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Unit
9 7 and but or so because
and but or so because
W e use these words (co n ju n ct io n s) to join tw o sentences. They make one longer sentence from tw o
shorter sentences:
sen ten ce A The car stopped. — — The driver got out. sen t en ce B
The car stopped and the driver got out.
and/ but/ or
sen ten ce A
sen ten ce B
W e stayed at hom e and (w e)* w atched television.
M y sister is m arried and (she)* lives in London.
He doesn't like her, and she doesn't like him .
1bought a sandwich, but 1didn't eat it.
It's a nice house, but it doesn't have a garden.
Do you w ant to go out, or are you too tired?
* It is not necessary to
repeat we' and she'.
In lists, we use co m m as (,). W e use and before the last thing:
O I got hom e, had so m ething to eat, sat down in an arm chair and fell asleep.
Karen is at w ork, Sue has gone shopping and Chris is playing football.
so (the result o f so m ething )
sen ten ce A
It was very hot,
Joe does a lot o f sport,
They don't like travelling,
sen ten ce B
I opened the w indow,
he's very fit.
they haven't been to m any places.
because (the reason for so m ething)
sen ten ce A
sen ten ce B
1opened the w ind o w because it was very hot.
Joe can't com e to the party because he's going away.
Lisa is hungry because she didn't have breakfast.
Because is also possible at the beginning:
O Because it w as very hot, I opened the w indow.
In these exam ples there is m ore than one co njunctio n:
O It was late and I was tired, so I w ent to bed.
I always enjoy visiting London, but I w o uld n't like to live there because it's too big.
204 ( when/ while/ before etc. 4 Unit 98
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