and تضيف شيئًا آخر. وbut تُظهر اختلافًا. وbecause تعطي السبب.
تذكَّر: and وbut وbecause
I was hungry, and the food was good.
The test was hard, but I passed.
I stayed home because I was sick.
جرّب بنفسك: Man: How was the new restaurant? Woman: The food was great, ___ the chairs were very small. اختر ما تقوله المرأة (Woman). (so / but / because) الإجابة: but — الطعام الرائع والكراسي الصغيرة شيئان مختلفان، لذلك تقول but.
so: لذلك
استخدم so لتقول ما حدث بسبب الجزء الأول.
The store was closed, so we went home.
I was tired, so I went to bed early.
جرّب بنفسك: Man: Did you watch the game last night? Woman: No. My TV was broken, ___ I listened to it on my phone. اختر ما تقوله المرأة (Woman). (because / although / so) الإجابة: so — استمعت على هاتفها لأن التلفاز كان معطّلًا، لذلك تقول so.
although تربط جملتين
although تربط جملتين عندما يكون الجزء الثاني مفاجأة: Although it was late, I went out.
Although it was late, I went out.
Although I was tired, I finished my work.
جرّب بنفسك: Woman: Did you enjoy the party? Man: Yes. ___ I didn't know anyone, I had a great time. اختر ما يقوله الرجل (Man). (Because / Although / So) الإجابة: Although — وقت رائع في حفلة لا يعرف فيها أحدًا مفاجأة، لذلك تبدأ الجملة بـ Although.
لا تجمع although وbut أبدًا
استخدم although أو but، ولا تجمعهما أبدًا في جملة واحدة.
Although the bus was full, we got on.
The bus was full, but we got on.
Not "Although the bus was full, but we got on." — say "Although the bus was full, we got on.". بعد although، لا تُضف but.
جرّب بنفسك: Man: How was the trip? Woman: Although the hotel was small, ___ اختر ما تقوله المرأة (Woman). (but we loved it. / we loved it. / so we loved it.) الإجابة: we loved it. — بعد although، لا يحتاج الجزء الثاني إلى كلمة ربط.
أي كلمة ربط؟
اختر حسب المعنى: السبب يأخذ because، وما حدث بسبب ذلك يأخذ so، والاختلاف يأخذ but.
We stayed home because it rained.
It rained, so we stayed home.
It rained, but we went out.
جرّب بنفسك: Woman: Why is the house so clean? Man: My parents are coming tomorrow, ___ I cleaned everything. اختر ما يقوله الرجل (Man). (but / because / so) الإجابة: so — نظّف لأن والديه قادمان، لذلك يقول so.