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STRATEGIES FOR CONJUNCTION ITEMSASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:  Do you need to join two nouns, two adjectives, two prepositional phrases, or any equal terms?.  Do you need to join a dep

CONJUNCTIONS

1 Coordinate conjunctions

join two equal terms: and, or, nor, but,

2 Subordinate conjunctions join two clauses: although,

since, because, when, etc.

STRATEGIES FOR CONJUNCTION ITEMS

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:

 Do you need to join two nouns, two adjectives, two prepositional phrases, or any equal terms? If so, is there a

coordinate conjunction joining them? INCORRECT [The president also his assistant are coming.]

CORRECT The president and his

assistant are coming.

 Do you need to join two sentences? If so, is

there a coordinate conjunction joining them?

collate the pages.

can collate the pages.

 Do you need to join a dependent clause with

subordinate conjunction joining them?

raise his hand.]

didn’t raise his hand

 Do you understand the

meanings of the

conjunctions and of the

other words in the

sentence? Is the sentence

logical? Does it make

sense?

but his wife.]

his wife

1 they were tired, they worked overtime.

(A) Because

(B) In spite

(C) Since

(D) Although

Even though In spite of NP

Ex:

1 Although the weather was bad (Clause) , he tried to get to the

village.

2 In spite of bad weather ( NP),

he tried to get to the village.

3 In spite of the fact that the

weather was bad (Clause), he

tried to get to the village

2 Neither Ms Chen Mr Martinez was able to attend the seminar.

(A) nor

(B) and

(C) neither

(D) or

neither … nor … used to show that a

negative statement is true of two things: I

neither knew nor cared what had happened to him After neither and either you use a

for the job Neither of and either of are

informal: Neither of my parents speaks / speak

a foreign language When neither… nor… or either… or… are used with two singular

nouns, the verb can be singular or plural A

plural verb is more informal

3 Mr Park worked for

us, he had received training abroad.

(A) Before

(B) After

(C) While

(D) When

Note: THE P.PERFECT

TENSE

is used to express an

action that happened

before another action

in the past

Ex: When I came to the station, she had left.

4 Please answer the phone it rings.

(A) during

(B) when

(C) because

(D) and

Ex: + When I come to DN, I’ll call you

= I’ll call you when I come to DN

+ Unless he comes, I’ll go = I’ll go

unless he comes

1 When/unless/if + S + V ( simple

present), S+ will/shall/can/ may/might + V-Inf.) )

When you come to DN, please call me

= Please call me when you come to DN

2 When/if + S + V (simple present), V (Infi.)

5 You can look at the clothes

in the shop windows, you can’t go in and buy them.

(A) but

(B) or

(C) after

(D) while

6 The soccer game won’t be postponed it looks like

Eventhough In spite of NP

Ex:

1 Although the weather was bad (Clause) , he tried to get to the

village.

2 In spite of bad weather ( NP),

he tried to get to the village.

3 In spite of the fact that the

weather was bad (Clause), he

tried to get to the village

7 profits have improved, we’re all getting bonuses.

(A) Since

(B) Before

(C) Although

(D) During

8 Ms Adams refused the

promotion the large raise (A) because

(B) but

(C) despite

(D) neither

Eventhough In spite of NP

Ex:

1 Although the weather was bad (Clause) , he tried to get to the

village.

2 In spite of bad weather ( NP),

he tried to get to the village.

3 In spite the fact that the

weather was bad (Clause), he

tried to get to the village

9 The hotel will accept no guests it’s being

10 Restaurant food handlers must wear latex gloves

Because + clause = Because of + NP

Because he loves her, he’ll get married to her

He’ll get married to her

because of his love for her

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