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Holding a text together

The linking words that turn a pile of sentences into something people can read.

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What it is for

  • Ordering and adding: first, also, finally
    • Patukotist sai lõpuks pühak.

      The sinner finally became a saint.

    • Leiliruumi lagi ja seinad, samuti lava on lehtpuust.

      The sauna room's ceiling, walls, and benches are made of hardwood.

  • Contrast and result: "but", "so", "therefore"
    • Kurb, aga tõsi.

      Sad but true.

    • Müristab, aga välku ei löö.

      It is thundering, but there is no lightning.

  • Pointing back to something without repeating it

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  • Kiikusin toolil ja see läks katki.

    I was rocking on my chair and it broke.

  • Ära usu Jaani, ta petab.

    Don't believe Jaan, he is lying.

Watch out

A text can be correct sentence by sentence and still hard to follow. This separates a C1 essay from a B2 one far more than vocabulary does.

Where the course teaches it

1 unit
  • Holding a text togetherC1Signpost a long text so a reader never loses the thread.

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