connectors logical

1. How to bake COOKIES
FIRST, preheat the oven to 350°F. THEN,
grease the cookie sheets. AFTER THAT, stir the
peanut butter and sugar together in a medium
bowl until smooth. NEXT, beat in the eggs, one at
time, then stir in the baking soda, salt, and vanilla.
THEN, roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them 2
inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8–10 minutes in the preheated oven.
LASTLY, allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5
minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool
completely.

2. What are logical connectors?
Logical connectors are used to join or
connect two ideas that have a particular
relationship. These relationships can be:
• sequential (time),
• reason and purpose,
• adversative (opposition and/or unexpected
result),
• and condition.

3. Kind of Logical Connectors
• NUMERICAL – in the first place, first, secondly, initially
• BEGINNING – at first, to start with, to begin with, for a start,
first of all,
initially
• CONTINUATION – previously, after this, afterwards,
eventually,
subsequently, before this, next, then
• CONCLUSION – finally, eventually, at last, in the end, last but
not the
least, as a nal point, lastly, to conclude
• SUMMATION – in conclusion, to sum up, to summarize, in
summary, insum

4. Easy Seafood Alfredo
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add
pasta, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and
drain.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook
the garlic 1 minute. Pour in the chicken broth and half-
and-half. Cook and stir until heated through.
• Mix the Parmesan cheese and American cheese into
the skillet. Cook and stir until American cheese is
melted. Season the mixture with basil, parsley, and
pepper. Mix in the imitation crabmeat, and continue
cooking until heated through. Serve over the cooked
pasta.

5. Complete the recipe below by supplying the appropriate logical
connector.
A PIECE OF CAKE
_________, gather your ingredients. Pound cake is one of the simplest cake
to bake. You will need 1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup sugar, pinch of salt, 2
teaspoons vanilla extract, 5 eggs, and 2 cups cakes our. After gathering the
ingredients, the next step is to preheat the oven to 250°F. ______, grease a
cake pan. Pound cakes are best baked in deep pans. _________,
cream the butter and sugar. Place the butter and the sugar in a mixing bowl
and beat them together until the mixture is light, u y, and creamy. ______,
add the eggs and vanilla. Keep beating the mixture until the eggs are
completely incorporated. _______, stir in the cake our. Be careful not to
overmix it. ________, pour the batter into the pan. _________________,
bake the cake for an hour and 15 minutes. The cake is nished when a
toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.

6. Choose the most logical connector for the blank.
6. We have been trying to contact Michael for
the past few days. (Therefore, Eventually,
However) we managed to trace him to a hotel in
town.
7. Life in the country may not be as exciting as
life in the city. (Nevertheless, However, Then)
you are close to nature which provides peace
and quietness.
8. The dog will bark without fail every time the
ice-cream man passes by. (However, After
sometime, Therefore) it will start howling.

7. Choose the most logical connector for the blank.
8. The dog will bark without fail every time the
ice-cream man passes by. (However, After
sometime, Therefore) it will start howling.
9. Let us not be complacent with ourselves.
(Otherwise, However, Then) we may lose out in
the final round.
10. Lopez has experienced poverty and hardship
before. (Therefore, However, Then) he has a
sympathetic heart towards the poor and needy.

8. Fill in the blank with the most suitable
sequence connector.
1. My sister was in the dentist's office for ten minutes. ______, I
sat in the waiting room with an old magazine in my hands. ( First,
Meanwhile, Later )
2. An hour passed but there was no sign of Mike. ______, we
decided to go home. ( Until, Before, Finally )
3. We bumped into Salsa during our trip to Lang Island. A few
weeks ______, we met him again ( after, then, later )
4. The teacher had trouble telling the twins apart. ______ she
realized one had a mole above her lips. ( Subsequently, Finally,
Meanwhile )
5. The men went to a nearby restaurant for breakfast. ______,
they drove off towards the Penang Bridge ( After, Afterwards,
Meanwhile )

9. Fill in the blank with the most suitable
sequence connector.
6. The football coach announced, "Today, we will begin practicing
for the coming match." ______ he added, "Let's warm up first." (
Then, After, Eventually )
7. ______, heat the oil in the frying pan. Then put in all the
marinated chicken pieces. ( Before, After, First )
8. Many customers bought the delicious chicken pies. ______ all
the pies were sold out. ( Eventually, Afterwards, Next
9. Many people wanted to buy the tickets. ______ a while, the
queue was quite long. ( Before, After, Finally )
10. Zulina will be back in fifteen minutes. ______, make yourself
at home. ( Later, Subsequently, Meanwhile )

10. Fill in the blank with the correct connector of purpose.
(so that, so as not to, in order to, to, in
order not to)
1. Concentrate on your exercise ______ make any mistakes.
2. You have to register ______ participate in the forum.
3. She left work early ______ be at home when he arrives.
4. Ships carry life boats _____ the crew can escape when the
ship sinks.
5. I will go to university _____ continue my studies.
6. He exercises regularly _____ be overweight.
7. _____ you can produce a good essay, you need to edit your
writing before you hand it in.
8. She works hard ______ she can earn a living.
9. These men risk their lives _____ we may live more safely.