Conjunctions

Subordinating One Clause to Another

April 27, 2013

Coordinating conjunctions simply link ideas. Subordinating conjunctions, on the other hand, also establish a more complex relationship between the clauses. They suggest that one idea depends on another in some way. Maybe there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the two. Or maybe the two clauses simply show a chronological development of ideas. Remember that in [...]

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Conjunctions exercise

April 5, 2013

Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions. 1. The car is running more smoothly ……………………….. it had a service. (since / for) 2. ……………………….. Mike is married, he is much more responsible. (now that / such that) 3. I haven’t settled the question of …………………… I’ll go back home. (whether / if) 4. They held [...]

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Whether … or …

March 15, 2013

Whether…or… can be used as a double conjunction. An example is given below. Some lessons are easy. Some lessons are difficult. A student will have to learn all of them. We can combine these three sentences into one using whether …or. A student will have to learn all the lessons whether they are easy or [...]

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Mistakes in the use of conjunctions

February 8, 2013

Students sometimes add too many conjunctions because they do not remember exactly how many clauses they have written. Therefore before you submit your work, you have to edit it and make sure that you have the correct number of clauses. Read the following sentence. Incorrect: I think that the new shopping mall which will improve [...]

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