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