超棒溫習筆記:齊來認識連接詞!

各位超級小學生,你好呀!

你哋有冇玩過LEGO積木,砌過啲嘢呢?係咪要用到一啲細細嘅「連接件」先可以將佢哋黐實,砌埋一齊呢?喺英文入面呢,我哋都有啲好特別嘅字,可以將我哋嘅意思同句子「黐」埋一齊!佢哋就係連接詞喇!

喺呢份筆記入面,我哋會學點樣用呢啲好神奇嘅「詞語膠水」,等我哋寫嘢同講嘢都聽落去更加流暢、更加好!係咪好想快啲學呀?一齊開始啦!


用「And」連接相似嘅意思

And係我哋學嘅第一個連接詞。佢就好似為你最鍾意嘅雪糕,再加多一球咁樣!當你想將兩個相似嘅意思或者嘢連埋一齊嗰陣,就會用到佢啦。

點樣用「and」:

當你想再加多啲資料嘅時候,你就會用到and

- I like apples. I like bananas.
變咗...
- I like apples and bananas.

- Tom is tall. He is strong.
變咗...
- Tom is tall and strong.

小貼士

and嚟連接一啲相似或者可以擺埋一齊嘅字詞或句子啦。


用「But」、「However」同「Although」表達相反嘅意思

有時呢,我哋需要將兩個唔同,甚至係相反嘅意思連接起嚟。你可以想像一下玩蹺蹺板,一邊高一邊低咁樣!呢啲字就係用嚟表示驚喜或者轉變嘅。

點樣用「But」

But係一個簡單嘅方法嚟表示對比。佢通常會放喺句子中間。

- I want to play outside, but it is raining.
- She is small, but she is very strong.

點樣用「Although」

Although係一個比較「高級」啲,或者話「型格」啲嘅but。佢可以放喺句子嘅開頭,或者中間都得㗎!佢用嚟表示一啲令人意想不到嘅事。

- Although he was tired, he finished his homework.
- We had fun at the picnic, although the weather was not great.

點樣用「However」

However係另一個好強勁嘅字,同but有啲似。佢通常用嚟開新嘅句子,表示同前一句好大嘅對比。

- It was very cold. However, we still went swimming.

小小溫習盒

But: 簡單易用,通常放喺中間。
Although: 可以放喺句首或句中。
However: 強勁嘅字,多數放喺新句開頭。


用「Because」解釋「點解」

你有冇問過「點解?」呢?Because就係完美嘅答案喇!佢話俾我哋知一件事發生嘅原因。你可以當because係一位「原因偵探」!

點樣用「because」:

一個好好嘅小秘訣,就係睇吓你嘅句子係咪解答緊「點解?」呢個問題啦。

問題: Why are you happy?
答案: I am happy because it's my birthday!

問題: Why did you bring an umbrella?
答案: I brought an umbrella because it looked like it might rain.

記憶小幫手!

記住呀,because就係解釋事情嘅原因 (cause) 㗎!

小貼士

當你想講一件事點解會發生,就要用because啦。


用「So」同「Therefore」表達結果

如果because話俾我哋知原因,咁soTherefore就係話俾我哋知「結果」或者「跟住發生咩事」!佢就好似玩骨牌咁,一塊跌咗,所以另一塊都跟住跌!

點樣用「So」

So係一個好常用嘅字,用嚟表示一個動作嘅結果。

- It was very sunny, so we went to the beach. (陽光普照嘅結果就係去沙灘)。
- I was hungry, so I ate a sandwich. (肚餓嘅結果就係食嘢啦)。

點樣用「Therefore」

Therefore係一個比較正式,或者話「大人」啲嘅so。佢都係用嚟表示結果嘅。

- He studied very hard. Therefore, he got a good grade on the test.

你知唔知道?

Becauseso係相反㗎!
- I was tired, so I went to bed. (結果)
- I went to bed because I was tired. (原因)
睇吓!佢哋連接嘅係同一個意思,只係次序唔同咗啫!

小貼士

當你想解釋某件事嘅結果或者影響嗰陣,就用so或者Therefore啦。


如果⋯⋯點算?用「Even If」

唔好將呢個同so撈亂呀!So that話俾我哋知一個動作嘅「目的」。佢解釋咗一個人做某件事嘅目的

點解同「so」唔同:

So = 結果
So that = 目的 (目標)

- I saved my pocket money so that I could buy a new toy. (呢個就係儲錢嘅目標或者目的啦)。
- Please be quiet so that the baby can sleep. (呢個就係靜啲嘅目的)。

常見錯誤提醒!

I studied hard, so I passed the test. (正確:表示結果)。
I studied hard so that I would pass the test. (正確:表示目的/目標)。

小貼士

當你想解釋你做一個動作嘅目的或者原因嗰陣,就要用so that啦。


如果⋯⋯點算?用「Even If」

Even if係一個超級強勁嘅連接詞呀!佢就好似話俾你知,無論情況點樣,某件事都一定會發生咁。佢表示一個條件,但係一個好有力嘅條件。

想像一下有個超級英雄話:「我會拯救呢個城市,就算好危險都好!」呢個就係話,危險都唔會阻到佢哋呀!

點樣用「Even if」:

佢表示一樣嘢唔會因為另一樣嘢而改變。

- Even if it rains, we are still going to the football match. (落雨都唔會阻到我哋)。
- He wouldn't eat the broccoli, even if you covered it in chocolate! (表示佢真係好唔鍾意西蘭花)。

小貼士

當你想表示無論條件係點,某件事都一定會發生嗰陣,就用even if啦。