MULTIMEDIA-ENGLISH

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  Drag&Drop
How to express result
Focus Grammar
Description Practise how to express result in English using the right connector. Pay attention to punctuation.
Instructions Click on the words at the bottom and drag them into the empty boxes of the sentence to complete it.
 
Gapped text Items
There were thousands of people greeting. The queen, ______________________, was very happy. so / therefore
She is not at home, ______________________ I'm going to phone her so / therefore
I think. ______________________, I am. So / Therefore
The new car is smaller, ______________________, cheaper. so / therefore
I have an invitation too, ______________________ we can go together. therefore / so
It's late, ______________________ we must go therefore / so
It's too hot, ______________________ I'm going to the swimming-pool therefore / so
I don't know who she is, ______________________ I don't know her name so / therefore
You said you were too tired, ______________________ I went away without you. therefore / so
You have been sleeping all day. ______________________, you cannot be tired. Therefore / so
Brazil is a hot country. ______________________, there are no penguins in the country. Therefore / So
You do not know anything. ______________________, you should be quiet. Therefore / so
We are cousins. ______________________, we are family. so / Therefore
We arrived too late, ______________________ we went straight to bed so / therefore
He had not arrived yet. She was, ______________________, very worried. so / therefore
That meeting is important, ______________________ don't be late. so / therefore
You are not invited, sir. ______________________, I must ask you to leave. Therefore / so
It's not too late, ______________________ we can go so / therefore
You called me, ______________________ here I am. therefore / so
I was very tired, ______________________ I decided to sit down. therefore / so
Total number of items: 20
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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)