ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 2 / PAGE 79 LINKERS

however / because / and

1. My wife plays tennis ________________________ football.
2. I’m studying English ________________________ I love languages.
3. He is sad ________________________ he saw an accident.
4. I don’t like salads. ________________________, I like vegetables.
5. She danced a little ________________________talked to her friends.
6. He went to London. ____________________, she didn’t see the Big Ben.
7. Henri is worried ________________________ he is late for an important meeting.
8. She loved her boyfriend. ________________________, she didn’t buy him a present for St Valentine.
9. Paul can’t go to work ________________________he has the flu.
10. They loved animals. ________________________, they didn’t have any.
11. Peter has a fever ________________________a terrible headache.
12. He was very fat. ________________________, he didn’t usually eat a lot.
13. She went home ________________________ she was tired
14. I won the lottery. ______________________, I didn’t change my old car.
15. They like to watch soap operas ________________________ films on TV.
16. My brother loves sports. __________________, he doesn’t play football.
17. You have to speak louder ________________________ he can’t hear well.
18. Tom studied hard, ________________________ he failed the test.
19. Jim is happy ________________________ he won the race.
20. I went into town. I bought some food ________________________ I went to the library.
21. We enjoyed the vacation. ________________________, it rained a lot.

1. My wife plays tennis AND football.
2. I’m studying English BECAUSE I love languages.
3. He is sad BECAUSE he saw an accident.
4. I don’t like salads. HOWEVER, I like vegetables.
5. She danced a little AND talked to her friends.
6. He went to London. HOWEVER, she didn’t see the Big Ben.
7. Henri is worried BECAUSE he is late for an important meeting.
8. She loved her boyfriend. HOWEVER, she didn’t buy him a present for St Valentine.
9. Paul can’t go to work BECAUSE he has the flu.
10. They loved animals. HOWEVER, they didn’t have any.
11. Peter has a fever AND a terrible headache.
12. He was very fat. HOWEVER, he didn’t usually eat a lot.
13. She went home BECAUSE she was tired
14. I won the lottery. HOWEVER, I didn’t change my old car.
15. They like to watch soap operas AND films on TV.
16. My brother loves sports. HOWEVER, he doesn’t play football.
17. You have to speak louder BECAUSE he can’t hear well.
18. Tom studied hard, HOWEVER he failed the test.
19. Jim is happy BECAUSE he won the race.
20. I went into town. I bought some food AND I went to the library.
21. We enjoyed the vacation. HOWEVER, it rained a lot.