Linking words - I

As linking words são as conjunções do Inglês, servem para fazer relação entre as idéias e informações expressadas em uma frase.

Linking words - I

Either... Or

Ou... Ou Nem ... Nem (com not)

Neither... Nor

Nem... Nem (sem not)

Both... And

Tanto... quanto

Not only... But also

Não apenas... Mas também

Either... Or

Ou... Ou • Expressa uma escolha entre duas

possibilidades.

• Examples:

• Either you study or work.

• You can either go right or left.

Either... Or Nem... nem

• Em frases negativas – une duas ou mais ideias negativas.

• Examples:

• I don’t speak either Italian or French.

• We do not agree, either myself personally or my delegation.

• Friday is not a normal day either for you or for me

Neither... Nor Nem... nem

• Com o verbo na afirmativa – une duas ou mais ideias negativas.

• Examples:

• He could go neither right nor left.

• Neither he nor she is wrong.

• We could neither add nor subtract anything.

Both... and Tanto... quanto

• Expressa ideia de adição.

• Examples:

• I liked both the movie and the play.

• Both Arthur and Jane are late.

• Chaplin was both an actor and a painter.

Not only... But also

Não apenas... Mas também • Também expressa ideia de adição.

• Examples:

• Sarah is not only beautiful, but also very intelligent.

• They not only ate their fish and bread, but had the leftover, too.

Linking words exercises

1 – (FMU – SP) The children can drink ______ water _______ lemonade.

A - or; or;

B - or; either;

C - neither; nor;

D - either; or;

E - neither; either.

Linking words exercises

1 – (FMU – SP) The children can drink ______ water _______ lemonade.

A - or; or;

B - or; either;

C - neither; nor;

D - either; or;

E - neither; either.

Linking words exercises

(ITA – SP) – Assinale a alternativa correta:

We haven’t seen ______ Katherine ______ Alice at the dancing-party.

A - neither; nor;

B - neither; or;

C - nor; nor;

D - either; or;

E - either; nor.

Linking words exercises

(ITA – SP) – Assinale a alternativa correta:

We haven’t seen ______ Katherine ______ Alice at the dancing-party.

A - neither; nor;

B - neither; or;

C - nor; nor;

D - either; or;

E - either; nor.

Linking words exercises

(FMU – SP) - _______ you ______ I am disturbing them.

A – Neither; nor;

B – Neither; or;

C – Or; or;

D – Either; nor;

E – Either; either.

Linking words exercises

(FMU – SP) - _______ you ______ I am disturbing them.

A – Neither; nor;

B – Neither; or;

C – Or; or;

D – Either; nor;

E – Either; either.

Fique esperto

• Neither the post office nor the bank was open.

Formal English

• Neither the post office nor the bank were open.

Informal English.

CLICK!

• There are TWO colours.

• You can choose ________ of them.

Qualquer (dos dois)

CLICK!

• There are TWO colours.

• You can choose either of them.

Qualquer (dos dois)

CLICK!

• There are SEVERAL colours.

• You can choose ________ of them.

Qualquer (de vários)

CLICK!

• There are SEVERAL colours.

• You can choose ANY of them.

Qualquer (de vários)

LIKE – AS = como

• Like (indica SEMELHANÇA)

• You swim like a fish.

• As (indica FUNÇÃO)

• She works as a secretary.

Note

• Quando houver verbo após a comparação, deve-se usar as e não like.

• You talk like your mother.

• You talk as your mother does.

• Nobody knows her as I do.

Linking words exercises

(PUCCAMP – SP) – Complete: “My brother smokes _______ a chimney.”

A - as

B - likes

C - a like

D - like

E - dislike.

Linking words exercises

(PUCCAMP – SP) – Complete: “My brother smokes _______ a chimney.”

A - as

B - likes

C - a like

D - like

E - dislike.

Linking words exercises

(PUCPR) – She is still young, but she walks _____ an old man. Minds are _____ parachutes: They only function when open. Arthur Clarke is also famous _____ an author.

A - as; like; as;

B - as; like; like;

C - like; like; as;

D - as; as; like;

E - like; as; as;

Linking words exercises

(PUCPR) – She is still young, but she walks _____ an old man. Minds are _____ parachutes: They only function when open. Arthur Clarke is also famous _____ an author.

A - as; like; as;

B - as; like; like;

C - like; like; as;

D - as; as; like;

E - like; as; as;

Just for fun!

When someone hurts his/her finger with a hammer, he (she) says:

A - Not at all!

B - Sheet!

C - Yah bah dah bah doo!

D - You’re cool!

E - Damn!

Just for fun!

• When someone hurts his/her finger with a hammer, he (she) says:

A - Not at all!

B - Sheet!

C - Yah bah dah bah doo!

D - You’re cool!

E - Damn!

Just for fun!

• When someone hurts his/her finger with a hammer, he (she) says:

A - Not at all!

B - Sheet!

C - Yah bah dah bah doo!

D - You’re cool!

E - Damn!

Just for fun!

• If you are in shape, as a result of diet and exercises, you are _______.

A - Health;

B - Stubborn;

C – Fit;

D - ill;

E – Wealthy.

Just for fun!

• If you are in shape, as a result of diet and exercises, you are _______.

A - Health;

B - Stubborn;

C – Fit;

D - ill;

E – Wealthy.

Just for fun!

• He often has attacks of _________.

A - Migraine;

B - Cancer;

C - Medication;

D - Neck;

E - Lump.

Just for fun!

• He often has attacks of _________.

A - Migraine;

B - Cancer;

C - Medication;

D - Neck;

E - Lump.

Just for fun!!

He had a shot yesterday and it was very _____.

A - Clogged;

B - Pain;

C - Dizzy;

D - Painful;

E - Ache.

Just for fun!!

He had a shot yesterday and it was very _____.

A - Clogged;

B - Pain;

C - Dizzy;

D - Painful;

E - Ache.

Just for fun!!

Madonna is a good singer.

She ________ sings ________ dances.

She not only sings but dances.

She both sings and dances.

Just for fun!!

_______ spiders _______ scorpions are insects. They are arachinids.

Neither spiders nor scorpions are insects. They are arachinids.

Just for fun!!

_______ you apologize _______ I’ll never see you again.

Either you apologize or I’ll never see you again.

Linking words

• Exercises on pages – 156/157/158

Tag questions

She’s got a nice voice, ..............?

She’s got a nice voice, hasn’t she?

Tag questions

• Do me a favor, _________? • Do me a favor, will you?

• She hadn’t done the right thing, ________? • She hadn’t done the right thing, had she?

• You never complete you work, _________? • You never complete you work, do you?