Discourse Markers & Linkers — The Quiet Revolution in Irish Pubs
Grammar: Discourse markers and cohesion devices
Free ESL grammar exercise on discourse markers & linkers themed around the quiet revolution in irish pubs. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 5 (advanced) ESL grammar exercise on culture, practising discourse markers and cohesion devices. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The numbers, frankly, are startling. Nevertheless, those that have survived have done so by evolving. In other words, the pub is less a business than a social technology.
Grammar: Discourse Markers
- Contrast: nevertheless
- Use nevertheless to introduce a strong contrast after a negative point. Formal register. Costs rose sharply; nevertheless, the pub survived.
- Addition: furthermore
- Use furthermore to add a point of equal or greater weight. Written/formal. The music is excellent; furthermore, entry is free.
Sample items
- The pub lost money last year. ______, the owners refused to sell.
- The music draws tourists. ______, it keeps the local community connected.
- ______ the controversy, The Cobblestone remained open.
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