WRITING – LINKING WORDS IN A TEXT
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In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for you answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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Linking word of contrast: be careful as contrast words function differently according to the grammar.
In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for you answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Correct!
Wrong!
Linking word: non-defining pronoun
In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for you answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Correct!
Wrong!
Linking word: provides extra information to the idea.
In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for you answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Correct!
Wrong!
Linking word: provides a reason, but you need to look at how the grammar works here.
In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for you answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Please select 3 correct answers
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Linking word: gives us a result of the idea from the previous sentence.
In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for you answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Correct!
Wrong!
Linking word: a conclusion or consequence of the previous
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