Conjuntive Adverbs, Greek and Latin Roots

What's the best way to combine these sentences?:

Timmy likes unicorns.

Timmy likes lollipops.

• Timmy likes unicorns, so he likes lollipops.

• Because Timmy likes unicorns, he likes lollipops.

• Timmy likes unicorns; meanwhile, he likes lollipops.

• Timmy likes unicorns; additionally, he likes lollipops.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What's the best way to combine these sentences?:

I had to go to school.

My brother stayed home sick.

• I had to go to school; meanwhile, my brother stayed home sick.

• I had to go to school; furthermore, my brother stayed home sick.

• I had to go to school; therefore, my brother stayed home sick.

• I had to go to school; still, my brother stayed home sick.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What's the best way to combine these sentences?:

She is a very smart woman.

It is not at all surprising that she got the job.

• She is a very smart woman; nevertheless, it is not at all surprising that she got the job.

• She is a very smart woman; similarly, it is not at all surprising that she got the job.

• She is a very smart woman; therefore, it is not at all surprising that she got the job.

• She is a very smart woman; otherwise, it is not at all surprising that she got the job.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What's the best way to combine these sentences?:

There are many English books.

None of them may be helpful.

• There are many English book; unless, none of them may be helpful.

• There are many English books; however, none of them may be helpful.

• There are many English books; therefore, none of them may be helpful.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the conjunctive adverb in the following sentence:

I might have been robbed of the card contest; however, we will win another contest.

• however

• contest

• robbed

• will

Where should you put the semi-colon (;) in the following sentence:

I really want to give out no homework next week nevertheless we need to show we learned something.

• no; homework

• nevertheless; we

• week; nevertheless

• show; we

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Where should you put the semi-colon (;) in the following sentence:

You need to put more effort into your work otherwise you won’t get a passing grade.

• work; otherwise

• otherwise; you

• effort; into

• put; more

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Where should you put the semi-colon (;) in the following sentence:

He felt he couldn’t tell the truth about what happened instead he lied.

• tell; the

• happened; instead

• instead; he

• felt; he

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Where should you put the semi-colon (;) in the following sentence:

We wanted to go to the festival however it snowed so we stayed home.

• go; to

• festival; however

• snowed; so

• wanted; to

What is the conjunctive adverb in the following sentence:

We wanted to drive to the festival; however, it rained so we stayed home.

• however

• it

• festival

• We

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CCSS.L.3.1A