CONJUNCTIONS
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Meaning             LINK                           Examples

              Besides – além disso
                                        Mona is very smart. Besides/ in
              Furthermore - ademais
Addition      In addition – fora isso   addition / furthermore
              Moreover – além do
                                        /moreover, she is very studious.
              mais
              But - mas
              However – no entanto
              Nevertheless – não      She left home on , however/but/
Contrast
              obstante                nevertheless/ on the other hand/
              On the other hand – por
              outro lado              traffic was very heavy.

              Consequently -
              consquentemente
Result,       Hence – por essa razão She got very nervous, consequently/
              So - assim
Conclusion,                          so/ hence/ then / therefore/ thus,
              Then – então
Consequence   Therefore – por        she didn’t do so well on the test.
              conseguinte
              Thus – deste modo
Although – apesar de (que)             Though/although/even though/
             Though – ainda que                     she had studied, she forgot
             Even though – muito embora             everything.

                                                    Despite/in spite of her studies,
             Despite – apesar de                    she didn’t do so well on the test.
Concession   In spite of – a despeito de            In spite of/despite studying, she
                                                    didn’t do so well on the test.

             In spite of the fact – a despeito do
                                                    In spite of the fact that/despite
             fato de
                                                    the fact that she had studied, she
             Despite the fact – apesar do fato
                                                    didn’t do so well on the test.
             de

             As – visto que
                                                    Since/As/Because/For she didn’t
Reason /     Since – uma vez que
                                                    do well on the test, she studied
Cause        Because - pela razão de
                                                    even harder for the next one.
             For – a fim de
SOME EXAMPLES
SOME EXAMPLES
SOME EXAMPLES
SOME EXAMPLES
Exercising
1. We made some extra money,
_____ we went out for dinner.


a) so
b) but.
c) however.
d) besides.
e) as.
Exercising
1. We made some extra money,    2. (FAFICA-12) The sentence,
_____ we went out for dinner.   “ Besides being office of
                                diverse industrial and
a) so                           commercial establishments”,
                                gives the notion of :
b) but.
c) however.
                                a) addition;
d) besides.                     b) purpose;
e) as.                          c) opposition;
                                d) time;
                                e) condition.
Exercising
1. We made some extra money,    2. (FAFICA-12) The sentence,
_____ we went out for dinner.   “ Besides being office of
                                diverse industrial and
a) so                           commercial establishments”,
                                gives the notion of :
b) but.
c) however.
                                a) addition;
d) besides.                     b) purpose;
e) as.                          c) opposition;
                                d) time;
                                e) condition.
Exercising
3. (UPE-04) Don’t worry if you
  can’t understand Billy.
  We can’t __________.

a) too
b) also
c) either
d) him
e) he
Exercising
3. (UPE-04) Don’t worry if you   4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though
  can’t understand Billy.        Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0
  We can’t __________.           in a World Cup...” the
                                 connective “though” can be
a) too                           substituted for:
b) also
c) either                        0-0) although
d) him                           1-1) yet
e) he                            2-2) because
                                 3-3) therefore
                                 4-4) even though
Exercising
3. (UPE-04) Don’t worry if you   4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though
  can’t understand Billy.        Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0
  We can’t __________.           in a World Cup...” the
                                 connective “though” can be
a) too                           substituted for:
b) also
c) either                        0-0) although
d) him                           1-1) yet
e) he                            2-2) because
                                 3-3) therefore
                                 4-4) even though
Exercising
3. (UPE-04) Don’t worry if you   4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though
  can’t understand Billy.        Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0
  We can’t __________.           in a World Cup...” the
                                 connective “though” can be
a) too                           substituted for:
b) also
c) either                        0-0) although
d) him                           1-1) yet
e) he                            2-2) because
                                 3-3) therefore
                                 4-4) even though
Exercising
3. (UPE-04) Don’t worry if you   4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though
  can’t understand Billy.        Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0
  We can’t __________.           in a World Cup...” the
                                 connective “though” can be
a) too                           substituted for:
b) also
c) either                        0-0) although
d) him                           1-1) yet
e) he                            2-2) because
                                 3-3) therefore
                                 4-4) even though
Exercising
3. (UPE-04) Don’t worry if you   4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though
  can’t understand Billy.        Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0
  We can’t __________.           in a World Cup...” the
                                 connective “though” can be
a) too                           substituted for:
b) also
c) either                        0-0) although
d) him                           1-1) yet
e) he                            2-2) because
                                 3-3) therefore
                                 4-4) even though
Exercising
3. (UPE-04) Don’t worry if you   4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though
  can’t understand Billy.        Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0
  We can’t __________.           in a World Cup...” the
                                 connective “though” can be
a) too                           substituted for:
b) also
c) either                        0-0) although
d) him                           1-1) yet
e) he                            2-2) because
                                 3-3) therefore
                                 4-4) even though

Conjunctions

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  • 2.
    Meaning LINK Examples Besides – além disso Mona is very smart. Besides/ in Furthermore - ademais Addition In addition – fora isso addition / furthermore Moreover – além do /moreover, she is very studious. mais But - mas However – no entanto Nevertheless – não She left home on , however/but/ Contrast obstante nevertheless/ on the other hand/ On the other hand – por outro lado traffic was very heavy. Consequently - consquentemente Result, Hence – por essa razão She got very nervous, consequently/ So - assim Conclusion, so/ hence/ then / therefore/ thus, Then – então Consequence Therefore – por she didn’t do so well on the test. conseguinte Thus – deste modo
  • 3.
    Although – apesarde (que) Though/although/even though/ Though – ainda que she had studied, she forgot Even though – muito embora everything. Despite/in spite of her studies, Despite – apesar de she didn’t do so well on the test. Concession In spite of – a despeito de In spite of/despite studying, she didn’t do so well on the test. In spite of the fact – a despeito do In spite of the fact that/despite fato de the fact that she had studied, she Despite the fact – apesar do fato didn’t do so well on the test. de As – visto que Since/As/Because/For she didn’t Reason / Since – uma vez que do well on the test, she studied Cause Because - pela razão de even harder for the next one. For – a fim de
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  • 8.
    Exercising 1. We madesome extra money, _____ we went out for dinner. a) so b) but. c) however. d) besides. e) as.
  • 9.
    Exercising 1. We madesome extra money, 2. (FAFICA-12) The sentence, _____ we went out for dinner. “ Besides being office of diverse industrial and a) so commercial establishments”, gives the notion of : b) but. c) however. a) addition; d) besides. b) purpose; e) as. c) opposition; d) time; e) condition.
  • 10.
    Exercising 1. We madesome extra money, 2. (FAFICA-12) The sentence, _____ we went out for dinner. “ Besides being office of diverse industrial and a) so commercial establishments”, gives the notion of : b) but. c) however. a) addition; d) besides. b) purpose; e) as. c) opposition; d) time; e) condition.
  • 11.
    Exercising 3. (UPE-04) Don’tworry if you can’t understand Billy. We can’t __________. a) too b) also c) either d) him e) he
  • 12.
    Exercising 3. (UPE-04) Don’tworry if you 4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though can’t understand Billy. Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0 We can’t __________. in a World Cup...” the connective “though” can be a) too substituted for: b) also c) either 0-0) although d) him 1-1) yet e) he 2-2) because 3-3) therefore 4-4) even though
  • 13.
    Exercising 3. (UPE-04) Don’tworry if you 4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though can’t understand Billy. Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0 We can’t __________. in a World Cup...” the connective “though” can be a) too substituted for: b) also c) either 0-0) although d) him 1-1) yet e) he 2-2) because 3-3) therefore 4-4) even though
  • 14.
    Exercising 3. (UPE-04) Don’tworry if you 4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though can’t understand Billy. Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0 We can’t __________. in a World Cup...” the connective “though” can be a) too substituted for: b) also c) either 0-0) although d) him 1-1) yet e) he 2-2) because 3-3) therefore 4-4) even though
  • 15.
    Exercising 3. (UPE-04) Don’tworry if you 4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though can’t understand Billy. Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0 We can’t __________. in a World Cup...” the connective “though” can be a) too substituted for: b) also c) either 0-0) although d) him 1-1) yet e) he 2-2) because 3-3) therefore 4-4) even though
  • 16.
    Exercising 3. (UPE-04) Don’tworry if you 4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though can’t understand Billy. Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0 We can’t __________. in a World Cup...” the connective “though” can be a) too substituted for: b) also c) either 0-0) although d) him 1-1) yet e) he 2-2) because 3-3) therefore 4-4) even though
  • 17.
    Exercising 3. (UPE-04) Don’tworry if you 4. (UFPE – 01/2) In “Though can’t understand Billy. Brazil crushed Venezuela 6-0 We can’t __________. in a World Cup...” the connective “though” can be a) too substituted for: b) also c) either 0-0) although d) him 1-1) yet e) he 2-2) because 3-3) therefore 4-4) even though