English Discourse Markers - Practice Exercises

Choose the discourse marker that best completes the sentence with a contrastive relationship:

"I wanted to go out; ____ , it was raining heavily."

• however

• and

• similarly

Select the logical marker that shows reasoned consequence:

"She studies hard, ____ she always gets good grades."

• therefore

• although

• yet

Identify the conditional/temporal marker that correctly signals sequence:

"____ I finish my homework, I will play video games."

• Before

• After

• While

Choose the conclusive/logical marker that indicates result:

"The teacher explained the lesson clearly. ____ , everyone understood."

• As a result

• However

• Likewise

Pick the causal marker that expresses cause:

"I love coffee; ____ , I drink it every morning."

• besides

• because

• however

Select the contrastive marker that best signals opposition:

"He is tall; ____ , his brother is short."

• on the other hand

• similarly

• moreover

Choose the conclusive marker that summarizes:

"____ , we can say the project was a success."

• To sum up

• Next

• Meanwhile

Identify the conditional marker indicating a requirement:

"____ you study hard, you will pass the exam."

• Unless

• If

• Although

Select the contrastive marker that introduces an exception:

"She likes apples; ____ , she doesn’t like oranges."

• yet

• and

• because

Choose the temporal marker that expresses simultaneous actions:

"____ I was cooking, she was cleaning the room."

• While

• After

• Before