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Exclamations!
Most
exclamations in English are preceded by what or how:
--What
terrible weather!
--How awful!
What
is used much more frequently than how in everyday language.
Exclamations
can be as brief as one or two words (What a mess!) or as long
as a sentence:
--What
a way to end my vacation!
NOTE:
Don't forget that what and how are most frequently used in
questions:
-- What
did you say?
-- How much does it cost?
Using
Conjunctions
Here
are some conjunctions that are frequently used in subordinate
clauses:
| TIME |
CAUSE
& EFFECT |
| after |
because |
| before |
since |
| when |
now
that |
| while |
as |
| as |
as/so
long as |
| since |
inasmuch
as |
| until |
so
(that) |
| as
soon as |
in
order that |
| once |
|
| as/so
long as |
|
| OPPOSITION |
CONDITION |
| even
though |
if |
| although |
unless |
| though |
only
if |
| whereas |
whether
or not |
| while |
even
if |
| |
providing
(that) |
| |
provided
(that) |
| |
incase
(that) |
| |
in
the event (that) |
When
a conjunction is used with a subordinate clause, the construction
is called an adverbial clause.
Here
are some adverbial clauses that relate to time:
--After
we leave the bank, we'll spend the money.
--When
they arrived, they sat down to dinner.
--We
haven't seen her since she left.
And
here are clauses that show cause and effect relationships:
--Since
you didn't call, I made other plans.
--He
went to bed, because he was tired.
Another
way to show a cause and effect relationship is to use such...
that and so... that:
--It
was such a nice evening that they stayed up too late.
--The
lemonade was so cold that she couldn't drink it. |