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and but or so because

We use these words (conjunctions) to join two sentences. They make one longer sentence from two

shorter sentences:

sentence A The car stopped. T· The driver got out. sentence B

The car stopped an-d the driver got out.

and/but/or

sentence A sentence B

We stayed at home and (we)* watched television. * It is not necessary to

My sister is married and (she)* lives in London. repeat 'we' and 'she'.

日 e doesn't Ii ke her, and she doesn't Iike him.

I bought a sandwich, but I didn't eat it.

It's a n ice house, but it doesn't have a garden.

Do you want to go out, or are you too tired?

In lists, we use commas (,). We use and before the last thing:

0 I got home, had something to eat, sat down in an armchair and fell asleep.
戶 > ,

0 Karen is at work, Sue has gone shopping and Chris is playing football.

so (the result ofsomething)

sentence A sentence B

I t was very h ot, so I opened the window.

Joe does a lot of sport, so h e1s very fit.

They don't like travelling, so they haven1t been to many places.

because (the reason for something)

sentence A sentence B

I opened the window because it was very hot.

Joe can't come to the party because he's going away.

Lisa is hungry because she didn't have breakfast.

is al also possible at the beginning:
Because i s b" II II I 'b·
0 Because it was very hot, I opened the window.

In these examples there is more than one conjunction:

0 It was late and I was tired, so I went to bed.

0 I always enjoy visiting London, but I wouldn't like to live there because it's too big.

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204 ( when/while/before etc. ➔ Unit 98