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Grade 8 English Language Arts — Connectors between sentences

Link ideas across sentences with the connector that shows the right relationship.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Write one connector that opens a sentence and means the same as "but".

  2. 2.Sort each connector by the relationship it signals.

    Groups: Adds an idea · Contrasts an idea · Shows a result · Gives an example

    • consequently
    • as a result
    • on the other hand
    • furthermore
    • for example
    • in addition
    • for instance
    • nevertheless

  3. 3.The team practiced every day. ____, they lost the final.

    • a) Nevertheless
    • b) Consequently
    • c) Therefore
    • d) Moreover

  4. 4.What is wrong here? "The shop was shut. Therefore, we bought the bread there."

    • a) "Therefore" should not be followed by a comma.
    • b) Nothing is wrong.
    • c) "Therefore" does not fit the meaning.
    • d) "Therefore" is spelled wrongly.

  5. 5.The road was flooded. ____, the bus could not reach the village.

    • a) Consequently
    • b) For instance
    • c) Similarly
    • d) Nevertheless

  6. 6.Which sentence uses "meanwhile" correctly?

    • a) The bell rang meanwhile loudly.
    • b) The guests waited in the hall. Meanwhile, the cook finished the meal.
    • c) Meanwhile, two plus two is four.
    • d) The cook finished the meal. Meanwhile, it was delicious.

  7. 7.Write one connector that means the same as "as a result".

  8. 8.Many crops need very little water. ____, millet grows well in dry soil.

    • a) However
    • b) In contrast
    • c) For instance
    • d) Therefore

Answer key — Grade 8 English Language Arts — Connectors between sentences

  1. 1.
    • however
    • nevertheless
    • nonetheless
    • yet
    • still
  2. 2. furthermore → Adds an idea; nevertheless → Contrasts an idea; consequently → Shows a result; for instance → Gives an example; in addition → Adds an idea; on the other hand → Contrasts an idea; as a result → Shows a result; for example → Gives an example
  3. 3. a) Nevertheless
  4. 4. c) "Therefore" does not fit the meaning.
  5. 5. a) Consequently
  6. 6. b) The guests waited in the hall. Meanwhile, the cook finished the meal.
  7. 7.
    • therefore
    • consequently
    • hence
    • thus
    • so
  8. 8. c) For instance