Soil vs Earth vs Land

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Soil, land, earth

land

Earth

land

Earth

soil

soil

6. Corn grows well in this area because of the .......... .

3. Every student knows that the ............. rotates around the sun.

4. The crocoldile always lays its eggs on ........ .

5. Before 2017, Usain Bolt was the fastest person on ............ .

2. After 20 days at sea, they sighted .......... .

1. Roses don't grow well here because the ........... is very poor.

• Besides: He'll get a good education, besides singing in the choir.

• Furthermore: Furthermore, I think you should apologize to her.

• Moreover: Moreover, the company is going through some finantial troubles.

CONNECTORS OF ADDITION (II)

• But: I was excited about the trip, but my friends had reservations

• Nevertheless: He said that, nevertheless, realities on the ground are different.

CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST (I)They are used to show difference or opposition between two ideas:

While/ whereas: He is skilled at coding, whereas his sister excels in graphic design.On the one hand/ on the other hand: On the one hand, the new software is feature-rich, but on the other hand, it is quite resource-intensive. However: The company’s profits have increased, however, its stock price has dropped.

CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST (II)

I bought it although it was expensiveI bought it even though it was expensive

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AlthoughEven though

Despite the wind, we went fishing. In spite of the wind, we went fishing.

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DespiteIn spite of

CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST (III)