Woman with long blonde hair and cream jacket: In my job in retail we use a lot of connect, selling two ideas together.
For example here, this says from size 16 upwards and up to 30% off High Street price.
So, this is two ideas linked together by the word 'and' the connective.
Woman in red cardigan: You could have 'I went shopping, I bought some shoes', that's two sentences.
But if you say 'I went shopping and I bought some shoes' that's using a connective and it's making it a complex sentence.
Union Rep: I'm the Union Learning Representative on site here at United Biscuits.
Examples of connectives in the business come across quite frequently.
One example is here.
Elimination of waste from business processes, by focusing on the consumer and the customer needs.
The connective there the example is 'by' and that shows that they link these two ideas together.
Man in black jumper: I went to the match and City won three nil.
Male: That's a joke!
Words like 'and', 'so' or 'because' are used to connect phrases together into longer sentences.
Quick tips for tutors
Connectives includes:
- Compound sentences
- Complex sentences
Downloadable Factsheets
Entry 3 - Writing compound sentences
How to write compound sentences.
Level 1 - Writing complex sentences
How to write complex sentences.
Level 1 - The most important joining words
Understanding the most important joining words.
Downloadable Worksheets
Entry 3 - Saving money
An activity to practice completing a text with the right conjunctions.
Entry 3 - Putting sentences together
Exercise in putting sentences together.
Level 1 - Using connectives
Exercise in rewriting sentences correctly.
Level 1 - More connectives
Exercise in identifying the correct connectives.
Level 1 - Choose the connectives
Exercise in choosing the correct connectives.
