Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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We are cousins. ______________________, we are family. | so / Therefore |
You are not invited, sir. ______________________, I must ask you to leave. | so / Therefore |
You do not know anything. ______________________, you should be quiet. | so / Therefore |
It's not too late, ______________________ we can go | so / therefore |
There were thousands of people greeting. The queen, ______________________, was very happy. | so / therefore |
The new car is smaller, ______________________, cheaper. | therefore / so |
He had not arrived yet. She was, ______________________, very worried. | so / therefore |
You have been sleeping all day. ______________________, you cannot be tired. | Therefore / so |
I was very tired, ______________________ I decided to sit down. | therefore / so |
Brazil is a hot country. ______________________, there are no penguins in the country. | Therefore / So |
That meeting is important, ______________________ don't be late. | therefore / so |
I don't know who she is, ______________________ I don't know her name | therefore / so |
You called me, ______________________ here I am. | therefore / so |
It's too hot, ______________________ I'm going to the swimming-pool | so / therefore |
I have an invitation too, ______________________ we can go together. | therefore / so |
You said you were too tired, ______________________ I went away without you. | therefore / so |
She is not at home, ______________________ I'm going to phone her | so / therefore |
It's late, ______________________ we must go | so / therefore |
We arrived too late, ______________________ we went straight to bed | therefore / so |
I think. ______________________, I am. | So / Therefore |
SO (c)
I didn't know what to do, so I decided to do nothing
THEREFORE (fc)
England is a cold country. Therefore, palm trees cannot grow there
"So" is extremely common when speaking and also the most used result connector when writing.
"therefore" is only used when writing and it’s quite formal and very elegant (but you can’t use it many times in the same text or it would be too much)
abbreviations: (c.)= conjunction (f.c.)= free connector (see the important difference here: Kinds of Connectors)