All three types of words signal important connections in writing; each calls for a different type of sentence structure, so it is vital that you get an opportunity to practice writing them in an unguided setting. In this exercise, you will see either a coordinating, subordinating, or transition word in a box. In the space below the word, write a sentence which uses the word. In the case of a transition word, you will need to write two separate sentences. Then click on the answer to see a sample sentence using the same word.
1.
| and |
| and |
| Violent criminal offenses in the United States have been increasing in recent decades and in the past few years, the increase has been especially dramatic. |
2.
| although |
| although |
| Although the diversity of the culture is Indonesia's main power, it has also become its weakness |
3.
| next |
| next |
| The next time you enter a clothing store, pay close attention to how you are treated. |
4.
| when |
| when |
| When she does not succeed immediately, she quits and remains ready to resort to virtually any means to fulfill instant gratification. |
5.
| after which |
| after which |
| At the beginning of the 19th century, concerned parents started using boiled water to clean used diapers in order to kill the germs, after which they hung them in the sun to dry. |
6.
|
besides |
|
besides |
| I think the main reason the relationship didn't work was because everybody besides us was pushing the relationship together. |
7.
| but |
| but |
| Instead, I felt perfect grades weren't necessary, but passing grades were acceptable. |
8.
| furthermore |
| furthermore |
| She waited until the next day to tell me all this after I had picked her up from the airport with my friend, and she socialized like everything was normal. Furthermore, to get the courage to tell me what she thought, she had to get drunk and told me over the phone. |
9.
| in other words |
| in other words |
| The final boost towards overpopulation came with industrialization. Britain and the U.S. made tremendous advances in sanitation, medicine, and technology, which increased average life expectancy from 42 years of age to 76 years of age. In other words, even though families were not having as many children (for they were now only an added expense), the death rate dropped and people weren't dying as often. |
10.
| for this reason |
| for this reason |
| My family history or lack thereof has helped to create the person I am. I am proud of myself as an individual, not as a race. Being an eighth California Luciano is no better or worse than being about an eighth German. I don't feel allegiance to one any more than another. For this reason, I always check "white." I don't feel that I am neglecting any part of myself; rather I am trying to tie it all together, so that I am a whole person. |
11.
| or |
| or |
| It was a simple form with no in-depth or personal questions. |
12.
| since |
| since |
| As a little girl, she lived in several places since her father was in the Air Force. |
13.
| nevertheless |
| nevertheless |
| He found it difficult to exhume self-respect because these jobs never paid much and made him feel like a slave; nevertheless, he still worked hard. |
14.
| soon after |
| soon after |
| Soon after I began to think of ways to resolve my situation, I watched a talk show hosted by Oprah Winfrey. |
15.
| first of all |
| first of all |
| In the next paragraphs, I
will show why, a ballistic missile defense is not the solution to protect
our nation. It is too costly, it could trigger another arm's race by many
other countries, and it is proven by the American Scientific panel that
such a system will not work.
First of all, it is known that a National Missile defense has been very costly. |
16.
| therefore |
| therefore |
| Capital punishment from a personal
aspect was once again proven to be ineffective. Now, the judicial system
provides more rights for the criminal, rather than the victim and the family.
Therefore, the only real solution is to eliminate capital punishment. |
17.
| while |
| while |
| While the question of buying a $2000 fur coat has never been a tough decision and I have never been an avid hunter, I do not mind knowing my shampoo is safe and that my doctor knows what he's doing. Animal research is not wrong when it is done humanely and when it is beneficial. |
18.
| yet |
| yet |
| Homosexuality explores what society has tried to banish over centuries. It isn't something new. It shouldn't be treated any differently than the topic of heterosexuality, which is treated as a common lifestyle, yet society doesn't want to accept this because it is "abnormal". |
19.
| to sum up |
| to sum up |
| The only bulbs that have gained
the energy star symbol are the compact fluorescents and fluorescent type
lighting, creating benefits for the consumer, the environment, and the electric
companies.
To sum up, looking at some aspects of fluorescent light bulbs in this evaluation was excellent. |
20.
| in contrast |
| in contrast |
| At her refusal the dwarf allows her three days to guess his name; if the task is successfully completed she may keep her child. In contrast, if it is not, she must turn the child over to the hobgoblin. |
21.
| so |
| so |
| She knew her servants were out spying on the poor little man, so she could cheat and easily get out of the promise she made that was too big to be kept. |
22.
| even though |
| even though |
| Even though a minor may have to have parental consent to see a regular doctor, she should be able to get abortion on her own if that is what she really believes is right for her. |
23.
| if |
| if |
| If you look along the banana length wise, you will notice that it has six sides of the peel making a hexagon around the circular fruit. |
24.
| to illustrate |
| to illustrate |
| First, the author explains the concept directly to the readers, which means the author uses short and concise sentences. To illustrate, the author used the sentence, "The sunlight interacting with the Earth's atmosphere makes the sky blue" in order to explain "Why is the Sky Blue?" |
25.
| first |
| first |
| Although it is a difficult scientific phenomenon for the readers to understand, James Jeans illustrates clearly "Why the Sky is Blue" with effective strategies. First, he uses an analogy. Waves in the light are compared to waves in the ocean. Second, he uses common words like "large wave," " short wave," "columns in the ocean" and " jug of water" in order to make clear how the blue sky comes from "red light," "blue light," "particles of dust" and a "prism" effect respectively. |
26.
| but |
| but |
| As part of the experiment, the experimenter insists that Brandt continue until the learner has learned all the word pairs correctly, but she refuses to go on, and the experiment is finished. |
27.
| even while |
| even while |
| It also demonstrated that many of the teachers were in some sense against what they did to the learner, and others protested even while they obeyed. |
28.
| lastly |
| lastly |
| By ending a patient's life
because of some material benefits such as society's resource and money,
a doctor is similar to wild animals, which kill a life without reason and
behavior. As a result, euthanasia is a kind of murder.
Lastly, there is a real serious case in which a Michigan court decided to convict a person whose name is Jack Kevorkian of second-degree murder. |
29.
| still |
| still |
| Last spring, I could not speak a word in English. I was not only afraid of talking to others but also afraid of making mistakes and making people misunderstand me. Things became better for me when I started speaking English and stopped worrying about mistakes, but this was still a very difficult thing to learn to do. |
30.
| and |
| and |
| Living in another country can become difficult because students do not know how to behave; their actions and words do not get expected responses, and they do not understand the messages that they are getting. |
31.
| before |
| before |
| Before the information revolution arrived, IBM had already earned two billion dollars in 1999 through its network shopping and services. |
32.
| then |
| then |
| When parents are angry with the child, they yell "bad" or "stupid" to them. This action erodes the child's self-esteem. Then these children have trouble with diet, social skills, or speech. |
33.
| or |
| or |
| The passage "Perils of Obedience" presents an experiment designed in 1963 by Stanley Milgram, a Yale psychologist, in which people were tested either to violate their conscience by obeying the immoral demands of an authority figure or to refuse them. |
34.
| fifth |
| fifth |
| The fifth strategy is "beat them at the grass roots." In his opinion, although Wal-Mart can buy public relations firms and telemarketers to communicate with people, local coalitions can draw opinion-makers from the business community. |
35.
| consequently |
| consequently |
| For this reason, the theory
of paradigm has proven its validity by using Indonesia's revolution as its
fact.
Consequently, if government officials do not begin to take specific action, Indonesia will face massive destruction. There will be instability in the economy and politics because foreign investments and the ethnic Chinese are taking their money out of the country; |
36.
| yet |
| yet |
| This causes them to go bankrupt and obligates those banks to form an alliance (even the biggest company) in order to continue to do business. The provision against bad debt by the Japanese government has been stalled. As a result, the economic situation hasn't recovered yet. But, in contrast, the United States handled bad debt and usually loaned the money to the venture business without warrantee if the venture business has a good probability of success. |
37.
| so |
| so |
| After I finished my shower and got dressed up, the time was already 7.45 a.m., so I quickly drove my car to the office. |
38.
| after |
| after |
| After spending about 20 minutes in traffic, I finally arrived at the office. When I sat down, the boss secretary came toward me and told me that Mr. Bob wanted to see me right away. |
39.
| while |
| while |
| He replied back to me and told me to sit down while he was finishing something on his computer. My heart was beating very fast, and my hand was sweating as if I were in the middle of a big confrontation. |
40.
| as if |
| as if |
| Simply put, I had been fired. I was shocked and disappointed. I looked at my boss's eyes and projected my disbelief at his decision. Although my boss apologized for his decision by saying, "I am sorry to give you the letter, but that is the company policy," I still could not believe the reality. I felt as if my heart had stopped beating for a moment. |
41.
| later |
| later |
| Today our teacher didn't consider us as his students but his equals. This day was a turning point for me. Later, I would find out that this day would shape my life. |
42.
| similarly |
| similarly |
| This also occurs in Rice's novel. Instead of a ghoul like in Murphy's movie, to Rice's novel depicts another vampire. Similarly, the two movies depict a head vampire who tells the new vampire about how happy they would be if they accepted their true vampire nature and drink human blood. |
43.
| on the other hand |
| on the other hand |
| The doctor was completely honest and gave me both sides of the story. Opting out of surgery would result in the joint freezing, becoming arthritic, and within a few years, completely crippled. Surgery, on the other hand, offered the possibility of complete recovery from the accident. |
44.
| however |
| however |
| This is a natural effect of the drug but to someone who is still partially sedated and is accustomed to moving their appendages at will, this can be a disturbing notion. When all was said and done, however, I still came out with a positive outlook. |
45.
| beyond |
| beyond |
| But does this mean a corporation can do anything by any means to pursue its goal of making money? In my point of view, beyond the obvious duty to maximize shareholder wealth, corporations indeed owe a duty to serve society and to preserve their environment. |
46.
| in fact |
| in fact |
| In my experience, the best
ways of reducing stress are going to the movies, and eating my favorite
food as much as I possibly can.
In fact, I think that movies always offer a great way to relieve stress and a pleasant escape from the daily hustle and bustle of life. |
47.
| for |
| for |
| Some of the physical activity like running, walking, tennis, anything that gets the heart going, helps to reduce stress. For that reason, physical exercise should be a required part of every school day. |
48.
| in addition to |
| in addition to |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol then is another cause of automobile accidents. In addition to a lack of sleep and driving under the influence of alcohol, high speed is yet another cause of automobile accidents. |
49.
| above all |
| above all |
| As one can see, we are affected by advertising for better or for worse. But above all, it is important to be critically aware of how advertising works so that we will not unknowingly do something we had not intended to do. |
50.
| further |
| further |
| Moffett is establishing premises as I mentioned before, as to what kind of discourse should be taught, and he is meticulously constructing the premises in which to ground these modes of discourse. Along this line of reasoning, he never offers any solutions but rather sets these questions up for further argument. |