Build a short proposal about library opening hours, linking each paragraph to what came before.

The idea

Use そのため to introduce a consequence, また to add a point, and しかし to present a contrast. そこで introduces an action or proposal responding to the situation. このように can draw the preceding points together. Place a comma after the connector.

Examples

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Watch out

A connector does not create a logical relationship by itself: check that the sentences really support it. In particular, そこで introduces a response to a situation, whereas そのため gives a consequence.

Try it yourself

  1. 図書館としょかんは早はやく閉しまります。_、仕事しごとの後あとでは利用りようできません。(そのため/しかし)

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    そのため

    そのため introduces the consequence of the early closing time.

  2. 利用者りようしゃは延長えんちょうを望のぞんでいます。_、費用ひようがかかります。(しかし/また)

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    しかし

    しかし marks the contrast between users’ wishes and the cost.

  3. 費用ひようが問題もんだいです。_、週しゅうに二日ふつかだけ延長えんちょうすることを提案ていあんします。(そこで/また)

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    そこで

    そこで introduces a proposal responding to the cost problem.

Use it today

Write three short paragraphs about a local service: describe a problem, add a contrasting constraint, and propose a response. Check each link against the meaning of both paragraphs.