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LINKERS 2n BAT

This document provides examples of sentences with gaps that need to be filled in with suitable linking words. It gives a list of linking words to choose from and instructions not to use certain common words like "and", "but", etc. It then provides another exercise with prompts to rewrite sentences using capitalized key words and inserting a linking word in the given space.

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LINKERS 2n BAT

This document provides examples of sentences with gaps that need to be filled in with suitable linking words. It gives a list of linking words to choose from and instructions not to use certain common words like "and", "but", etc. It then provides another exercise with prompts to rewrite sentences using capitalized key words and inserting a linking word in the given space.

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2n BAT LINKERS

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH SUITABLE LINKERS


AVOID USING “and”, “but”, “because”, “for example”, “too”, “so”, “if”, “when”
Even though/Unless/Since
1. ................................ it’s quite expensive, we tend to go to the supermarket for fresh fish
2. He didn’t get the job, despite/In spite of the fact that/yet
............................................. he was the most highly qualified candidate.
3. despite
He went to his work this morning ......................................... not feeling very well.
4. They said that they’d sent the parcel on February 1st. however/even so
.................................., I didn’t receive
th
it until the 28 .
5. Esme left the house at ten this morning yet/although ......................................... she didn’t say where she was
going.
whereas/while/on the contrary,
6. In Italy people tend to live in flats, ..................................... in Britain people tend to live in
houses.
7. I’d like you to make a brief plan of your composition ....................................before you start writing it.
When/Even if/By the time we get to the airport, the plane will have left.
8. What an awful traffic jam! ................................
9. Don’t open your Christmas presents yet. Let’s wait ................................. until your father gets up.
if
10. I’ll phone you ............................ I know the date of the wedding.
in order not to
11. We took a taxi ............................ be late.
Inspite of/Regardless/Despite
12. ............................working hard, he doesn’t earn much.
13. Cars enable you to reach any particular place you want. ............................, However a car may present
parking problems in a city.
14. Even thouhg
............................he’s got good qualifications, he can’t get a job.
15. Man used to travel on foot or on the back of animals ............................ such as horses or mules.
consequently, as a result/that's
16. The population is growing and ............................we needwhy/for
morethis and
reason more food.
17. It’s not a very good job. However ............................, it’s something to start with.
because of, as a result of, due to
18. He was punished ............................his misbehavior.
when/as soon as
19. Let me know............................you finish typing those reports.
20. In the past, people used to travel on horse-drawn carriages, ............................ while now everybody has
motor vehicles.
21. He must be very popular, as/since ............................everyone in the school knows him.
yet
22. John wanted to stay, ............................his sister persuaded him to go.
Despite/After
23. ............................the rain, we went to the beach.
24. As soon as/By the time got home, my sister had already left.
............................I
furthermore/besides
25. It’s too late to go out; ............................, it’s beginning to rain.
26. She wanted to go to the party; however ............................, she was not invited.
Even though
27. ............................it was cold, we went out without a sweater.
since
28. We can’t buy it ............................we don’t have enough money.
as
29. John had to go to the doctor ............................he wasn’t feeling well.

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2n BAT LINKERS

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A SUITABLE LINKER AND THEN REWRITE THE SENTENCES
IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS USING THE WORDS IN CAPITALS

1. I need an office to myself ............................I can get some work done. (TO)
2. Write it down ............................you don’t forget (TO)
3. I need to get to work early ............................I can finish the report before the meeting (TO)
4. I’ll tell her ............................I see her.
5. ............................you left, the atmosphere in the office has not been as nice.
6. ............................he was the best qualified candidate, he didn’t get the job. (DESPITE)
7. He’s learning English ............................he can get a better and more interesting job. (IN
ORDER TO)
8. ............................you think of all the people who could have got the job, it seems ridiculous
that he was chosen.
9. I’m going to buy a new Beetle, ............................I do think they are over-priced. (DESPITE)
10. ............................you are next in Chicago, give me a call.
11. ............................you already know Mary, you should go to meet her at the airport.
(THEREFORE)
12. ............................we would like to open a branch in Oxford now, we will probably wait for
another year or so.
13. The job is badly paid ............................I’m looking for another one. (SINCE)
14. I hate living in London ............................ I’m moving to the country. (AS)
15. I don’t know him very well, ............................ I have met him socially on a couple of
occasions. (DESPITE)
16. I don’t know ............................ I’ll be back.
17. I haven’t seen her ............................ last summer.
18. ............................ we have so much to do, let’s delay discussing this until our next meeting.
(SO)
19. We’re not making much profit ............................we need to raise our prices. (SINCE)
20. You can come to the meeting ............................ you don’t say anything.
21. Bob is very tall ............................ Bill is very short.
22. I came early ............................ talk to you privately. (SO THAT)
23. We decided to buy a bigger house ............................ our low salaries. (ALTHOUGH)
24. ............................ you don’t have anything to do now, you can help me with my homework.
I’m having problems with the connectors!
25. It is very late and I am tired. ............................, it is raining. I will stay in tonight.
26. ............................ being so beautiful, she isn’t a very popular girl at school. (EVEN
THOUGH)
27. I’m not very sure about this purchase. ............................, I haven’t found anything better, so
I will go on with it.
28. ............................ , I don’t think she’s perfect for the job. ............................ , she’s better
qualified than Steve.
29. ............................ this job is very interesting, it’s very badly paid. (DESPITE)
30. The winters here are very cold ............................ the summers are hot.
31. ............................ you failed all your exams, you won’t go out with your friends until your
results improve.. (SO)
32. Phil went to the bank ............................ he didn’t feel very well. (DESPITE)
33. ............................ pass this subject, you must study very hard. (SO THAT)
34. Sam doesn’t eat any meat ............................ he’s a vegetarian. (THEREFORE)
35. Jane is saving some money ............................ to buy a new dress for the party. (SO THAT)
36. ............................ studying very hard, she doesn’t pass her exams. (ALTHOUGH)
37. I don’t like sport ............................ my brother is mad about it.

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