IXL | Use linking words to complete a passage

Use the linking words to complete the passage.

while

A hermit crab does not grow a hard shell. To protect its soft body, the hermit crab must find an empty snail shell to hide in. When the crab gets too big for its shell, it has to find a bigger one. The crab might hide inside a hollow rock

it looks for a new home. It might also steal another crab's shell

it cannot find an empty one.

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Use the linking words to complete the passage.

today

Aiden kicked a rock on the sidewalk. His mom had taken him to the animal shelter yesterday, but it was closed. They had planned to go again

. Then his mom got called into work. Tomorrow, Aiden had school,

they couldn't go then. At this rate, he would be an old man before he got a dog.

key idea

When you write, you can use linking words to show how two ideas go together. Linking words can make your writing stronger.

For example, without linking words, this passage is choppy and hard to understand:

Deb had a terrible morning. She woke up late. She'd forgotten to set her alarm clock. She got dressed quickly. She still missed the school bus. She barely made it to school on time. She got to class. She saw her lunch was missing!

With linking words, the passage is easier to read and understand:

Deb had a terrible morning. She woke up late because she'd forgotten to set her alarm clock. Even though she got dressed quickly, she still missed the school bus. She barely made it to school on time. After she got to class, she saw her lunch was missing!

solution

Look at the passage.

Aiden kicked a rock on the sidewalk. His mom had taken him to the animal shelter yesterday, but it was closed. They had planned to go again today. Then his mom got called into work. Tomorrow, Aiden had school, so they couldn't go then. At this rate, he would be an old man before he got a dog.

Today shows that the sentence is about the present.

So shows cause and effect.

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