Bailey.Academic_Writing

3.7 Conjunctions 139
Study the use of conjunctions in signposting the following
paragraph.
The Brazilian coast was hit by a strange storm in March
2004. It moved inland at speeds of over 150 k.p.h. Ã
and caused considerable damage. Named Catarina, this
storm behaved like a hurricane X but could not have
been one. This was Ô because hurricanes do not occur
in the South Atlantic. X However, Catarina was not an
ordinary tropical storm Ô since it had a hurricane ‘eye’
and was of hurricane strength. 6 After checking their
records, meteorologists decided that Catarina really
was a hurricane, the first ever recorded in the region.
Their research suggests that sea temperatures are rising
rapidly, thereby developing enough energy to cause
hurricanes.
4. Underline the conjunctions in the following text and draw the
‘signposts’.
Many Asian students chose the college because of its
excellent reputation. Kim, for example, liked the spacious
campus. He is self-funded and pays a tuition fee of £9,500
per year. But many students find language a barrier, so
that they only socialise with other overseas students,
while others complain about the college facilities. Firstly,
accommodation is said to be noisy and inconvenient, and
furthermore the library is seen as poorly equipped.
5. Complete the table to show as many examples of conjunctions as
possible.
Addition Result Reason Time Example Opposition
furthermore
6. Insert a suitable conjunction in each gap.
a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the course was voluntary, most students
attended.