Conjunctive Adverbs (THAMOs)

 You need to work harder ________________ you'll get fired.

• ;otherwise
• ,otherwise,
• ;otherwise,
• otherwise

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

He is a very weak president ________________ most people support him.

• , nevertheless,
• nevertheless
• ; nevertheless,
• ;therefore,

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

We wanted to go to Portugal________________ we went to Brazil.

• instead
• ;instead,
• ;instead
• ,instead,

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

We wanted to go to the beach; ________________, it started to rain and we stayed at home.

• otherwise
• however
• so
• therefore

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Juan Gutierrez is a very smart Senator.  He is not ___________________ a very good balloon artist.

• however
• ; however, 
• , however,
• ,however

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

He has a terrible voice; ________________, he will go down in history as the worst singer ever.

• still
• undoubldedly
• otherwise
• instead

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

John has very little money ________________ his brother Jacob is a millionaire.

• ; in contrast,
• , in contrast,
• in contrast
• ; in contrast

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Roberta didn't have all the ingredients to bake a cake; ________________, she decided to prepare something else.

• finally
• indeed
• therefore
• however

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

He had seen the 2+2 question on a quiz last week. He knew _________________ that the answer was 4.

• ; therefore, 
• therefore
• , therefore,
• therefore,

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

I really don't know why he came; ________________, I would tell you.

• otherwise
• instead
• in contrast
• however

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E