해 보세요: Man: How was the new restaurant? Woman: The food was great, ___ the chairs were very small. 여자가 하는 말을 골라 보세요. (so / but / because) 정답: but — 음식은 훌륭한데 의자는 작다는 건 서로 다른 이야기니까 but이에요.
so (그래서)
앞부분 때문에 어떤 일이 일어났는지 말할 때는 so를 써요.
The store was closed, so we went home.
I was tired, so I went to bed early.
해 보세요: Man: Did you watch the game last night? Woman: No. My TV was broken, ___ I listened to it on my phone. 여자가 하는 말을 골라 보세요. (because / although / so) 정답: so — TV가 고장 나서 휴대폰으로 들었으니까 so예요.
although는 두 문장을 이어요
뒷부분이 뜻밖일 때 although로 두 문장을 이어요: Although it was late, I went out.
Although it was late, I went out.
Although I was tired, I finished my work.
해 보세요: Woman: Did you enjoy the party? Man: Yes. ___ I didn't know anyone, I had a great time. 남자가 하는 말을 골라 보세요. (Because / Although / So) 정답: Although — 아는 사람이 없는 파티에서 즐거웠다는 건 뜻밖이니까 Although로 시작해요.
although … but은 함께 쓰지 않아요
한 문장에는 although나 but 중 하나만 써요. 둘 다 쓰지 않아요.
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.". although 뒤에는 but을 붙이지 않아요.
해 보세요: Man: How was the trip? Woman: Although the hotel was small, ___ 여자가 하는 말을 골라 보세요. (but we loved it. / we loved it. / so we loved it.) 정답: we loved it. — although 뒤의 두 번째 부분에는 연결어가 필요 없어요.
어떤 연결어일까요?
뜻을 보고 골라요: 이유에는 because, 그 결과 일어난 일에는 so, 차이에는 but을 써요.
We stayed home because it rained.
It rained, so we stayed home.
It rained, but we went out.
해 보세요: Woman: Why is the house so clean? Man: My parents are coming tomorrow, ___ I cleaned everything. 남자가 하는 말을 골라 보세요. (but / because / so) 정답: so — 부모님이 오시니까 청소한 거라서 so예요.