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Conjunciones en Inglés para Hispanohablantes

This document discusses the uses of the conjunctions "and", "but", "or", "so", and "because" in English. It provides examples of how each conjunction can be used to join words, phrases, or sentences. "And" joins items in a list or ideas in sentences. "But" contrasts two ideas and is preceded by a comma. "Or" offers alternatives. "So" links a cause to a result. "Because" introduces a cause or reason. The conjunction "so that" is also discussed as having a different usage related to purpose or intention.

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Conjunciones en Inglés para Hispanohablantes

This document discusses the uses of the conjunctions "and", "but", "or", "so", and "because" in English. It provides examples of how each conjunction can be used to join words, phrases, or sentences. "And" joins items in a list or ideas in sentences. "But" contrasts two ideas and is preceded by a comma. "Or" offers alternatives. "So" links a cause to a result. "Because" introduces a cause or reason. The conjunction "so that" is also discussed as having a different usage related to purpose or intention.

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And, but, or, so, because

• And es la conjunción copulativa y en español. Puede unir varias palabras o frases:

- I have a book, a pen and a pencil in my bag.


- Paul and Sarah are at home.
- I work in a school. And I also work in a hospital.
- She comes here every day and we´re friends.

• But es la conjunción adversativa pero en español y va precedida de coma:


- I´m hungry, but the fridge is empty.
- It´s raining a lot, but it´s warm.
- I want to go on holidays, but I don´t have any money.
- She lives in Italy, but she doesn´t speak a word of Italian.

• Or es la conjunción disyuntiva o, que puede unir palabras o frases:


- Do you like tea or coffee?
- I don´t like bananas, oranges or apples.
- We can go to the cinema or we can stay at home.
- They don´t work or do anything.

• So es una conjunción resultativa que une oraciones (en español, por tanto, por
eso....):
- It was raining, so we didn´t go out.
- I don´t have money, so I can´t go shopping.
- Mary insulted him, so he was very angry.
- We use lots of paper every day. So, we must recycle.

So that tiene un uso diferente (para que…):


- I´m buying a present for him so that he´s happy.
- She tells jokes so that we laugh.

• Because es una conjunción causal, porque en español:


- He´s cleaning the house because it´s very dirty.
- I´m taking my umbrella because it´s raining.
- They´re tired because they work many hours.

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