CONNECTORCRAFT II
The Sentence Transformation Lab
Change the structure. Keep the meaning.
By Manuel Molina Porlán · Part 2 of 3
🧠 Your mission
Master the grammar after connectors: clause versus noun phrase, purpose and result.
🖼️ Infographic 2: your visual reference
Tap the infographic to enlarge it. Original image preserved, not rewritten. The interactive exercises below are newly authored companion practice, not a transcription of the infographic.
📘 Language in context
Although the journey was long, the volunteers remained enthusiastic. Despite the difficult conditions, they completed their work. They left early in order to avoid delays. The result was so impressive that the organisers invited them back.
Read once, listen once, then cover the paragraph and recall three connectors from memory.
🎮 The 20-question connector challenge
Choose the best answer. You earn 10 XP for a correct first attempt. Incorrect answers reveal the rule; then you can try again. No timer and no penalty for revisiting an explanation.
🔄 Five real sentence transformations
Rewrite each pair without changing its meaning. Reveal a model answer only after attempting it. Equivalent correct alternatives may exist.
1. Use DESPITE: Although it was expensive, we bought the equipment.
Model: Despite its high price, we bought the equipment.
Rule: despite + noun phrase.
2. Use ALTHOUGH: Despite the rain, the concert continued.
Model: Although it was raining, the concert continued.
Rule: although + subject + verb.
3. Use SO THAT: She left early to catch the first train.
Model: She left early so that she could catch the first train.
Rule: so that + subject + modal/verb.
4. Use SUCH...THAT: The exam was so difficult that many students struggled.
Model: It was such a difficult exam that many students struggled.
Rule: such + a/an + adjective + singular noun + that.
5. Use BECAUSE OF: The match was postponed because the pitch was flooded.
Model: The match was postponed because of the flooded pitch.
Rule: because of + noun phrase.
✍️ The writing studio
Your task: Write a 120-150-word argument about public transport. Include although, despite, because of, so that and such...that.
The automatic checker counts words and connector variety. It does not assess grammar accuracy, argument quality or an official exam grade; review those with your teacher.
🔗 Continue the three-part collection
Each entry works independently. All three share the Connectors Blogger label so readers can find the series.
The collection links point to the Blogger label, not to unpublished post URLs. After publishing, you can replace them with the three permanent URLs.
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