Introdução

and, or, but, so, because

Conjunções são usadas para conectar duas frases em uma longa sentença:

• 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" é usado para adicionar itens a uma lista:

• She bought apples and bananas.

"or" é usado para falar sobre as opções:

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

"but" é usado para mostrar contraste:

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

"so" dá o resultado de algo:

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

"because" dá razão para alguma coisa:

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

Mais exemplos

• 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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Nós geralmente colocamos uma vírgula antes "or", "but" e "so".

Com uma longa lista usamos vírgulas e nós colocamos "and" antes do último item:

• He studies maths, science, French and drama.

Nós podemos colocar "because" no início de uma frase:

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

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Practice

Complete as frases com a conjunção correta.
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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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Pratique ainda mais

Complete as frases com a resposta correta de a, b, c ou d:
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1)

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

but

so

and

because

 

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2)

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

so

or

but

because

 

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3)

____ she was tired, she went to bed early.
 

Because

Or

So

But

 

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4)

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

or

and

because

so

 

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5)

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

because

or

but

so

 

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6)

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

because

but

so

or

 

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Please submit the missing answers shown in red
 

Submit