Relating to Chapter 4: Picking Up on Cues
Answers to Question 1 (“Following Up”)
In bold below are the answers to the exercise provided as number 1 in the “Following Up” questions at the end of the chapter:
The degree to which the ideas of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam connect with one another is often overlooked. ____________, (Although, Admittedly) most people are aware that Christianity developed out of Judaism, ____________ (and that, however) Jesus himself was a Jew. Most are aware _____________ (as well, for example) that all three religions are monotheistic—______________, (which is to say, however) their adherents believe in one god, not many. __________ (But, And) many people are unaware or have only a hazy understanding of other connections. Many people (including many Christians) do not realize, ___________, (secondly, for example) that the Jewish Bible largely overlaps with the Christian Old Testament, _____________ (therefore, although) the two are organized differently _____________ (and, moreover) each includes some books that are not included in the other. Many non-Muslims are ___________ (therefore, also) unaware that Islam regards several of the key figures in the Jewish and Christian scriptures (among them Abraham, Moses, David, and Jesus) as prophets, _____________ (and, nevertheless) that the Quran credits the Jewish Torah and the Christian gospels to be divinely revealed texts. Why, ___________, (then, however) has there so often been so much animosity between the adherents of the three religions? Some suggest that the differences so far outweigh the similarities that conflict is inevitable. Others, ____________, (but, however), insist that it is the very similarities between the three that inevitably create tension and hostility.
Here are additional exercises on the English language’s various “joining words,” and the ways in which they are used.