Sentences with multiple clauses
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Sentences with multiple clauses
- 1. + Sentences with multiple clauses Skill 6 - 8
- 2. + Skill 6: Use coordinate connectors correctly One way to connect two clauses is to use a COORDINATE CONNECTOR such as and, but, or, so or yet between the clauses and a comma (,). Tom is singing, and Paul is dancing. Tom is tall, but Paul is short. Tom must write the letter, or Paul will do it. Tom told a joke, so Paul laughed. Tom is tired, yet he is not going to sleep.
- 3. + COORDINATE CONNECTORS And But Or So Yet S V, coordinate connector S V She laughed, but she wanted to cry.
- 4. + Skill 7: Use adverbs time and cause connectors correctly Sentences with adverb clauses have two basic patterns in English. I will sing the check before you leave. Before you leave, I will sing the check. In each sentences, there are tow clauses: you leave that is the adverb time clause because it is introduced with the connector before and I will sing the check.
- 5. + ADVERBS TIME AND CAUSE CONNECTORS TIME CAUSE After As soon as Once When As Now that As Before Since Whenever Because since As long as By the time until While Inasmuch as S V adverb connector S V Teresa went inside because it was raining. adverb connector S V, S V Because it was raining, Teresa went inside.
- 6. + Skill 8: Use other adverb connectors correctly Adverb clause can also express number of other ideas, such as contrast, condition, manner and place. Because these clause are adverb clause, they have the same structure as the time and cause clause in Skill 7. I will leave at 7:00 if I am ready. Although I was late, I managed to catch the train.
- 7. + OTHER ADVERB CONNECTORS CONDITION CONTRAST MANNER PLACE If Although As Where In case Even though In that Wherever Provided Though Providing While Unless Whereas Whether S V adverb connector S V Bob went to school even though he felt sick. adverb connector S V, S V Even though Bob felt sick, he went to the school. Note: A comma is often used in the middle of the sentences with contrast connector. The Smith arrived at 2:00, while the Jones arrived an hour later.
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- And = Y, Y También, Con. But = Pero, Excepto Or = O So = Así que, Por lo que, entonces, despues Yet = Sin embargo, Pero
- After = Después de que As = Mientras, Como As long as = Mientras, Siempre y cuando, En tanto que As soon as = Tan pronto como Before = Antes By the time = Cuando, Para cuando Once = Una vez que, Cuando Since = Desde Until = Hasta que When = Cuando Whenever = Cuando sea While = Mientras As = Lo que Because = Porque Inasmuch as = Asumiendo que, Si consideramos que Now that = Ahora que Since = Como, Porque
- If = Si In case = Por si Provided = Siempre y cuando Providing = Siempre que Unless = A menos que, A no ser que Whether = Tanto si, Aunque, Si Although = Aunque Even though = A pesar de que Though = Aunque While = A pesar de, Pese a aunque Whereas = Mientras que As = Como In that = Ya que Where = Donde Wherever = Dondequiera