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Conjunctive adverbs 3
level: Intermediate (B1/B2)
✓ Useful for IELTS
✓ Useful for Cambridge B1/B2
Grammar review
A conjunctive adverb needs a semicolon before it and a comma after it when it connects two complete sentences:
Turn down the music; otherwise, the neighbors will complain.
This exercise covers connectors for several different relationships:
Contrast: however, nevertheless, in contrast
Result: therefore
Substitution: instead
Alternative consequence: otherwise (if not, then...)
Certainty: undoubtedly
Tip: read the whole sentence first and decide what relationship it needs before picking a connector; several options can sound "close enough" if you only look at the blank in isolation.