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
She is not at home, ______________________ I'm going to phone her therefore / so
That meeting is important, ______________________ don't be late. so / therefore
He had not arrived yet. She was, ______________________, very worried. so / therefore
You said you were too tired, ______________________ I went away without you. so / therefore
It's too hot, ______________________ I'm going to the swimming-pool so / therefore
You called me, ______________________ here I am. so / therefore
Brazil is a hot country. ______________________, there are no penguins in the country. Therefore / So
You are not invited, sir. ______________________, I must ask you to leave. Therefore / so
The new car is smaller, ______________________, cheaper. so / therefore
You have been sleeping all day. ______________________, you cannot be tired. so / Therefore
I don't know who she is, ______________________ I don't know her name therefore / so
We are cousins. ______________________, we are family. so / Therefore
I have an invitation too, ______________________ we can go together. so / therefore
We arrived too late, ______________________ we went straight to bed therefore / so
I was very tired, ______________________ I decided to sit down. therefore / so
It's late, ______________________ we must go therefore / so
It's not too late, ______________________ we can go so / therefore
You do not know anything. ______________________, you should be quiet. Therefore / so
I think. ______________________, I am. So / Therefore
There were thousands of people greeting. The queen, ______________________, was very happy. so / therefore
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)