Danny ate pizza, but Sarah ate sushi.<\/p>\n
Danny ate pizza, when Sarah ate sushi.<\/p>\n
Danny ate pizza, so Sarah ate sushi.<\/p>\n
Although, just using other words instead of \u201cand\u201d is not the complete answer.\u00a0 You also have to make sure that the new word you are using makes sense.<\/p>\n
For example, if you had originally written \u201cThe shops are still open and we can get Tim a present.\u201d<\/em> and then decided to use a different word to replace \u201cand,\u201d something like \u201cwhen\u201d wouldn\u2019t be a good fit.\u00a0 Because then your sentence wouldn\u2019t make much sense –> \u201cThe shops are still open when we can get Tim a present.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 So, make sure that you test out your substitute words before slotting them in place.<\/p>\n Have a look at the three sentences below and see if you can decide which word makes the most sense in each sentence:<\/span><\/p>\n 1. \u00a0Sam is tall (so \/ but) Tanya is taller.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 Tina plays golf (while \/ so) Ben plays chess.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Anna locked her door (but \/ so) she felt safe.<\/p>\n Now write out the following sentences again with a new linking word.<\/span><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t win the game and I am going out to eat.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 I had pizza and I didn\u2019t have any beer.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 I like bananas and I am not a monkey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many people want to improve their English writing. There are many things you can try to achieve this but one of the easiest tips is not to use the word \u201cand\u201d too much. When you use \u201cand\u201d a lot, your writing starts to become a bit boring.\u00a0 Instead try using some different words. For example…<\/p>\n![\"Business](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2012\/01\/business_man.jpg\")