is not complete. (reason)

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