Introducción

and, or, but, so, because

Las conjunciones se usan para conectar dos frases formando una frase larga:

• I play tennis and I swim.
• You can go to the cinema, or you can visit your aunt.
• Ana loves oranges, but she hates pears.
• It was raining, so I took an umbrella.
• Peter is crying because he has failed his exams.

"and" se usa para añadir elementos a una lista:

• She bought apples and bananas.

"or" se usa para hablar de opciones:

• You can have the blue pen or the red pen.

"but" se usa para mostrar contraste:

• I speak French but I’ve never been to France.

"so" da el resultado de algo:

• Peter didn’t study, so he failed his exams.

"because" expresa el motivo de algo:

• I got wet because I didn’t take an umbrella.

Más ejemplos

• On Saturdays, we usually visit the zoo and on Sundays, we go to the park.
• I bought a skirt, some shoes and a jacket.
• We can have a holiday, or we can save our money.
• Can we have a picnic, or is the weather too bad?
• I’d like to go, but I don’t have any money.
• Tom ran, but he missed the bus.
• I was unhappy, so I ate some chocolate.
• I forgot the sun cream, so I got burnt.
• I got into university because I studied hard.
• I won’t buy a bicycle because I don't like cycling.

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Por lo general se coloca una coma antes de "or", "but" y "so".

Con una larga lista de elementos se usan comas y se pone "and" antes del último elemento:

• He studies maths, science, French and drama.

Se puede poner "because" al principio de una oración:

• Because I don’t like cycling, I won't buy a bicycle.

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Practice

Complete las frases con la conjunción correcta.
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1)

I'm very good at sport,    I'm terrible at maths.

 

2)

The movie was bad,    I left the cinema.

 

3)

At university, he studied physics    chemistry.

 

4)

Mick can't drive, so he can take the train,    he can take the bus.

 

5)

Shelly didn't buy the car    she didn't have enough money.

 

Please submit the missing answers shown in red
 

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Más práctica

Complete las frases con la respuesta correcta de a, b, c ó d:
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1)

While my father was in Agra, he decided to visit the Taj Mahal ____ the Agra Fort.
 

because

and

so

but

 

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2)

I wasn't invited to the party, ____ I didn't mind.
 

but

so

or

because

 

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3)

____ she was tired, she went to bed early.
 

So

But

Because

Or

 

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4)

Would you like to go to a restaurant, ____ shall I make something?
 

and

so

because

or

 

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5)

She couldn't hear him, ____ he turned the television off.
 

so

but

or

because

 

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6)

I finished the report late ____ my computer broke whilst I was writing it.
 

because

or

but

so

 

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Please submit the missing answers shown in red
 

Submit