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