LINKING WORDS

they are some words that we use to connect our ideas, sentences, and phrases to give coherence and better explanation to our speech

Asi como en español en inglés también tenemos palabras que nos sirven para unir nuestras ideas, expresar razones y agregar información, estas tres palabras en ingles AND, SO, BECAUSE son muy importantes ya que nos ayudan a darle coherencia y sentido a nuestras opiniones, historias, y discurso en general

Estas palabras en ingles se llaman conjunctions or linking words

We use and for adding similar information or ideas; it means ‘too’ or ‘in addition’.

*My brother is a plumber, and my sister is a teacher. 

*They have an apartment in the city and a little house in the

countryside. 

When we are connecting sentences, we don’t need to repeat the subject (Tom, I, we, she, etc.)

* She got up and left (She got up and she left.)

*He was looking at us and smiling. (He was looking at us and he was smiling.)

We use but for adding contrasting information, i.e. information that is different.

* I studied a lot, but I failed the exam. 

* He is good but not the best.  

We use or to connect different possibilities.

* Would you like to go to the swimming pool or to the beach?

* He can go to a hotel or stay with us.

We use so to introduce the consequence or the result of something. The second part of the sentence is the result of the first part of the sentence.

* It was cold, so I turned on the heating. 

*I spent three hours at the gym, so I’m really tired now.

We use because to introduce the reason for something.

I turned on the heating because it was cold. 

I’m speaking quietly because I don’t want to wake up the baby. because