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?