Ways of Linking Sentences (1) - Answers
We can see examples all over the world of how families are not as close as they1 used to be. There are lots of reasons for this2.
Firstly, let’s look at these reasons. In my view the main reason is probably the fact that members of the family all have different jobs in different firms rather than all working in the same place as they used to. This3 means that members of the family have less regular daily contact with one another4, or even none. In addition, society encourages all of us5 to follow individual rather than family goals, and so6 we7 drift even further apart. I can see examples of this8 in my own family in which9 one10 of my sisters is studying in Australia and a brother is working in Malaysia.
Although11 it is true that society is pushing families apart there are things that the members of the family can do to maintain their unity. For example12, all members of the family can make sure they13 meet up with one another for big feasts such as Eid, Chinese New Year or Christmas. They14 can also make sure they15 have a strong family life themselves16 bringing up their children with lots of love and time spent together for doing things as a family. It’s important, for instance17, that families should eat their meals together as I see many families doing in my country.
My conclusion is that18 while19 it is difficult and even undesirable for families to keep together in small units as they20 used to, there are lots of things each member of the family can still do to maintain and even strengthen family links.
Conjunctions: 6, 11, 19
Pronouns: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20
Signalling phrases: 12, 17, 18
NB |
There are other ways of linking texts besides conjunctions, pronouns and linking phrases. Notice, for instance, in this writing how the definite article helps to link sentences, as do the possessive adjectives and vocabulary sets. However, pronouns do not always function as linkers e.g. ‘We’, the first word in this writing, is not a linker. |
