Joining ideas with and, but and because

Join two ideas with and, but or because. Learn which word fits, where the reason goes and two common mistakes. Then read Leo’s text and write your own sentences.

9 min

Module 17 · Lesson 2 of 5

In this lesson

  1. Join two ideas with and, but or because.
  2. Choose the best word: one more thing, something different or the reason.
  3. Put the reason after because, and keep the because part in the same sentence as the main idea.

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