Linking words

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He

live near here because he always walks to work.

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It

be far now. We've been driving for hours.

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We regret to inform you that some services

be delayed due to the bad weather.

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Come inside and get warm. You

be freezing out there!

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What do we use modal verbs of deduction for?

Linkers of contrast

By Q Kruisweg

​Lesson aims:

• ​You know what the linking words are.

• ​You can use linking words.

Let's have a look at this sentence

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​I tried to lift the box, however it was too heavy for me

Linking words to help you contrast things in English

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​Although I exercise every day, I can't seem to lose any weight

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​Although I exercise every day, I can't seem to lose any weight

• Followed by a subject + verb.

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She still loves him, even though he treated her badly.

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She still loves him, even though he treated her badly.

• Followed by a subject + verb.

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We won the game despite having two fewer players.

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We won the game despite having two fewer players.

• Followed by a noun or a gerund (-ing form of the verb, which can function as a noun).

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Our plane arrived on time in spite of the delay during takeoff.

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Our plane arrived on time in spite of the delay during takeoff.

• followed by a noun or a gerund (-ing form of the verb, which can function as a noun).

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I was going to travel to England.

, I had to cancel due to Covid.

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the rain, we still went to the park.

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it was raining, we went out.

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We still had fun

despite the disappointing news.