Saturday, February 1, 2025

Coordinating clauses for writing

The examples below separate each idea or point into a separate sentence. This is not how English flows. Instead, we coordinate ideas into clauses using different phrases, word forms, or different sentence structures.

 

1 .The weather was sunny. We decided to go for a walk in the park.

2. I studied all night. I didn’t perform well on the test.

3. She was tired. She stayed up late to finish her project.

4. He enjoys playing video games. His brother prefers outdoor sports.

5. I wanted to go to the beach. It started raining heavily.

6. We had planned a road trip. The car broke down unexpectedly.

7. The concert tickets sold out quickly. We couldn’t attend.

8. She completed her homework early. She wanted to have more free time later.

9. I like reading novels. I don’t have much time for it.

10. He felt nervous about the interview. He had prepared thoroughly.

11. She looked tired. She insisted on attending the meeting.

12. You must submit the assignment by tomorrow. You will receive a penalty.

13. I enjoy hiking in the mountains. It helps me relax and unwind.

14. The team practiced hard every day. They won the championship.

15. He was running late. He stopped to help his friend with her bags.

16. He failed to meet the deadline. He worked overtime to complete the task.

17. She was very talented. She lacked confidence in her abilities.

18. I need to finish this report. I’ll answer some emails.

19. We could go to the cinema. We could stay home and watch a movie instead.

20. I had never traveled abroad before. This summer, I will visit Paris for the first time.

 

 

 

 

 

1.      The weather was sunny, ___ we decided to go for a walk in the park.

2.      I studied all night, ___ I didn’t perform well on the test.

3.      Although she was tired, ___ she stayed up late to finish her project.

4.      He enjoys playing video games, ___ his brother prefers outdoor sports.

5.      I wanted to go to the beach, ___ it started raining heavily.

6.      We had planned a road trip, ___ the car broke down unexpectedly.

7.      The concert tickets sold out quickly, ___ we couldn’t attend.

8.      She completed her homework early ___ she wanted to have more free time later.

9.      I like reading novels, ___ I don’t have much time for it.

10. He felt nervous about the interview, ___ he had prepared thoroughly.

11. She looked tired, ___ she insisted on attending the meeting.

12. You must submit the assignment by tomorrow, ___ you will receive a penalty.

13. I enjoy hiking in the mountains ___ it helps me relax and unwind.

14. The team practiced hard every day, ___ they won the championship.

15. He was running late, ___ he stopped to help his friend with her bags.

16. He failed to meet the deadline, ___ he worked overtime to complete the task.

17. She was very talented, ___ she lacked confidence in her abilities.

18. I need to finish this report, ___ I’ll answer some emails.

19. We could go to the cinema, ___ we could stay home and watch a movie instead.

20. _____ I have never traveled abroad before,  this summer I will visit Paris for the first time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


therefore

Despite that

On the other hand

However x 3

Unfortunately

As a result x 2

so that

although x 2

even though

Nonetheless

Otherwise

as

Consequently

nonetheless

Afterward

Alternatively


1.      The weather was sunny; ________, we decided to go for a walk in the park.

2.      I studied all night. _________, I didn’t perform well on the test.

3.      She was tired; _______, she stayed up late to finish her project.

4.      He enjoys playing video games. __________ his brother prefers outdoor sports.

5.      I wanted to go to the beach. _______, it started raining heavily.

6.      We had planned a road trip. _________, the car broke down unexpectedly.

7.      The concert tickets sold out quickly. __________, we couldn’t attend.

8.      She completed her homework early, ________ she could have more free time later.

9.      I like reading novels, ________I don’t have much time for it.

10. He felt nervous about the interview, __________ he had prepared thoroughly.

11. She looked tired. __________, she insisted on attending the meeting.

12. You must submit the assignment by tomorrow. _________, you will receive a penalty.

13. I enjoy hiking in the mountains, _________ it helps me relax and unwind.

14. The team practiced hard every day. ________, they won the championship.

15. He was running late; _________, he stopped to help his friend with her bags.

16. He failed to meet the deadline. __________, he worked overtime to complete the task.

17. She was very talented; ________, she lacked confidence in her abilities.

18. I need to finish this report. _________, I’ll answer some emails.

19. We could go to the cinema. __________, we could stay home and watch a movie instead.

20. ___________ I had never traveled abroad before, this summer marks the first time I will visit Paris.


 

 

1.      The weather was sunny; therefore, we decided to go for a walk in the park.

2.      I studied all night. Despite that, I didn’t perform well on the test.

3.      She was tired; however, she stayed up late to finish her project.

4.      He enjoys playing video games. On the other hand, his brother prefers outdoor sports.

5.      I wanted to go to the beach. However, it started raining heavily.

6.      We had planned a road trip. Unfortunately, the car broke down unexpectedly.

7.      The concert tickets sold out quickly. As a result, we couldn’t attend.

8.      She completed her homework early, so that she could have more free time later.

9.      I like reading novels, although I don’t have much time for it.

10. He felt nervous about the interview, even though he had prepared thoroughly.

11. She looked tired. Nonetheless, she insisted on attending the meeting.

12. You must submit the assignment by tomorrow. Otherwise, you will receive a penalty.

13. I enjoy hiking in the mountains, as it helps me relax and unwind.

14. The team practiced hard every day. Consequently, they won the championship.

15. He was running late; nonetheless, he stopped to help his friend with her bags.

16. He failed to meet the deadline. As a result, he worked overtime to complete the task.

17. She was very talented; however, she lacked confidence in her abilities.

18. I need to finish this report. Afterward, I’ll answer some emails.

19. We could go to the cinema. Alternatively, we could stay home and watch a movie instead.

20. Although I had never traveled abroad before, this summer marks the first time I will visit Paris.


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