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Vocabulary Building (Discourse Markers) 01

The word "while" is a discourse marker In the sentence "The toddler held the ice cream, while the little dog ate it."

Vocabulary Building (Discourse Markers) 01

In English, some words help to develop ideas, e.g. 'therefore', 'furthermore' or 'nonetheless'; these are called discourse markers and are usually used in formal writing or speaking situations. Find discourse markers for each of the following sentences:

Which of these options do you prefer?

  1. They have all completed their tests, ......., I'm way behind.

  2. It rained all day, ......., we still went swimming in the sea.

  3. It rained all day, ......., we didn't swim in the sea.

  4. Ten people were invited, ......., a waiting list was compiled.

  5. He ate ice cream and she ordered coffee, ....... I chose pizza.

  6. You are very late but ....... I'm concerned, you can join in.

  7. You are late, ......., you may not sit the examination.

  8. He ate chocolate and I drank tea, she ....... wanted a meal.

  9. ....... the letter I sent you last week, I wish to discuss the bill.

  10. The athletes swim firstly, run secondly and ....... they cycle.

Quiz written by Sue Daish

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