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