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WE REGRET THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS AND ____________ WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER YOU THE JOB. (result)
THEREFORE / CONSEQUENTLY
IT HAD SNOWED HARD ALL NIGHT. __________, THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED UNTIL 11.00 P.M. (result)
AS A RESULT / THEREFORE / CONSEQUENTLY
THE MOON SHONE BRIGHTLY. ________, IT WAS HARD TO FIND OUR WAY. (contrast)
NEVERTHELESS
WE ENJOYED THE FILM ______________ IT WAS LONG. (contrast)
ALTHOUGH / EVEN THOUGH / THOUGH
FLIGHT 431 HAS BEEN DELAYED __________ ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. (reason)
DUE TO / OWING TO / BECAUSE OF
THEY MOVED TO LONDON ______ THEY COULD SEE THEIR GRANDCHILDREN MORE OFTEN. (purpose)
SO (THAT)
THE PLANE WAS LATE _________ THE FOG. (reason)
BECAUSE OF, DUE TO, OWING TO
IT'S REALLY A GOOD IDEA. _______, IT MAY BE TOO EXPENSIVE. (contrast)
HOWEVER
I AM NOT GOING TO TELL ANA _____ SHE TELLS EVERYONE. (purpose)
IN CASE
I TOOK A LANGUAGE COURSE ____ IMPROVE MY LANGUAGE. (purpose)
TO, IN ORDER TO, SO AS TO
WE ENJOYED THE CONCERT, ____ THE JOURNEY HOME WAS A NIGHTMARE. (contrast)
BUT
I HAVE STOPPED WRITING TO HER _____ SHE NEVER ANSWERS ME. (reason)
BECAUSE, AS, SINCE
I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK, ____ I'VE BOUGHT MYSELF A SUIT. (result)
SO
Francis studied hard, yet he failed. The discourse marker used in the sentence is:
yet
I will give you a reward since you did a great job today. The discourse marker used in the sentence is:
since
In other words, I think you have nothing to worry about. Your health seems very good. The discourse marker used in the sentence is:
In other words
