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Learner selects between because, although, while, whereas, since and when by the relationship between the two ideas, and stops using because for every relationship.
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Six idea pairs, each offered with two link words.
The cost is high. It is still worth paying. Which link word joins them?
Three relationships, why because is not a default, and the two words that mean two things.
Before you choose a word, name what the second idea does to the first.
ONE CAUSES THE OTHER because · since · as
THEY CONTRADICT although · though · even though
AT THE SAME TIME, OR
COMPARED SIDE BY SIDE while · whereas
Name the relationship first. The word follows from it.
Ten link words against the relationship each claims.
Terms
Definitions
Twelve idea pairs with no link word attached.
Sort each item into the correct category
Ten sentences, no candidate list. Two accept either of two words.
______ public transport is cheap, many people still drive.
______ fuel prices rose, car use fell for the first time in a decade.
______ the north exports machinery, the south exports food.
______ the new line opened, journey times have halved.
______ the scheme is popular with residents, it has never covered its costs.
______ demand rises every winter, the company hires extra staff.
______ rents keep climbing, younger workers are moving further out.
______ the law was passed in 2015, enforcement did not begin until 2019.
______ older residents are leaving the area, students are arriving in larger numbers.
______ the road was widened, congestion returned within two years.
One topic, three relationships, three different link words.
Topic: working from home.
Sentence 1 — a cause: something about remote work causing something else.
Sentence 2 — a contrast: two ideas about remote work that contradict.
Sentence 3 — a comparison: remote work set beside office work.
Use three different link words. Keep each sentence short.
One sentence per line.
Write them exactly as they appear.
Say what your sentence would claim if you swapped the word.