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Learner removes linking words from sentences whose relationship is already clear, and stops opening every sentence with a connective.
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Six pairs shown with the connective removed. Four lost nothing.
The factory closed in March. ~~As a result,~~ four hundred people lost their jobs. Was anything lost?
The test, what survives it, and what does not.
Delete the linking word. Read the two sentences.
If the relationship is still clear, the word was decoration.
The factory closed in March.
As a result,four hundred people lost their jobs.
Nothing was lost.
Twelve pairs with connectives. Five of them are doing work.
Sort each item into the correct category
Four paragraphs. One of them needs a connective added.
Paragraph A Fares rose sharply in 2019. As a result, ticket revenue increased. In addition, the operator reduced services on four routes. However, passenger numbers held steady. Therefore, the fare rise was judged a success.
The one connective I would keep: Why: because
Paragraph B The factory closed in March. Consequently, four hundred people lost their jobs. Furthermore, three local suppliers folded within a year. Moreover, the town's bus route was cut for lack of passengers.
The one connective I would keep: Why: because
Paragraph C Enforcement was tightened in January. Violations fell within two months. The fall was sharpest in the two boroughs with the most cameras. Compliance has held at the new level since.
What this paragraph needs: Why: because
Paragraph D Remote work saves commuting time. Moreover, it cuts office costs sharply. In addition, it widens the pool of applicants. Nevertheless, junior staff lose the training they used to absorb by proximity.
The one connective I would keep: Why: because
A paragraph with at most one linking adverb. Zero is allowed.
Topic: why people are leaving large cities.
Five sentences. At most one linking adverb — however, moreover, therefore and the rest.
Zero is a perfectly good answer. If you keep one, it should be carrying a relationship the reader could not work out alone.
One paragraph.
What would a reader have got wrong without it?