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Sprint 3.1: What A Linking Word Claims

Learner selects a linking adverb by the relationship between the two sentences, and detects one whose claim the sentences do not support.

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Does the Contrast Exist?

Six pairs with a linking word. Four claim something that is not there.

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Fares rose sharply. However, passenger numbers held steady. Does the word fit?

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The Word Makes a Promise

Four relationships, what a wrong claim costs, and the order of decisions.

Four relationships cover most of it

contrast   however · in contrast ·
           nevertheless
addition   moreover · in addition ·
           furthermore
result     therefore · as a result ·
           consequently
example    for instance · for example

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Adverb to Relationship

Ten adverbs, four relationships. Three sit in two of them.

NoteMatch each linking adverb to the relationship it claims. Three of them honestly fit two — those are listed as such.

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Terms

Definitions

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What Is the Second Sentence Doing?

Twelve pairs, no linking words. Two are doing nothing to each other.

Sort each item into the correct category

Contradicts it

Adds to it

Follows from it

No clear relationship

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Fares rose sharply. Passenger numbers held steady.

Fares rose sharply. Ticket revenue increased.

The charge cut congestion. It raised £90m for bus services.

Rents rose all year. Wages did not move.

The factory closed in March. Four hundred people lost their jobs.

The scheme was trialled in Bogotá. Bus services in Lagos are privately run.

Cycling rates doubled. Cycle lanes were extended across the borough.

The policy is popular with commuters. It is also cheaper than road widening.

Every forecast predicted a fall. Applications rose by nine per cent.

Tuition fees doubled in 2012. The library was refurbished the same year.

Enforcement was tightened. Violations fell within two months.

Remote work saves commuting time. It also cuts office costs sharply.

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Choose the Word

Ten pairs. Four of them want no word at all.

Write the linking adverb that fits, or write none if the relationship is already clear without one. Four of these want none.

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Fares rose sharply. , passenger numbers held steady.
Fares rose sharply. , ticket revenue increased.
The factory closed in March. Four hundred people lost their jobs.
The charge cut congestion. It raised £90m for bus services.
Every forecast predicted a fall. , applications rose by nine per cent.
Enforcement was tightened. Violations fell within two months.
Remote work saves commuting time. , it cuts office costs sharply.
Congestion charging works in several cities. , Stockholm has run a scheme since 2007.
Rents rose all year. , wages did not move at all.
The library closed on Tuesday. The council cited running costs.

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Three Relationships

A contrast, an addition and a result, on one topic.

Write three sentence pairs on one topic — a contrast, an addition and a result — each joined appropriately.

Topic: charging drivers to enter city centres.

Pair 1: a contrast. Pair 2: an addition. Pair 3: a result.

Each pair is two sentences. Use a linking word only where the relationship needs one.

Your three pairs*

Label each pair.

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What Did You Promise

Your however promised a contradiction. Did you deliver it?

Learners can ask follow-up questions and keep the thread going.

Find a sentence you have written that starts with however.

That word promised your reader a contradiction.

What was it, and did the sentence deliver it?

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