2nd PUC ENGLISH WORKBOOK ANSWERS STREAMS LINKERS

 

2nd PUC ENGLISH WORKBOOK ANSWERS STREAMS LINKERS

 

A. LINKERS

 

Linkers help us establish our ideas explicitly. They make it easy for us to compare, contrast, illustrate, define and summarize our thoughts and develop a coherent paragraph.

 

My mother was an extraordinary person and I should speak, above all, of her kindness towards me. But I’ll tell you a secret of mine because I feel somewhat guilty for not having been a happy man in order to have given her a deserved happiness. Therefore I feel I should have been more understanding of her.

 

Can you identify the function of the underlined words and mention them in the space given below?

 

Connector	Function
and	Connecting
but	Transition
because	Reason
in order to	Purpose
therefore	Summarize

 

 

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING TABLE:

 

Study the list of linkers and their functions.

 

Function	Link Words
Addition	and, also, besides, moreover, similarly, and then, what is more, such as, then, in addition (to), too, next
Time	when, while, as soon as, before, after, till, until, eventually, as long as, since
Place	after, where, wherever
Reason/cause	because, as, that, since
Purpose	in order that, so that, lest
Result	so, such, consequently, in conclusion, as a result, in all, thus, finally
Concession	through, although, even if, however
Manner	as, as if, as though
Comparison	as-as, than, not so-as
Condition	if, unless, supposing

 

 

A) Fill in the blanks with appropriate linkers given in brackets:

 

1) Aesop is a figure clouded in so much mystery and legend that it is difficult to know what can be said about him. It is also strange to believe that this world-famous man was born a slave in the sixth century B.C. When slaves were bought and sold frequently. Aesop’s Greek master gave him liberty because he was impressed by his learning and wit.

 

[because, that, what, when]

 

 

2) Alok was happy when he was selected to take part in the car race. He gladly went where the race was to take place. He was given a car kit so that he could build the body of the car using small pieces of wood. Alok asked Abhi if he would help him. Abhi refused. However Alok did not give up; he set out to make the car.

 

[ where, when, so that, however, if]

3) The rains had failed. Therefore  all the wells and tanks had run dry. In order to overcome the problem the municipal authorities sunk a number of bore wells so that they could supply water to the citizens. Thus the situation was brought under control.

 

[Thus, so that, therefore, in order to]

 

 

4) In summer, the rumor of a famine swept through the province which was a baseless one. The crops were growing well and the weather was perfect for a bumper harvest. But on the strength of that rumor, thousands of small farmers abandoned their farms and fled to the cities. As a result of this, crops failed, thousands starved. Thus the rumour about the famine proved true.

 

[and, thus, as a result, but]

 

 

5) There was a king who had one eye and one leg. In spite of  that he asked all the painters to draw a beautiful portrait of him. But none of them could. How could they paint him beautifully with the defects in one eye and one leg? Eventually one of them agreed and drew a classic picture of the King, and it was a fantastic picture that surprised everyone. He painted the king aiming for a hunt, targeting with one eye closed and one leg bent.

 

[and, but, eventually, in spite of]

 

 

6) Eating soup in Japan is more dangerous than anything else. While  eating soup, one must make a fearful noise as it is a sign of appreciation. However a European who tries to make such noise will be considered an ill-mannered lout because it is not liked by the Japanese hostess. Therefore one must be careful in Japan if he/she is offered soup.

 

[while, because, therefore, however]