Reading: Understanding Text Structure, Cohesion & Coherence (Basic): A2 Lesson 3: Recognizing Basic Connectors (and, but, so, because)

Reading A2

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Connectors

ពាក្យភ្ជាប់ប្រយោគ (and, but, so, because)

Connectors are like glue. They join two short ideas together to make one longer, better sentence!

ពាក្យភ្ជាប់គឺប្រៀបដូចជាកាវអញ្ចឹង។ វាជួយភ្ជាប់គំនិតខ្លីៗពីរ បញ្ចូលគ្នាទៅជាប្រយោគមួយដែលវែង និងមានន័យស្តាប់ទៅពីរោះជាងមុន!

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1. Using "And"

សម្រាប់បន្ថែមព័ត៌មាន (Adding information)

functions Idea 1 + Idea 2

I like apples and I like bananas.

ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោម ហើយខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តផ្លែចេក។

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I like apples and bananas.

ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោម និងផ្លែចេក។

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2. Using "But"

សម្រាប់បង្ហាញភាពផ្ទុយគ្នា (Contrast)

thumb_up vs thumb_down Positive vs Negative

I like apples, but I don't like bananas.

ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោម ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំមិនចូលចិត្តផ្លែចេកទេ។

surprise_metrics Unexpected Result

It rained, but we played football.

មេឃភ្លៀង ប៉ុន្តែពួកយើងនៅតែលេងបាល់ទាត់។

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3. "So" & "Because"

មូលហេតុ និង លទ្ធផល (Cause & Effect)

help Because = The Reason (មូលហេតុ)

I went to sleep because I was tired.

ខ្ញុំចូលគេង ពីព្រោះខ្ញុំអស់កម្លាំង។

sports_score So = The Result (លទ្ធផល)

I was tired, so I went to sleep.

ខ្ញុំអស់កម្លាំង ដូច្នេះហើយខ្ញុំក៏ចូលគេង។

warning The Order Trap!

Don't mix up the reason and the result!

(ប្រយ័ត្ន! ការប្រើ "so" និង "because" ខុសទីតាំង នឹងធ្វើឲ្យអត្ថន័យប្រយោគបញ្ច្រាសគ្នាទាំងស្រុង!)

I ate dinner so I was hungry. close

(ខុសន័យ៖ ខ្ញុំញ៉ាំបាយ ដូច្នេះហើយខ្ញុំឃ្លាន??)

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I was hungry, so I ate dinner. check

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Mastery Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

Adding vs Contrast

I want to go outside,___it is raining.

ខ្ញុំចង់ចេញទៅក្រៅ (___) មេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង។

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Finding the Result

He is sick,___he stayed home.

គាត់ឈឺ (___) គាត់ស្នាក់នៅផ្ទះ។

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Finding the Reason

She stayed home___she is sick.

នាងស្នាក់នៅផ្ទះ (___) នាងឈឺ។

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Combining Items

I have a pen___a notebook.

ខ្ញុំមានប៊ិចមួយ (___) សៀវភៅសរសេរមួយក្បាល។

TRAP CHECK! error

It was late,___I went to bed.

(វាយប់ជ្រៅហើយ [ដូច្នេះ/ពីព្រោះ] ខ្ញុំក៏ចូលគេង។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

The Matchmaker extension (សរសេរប្រយោគ ២ ដោយប្រើ 'and' មួយប្រយោគ និង 'but' មួយប្រយោគ អំពីចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្តរបស់អ្នក។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Cause & Effect balance (សរសេរហេតុការណ៍មួយដែលបានកើតឡើងថ្ងៃនេះ ដោយប្រើ 'so' ម្តង និង 'because' ម្តង។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Reading Detective search (ស្វែងរកអត្ថបទខ្លីមួយជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស ហើយគូសបន្ទាត់ពីក្រោមពាក្យ 'and, but, so, because' ឲ្យបានយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ ៣។)

Making Connections

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Reading Tip: Watch how Teacher Sopheak identifies the relationship between two clauses. Is it adding information? Showing contrast? Or showing cause and effect?

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I start a sentence with "Because"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, you can! "Because I was tired, I went to sleep." However, you must make sure the sentence has both parts (the cause AND the effect). You cannot just write: "Because I was tired." as a full sentence. For level A2, it's safer to keep "because" in the middle! 😉

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Do I always need a comma before "and"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Not always! If you are just joining two words (apples and bananas), no comma. You only use a comma if you are joining two FULL sentences (I like apples, and he likes bananas). But don't worry too much about the comma right now, focus on the meaning! star