​Join these sentences!

​1. I like the large apartment.

​I rented the small apartment.

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​2. She can live alone.

She can live with a roommate.

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​3. Sasha got a job in Moscow.

​She is looking for an apartment there.

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​4. Jerry has a new car.

​He likes it very much.

​Coordinating conjunctions

​Conjunctions are joining words that link together parts of a sentence and show a relationship between ideas. The most common coordinating conjunctions are ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’, ’so’

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• ​and : the same, similar or equal; connect words, phrases, or clauses (addition)

• ​but : for contrast

• ​or : alternative; choice

• ​so : for showing the consequence of something; result/reason

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​Note: In writing, we use a comma before a coordinating conjunction.

​Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing

​Agreeing

• That’s right!

• Absolutely! Definitely

• Exactly!

• Me too!

• Yes, I agree!

• I totally agree!

• I couldn’t agree more!

• I see exactly what you mean!

• You're right.

• That's a good point

​Disagreeing

I don’t agree!

I totally disagree!

Absolutely not!

That’s not right!

I’m not sure about that.

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Partly agreeing

I agree up to a point, but ...

I see your point, but ...

That’s partly true, but ...

I'm not so sure about that.  

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It is always a good idea to justify your opinions. Don’t just say ‘I agree’, but say ‘I agree because I think that ... (explain your reason).’