CONJUNCIONES



And, but, or, so, because

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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.

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But

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

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I´m hungry, but the fridge is empty.

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It´s raining a lot, but it´s warm.

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I want to go on holidays, but I don´t have any money.

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She lives in Italy, but she doesn´t speak a word of Italian.

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Or

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

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Do you like tea or coffee?

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I don´t like bananas, oranges or apples.

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We can go to the cinema or we can stay at home.

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They don´t work or do anything.

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So es una conjunción resultativa que une oraciones (en español, por tanto, por

eso....

It was raining, so we didn´t go out.

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I don´t have money, so I can´t go shopping.

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Mary insulted him, so he was very angry.

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We use lots of paper every day. So, we must recycle.

So that

tiene un uso diferente (para que…):

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I´m buying a present for him so that he´s happy.

- She tells jokes

so that we laugh.

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Because es una conjunción causal, porque en español:

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He´s cleaning the house because it´s very dirty.

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I´m taking my umbrella because it´s raining.

- They´re tired because they work many hours.