In each item below, the sentence contains a highlighted conjunction expressing a time relationship, followed by a conjunctive adverb in parentheses. In the blank box under each item, rewrite the ...

SPEAKER 1: Sometimes in your writing, you need to link ideas. SPEAKER 2: Because they are related. SPEAKER 1: Good example. ‘Because’ is a conjunction. SPEAKER 2: Conjunctions are linking words.

The most frequent use of the semi-colon is between two complete sentences. It can be substituted for a comma plus a conjunction. Ex: Tom ate breakfast with his family, and then he left for his trip.

Because of its nuts-and-bolts approach to the subject, the preceding chapter must have given the impression that making paragraph transitions is simply a mechanical procedure, a matter of just tacking ...

Each item below offers a choice, in a pull-down menu, of four conjunctive adverbs for expressing various logical relationships. For each numbered item, select the conjunctive adverb that best fits in ...