These original practice items ask you to connect two ideas. They are not official exam questions. Choose only from the options shown; where two fit, either answer is accepted.
The idea
Before looking at the options, decide what the second clause does. A reason points to çünkü; a result points to bu yüzden. For contrast, test ama or ancak against both clauses. When the second clause corrects an expectation, consider oysa. Then reread the complete sentence: a familiar word alone is not enough.
Examples
- Bugün yollar kapalı çünkü kar yağıyor.The roads are closed today because it is snowing.
- Bugün otobüs gelmedi, bu yüzden yürüdük.The bus did not come today, so we walked.
- Bugün hava soğuk ama güneş parlıyor.It is cold today, but the sun is shining.
- Bu oda geniş ancak hiç güneş almıyor.This room is spacious, but it gets no sunlight at all.
- Herkes toplantıyı yarın sanıyordu, oysa toplantı bugün.Everyone thought the meeting was tomorrow, but it is actually today.
- Kapıyı açamadık çünkü anahtar yanımızda değildi.We could not open the door because we did not have the key with us.
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Watch out
Do not choose a connector just because the two events are related. Swapping cause and result changes the answer. Also, ama and ancak can both fit a contrast: do not invent a difference merely to force one answer.
Try it yourself
Choose one of the connectors in brackets. Işık yanmıyor ___ ampul bozuk. (çünkü / bu yüzden / oysa)
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çünkü
çünkü: the broken bulb explains why the light is off. The light being off does not cause the bulb to break.
Choose one of the connectors in brackets. Ampul bozuk, ___ ışık yanmıyor. (çünkü / bu yüzden / ancak)
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bu yüzden
bu yüzden: the broken bulb comes first; the light being off is its result. Using çünkü would reverse that explanation.
Choose one of the connectors in brackets. Bu masa ucuz ___ mutfağa sığmıyor. (ama / ancak / çünkü)
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ama / ancak
ama / ancak: the low price is attractive, but the table does not fit in the kitchen. Either connector expresses this drawback; its size does not explain its price.
Choose one of the connectors in brackets. Herkes salonu boş sanıyordu, ___ içeride bir toplantı vardı. (oysa / çünkü / bu yüzden)
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oysa
oysa: people expected an empty room, but the meeting shows that this belief was wrong. The second clause corrects the expectation rather than giving its cause.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose one of the connectors in brackets. Işık yanmıyor ___ ampul bozuk. (çünkü / bu yüzden / oysa)
Choose one of the connectors in brackets. Ampul bozuk, ___ ışık yanmıyor. (çünkü / bu yüzden / ancak)
Choose one of the connectors in brackets. Bu masa ucuz ___ mutfağa sığmıyor. (ama / ancak / çünkü)
Choose one of the connectors in brackets. Herkes salonu boş sanıyordu, ___ içeride bir toplantı vardı. (oysa / çünkü / bu yüzden)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Complete the four gaps with one of the choices shown. Explain which fact causes the other or which expectation is contradicted. Then reverse the two clauses in the first item and change the connector.