a comma before a conjunction to join two independent clauses (meaning two complete thoughts) into one sentence. (Because there are two complete thoughts‚ this sentence type is called a compound sentence.) Coordinating conjunctions: and‚ but‚ so‚ or‚ nor‚ yet‚ for. Example: Your boss may become unhappy with employees for being late‚ so it is wise to arrive a few minutes early. Use a comma after an introductory word‚ phrase‚ or dependent clause to separate it from the rest of the sentence Example:
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IELTS Introduction Listening ( 30 min.) 10 Questions in each section Types of questions asked : Multiple Choices Short Answer Questions Sentence Completion Matching Classification etc. Reading (60 min.) 40 Questions in all Types of questions asked : Academic General Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Short Answer Questions Short Answer Questions Sentence Completion Sentence Completion Labelling a Diagram Labelling a Diagram Choosing Suitable
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FOR EMILY BY WILLIAM FAULKNER AT GRAMMATICAL LEVEL Firstly I am going to analyze the source text through grammatical perspective. In the first paragraph‚ sentences are appropriate for the word order of the source language and noun clauses and adjectival clauses are used by using emdash. However‚ in the first translation by Hamdi Koç (Emily İçin Bir Gül)‚ the sentences are closer to the souyce language rather than target language since they are out of typical word order of target language. In
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Culture is something everybody is a part of‚ it shapes your identity and depending on where you live your culture can vary a great deal. If only one culture was existent everyone would be more alike which would result in fewer disagreements but since people wouldn’t be as diverse they would be boring and ordinary. It is an issue and a blessing that children in the Chinese culture often are raised with discipline and taught to work hard because it is debatable if this will result in successful children
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grants Congress the power "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers"‚ this is known as the Necessary and Proper Clause. The Necessary and Proper Clause grants Congress the authority to create and enforce laws that are deemed “necessary and proper”. The draft of this clause provoked plenty controversy during the discussions
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discourse markers in the table are generally used at the start of a phrase or clause. (a clause is a minimal grammatical structure that has meaning in its own right‚ and consists of a subject and verb‚ and often an object too). Sentence connectors do not always begin a completely new sentence; they may be separated from the previous idea with a semi-colon. Type of relationship Sentence connectors Position within clause/sentence Adding something Moreover; In addition; Additionally; Further;
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and past the trees. * Conjunction can connect two sentences or clauses. * When two sentences are joined‚ a comma MUST be placed before the conjunction. Example: I played cards for awhile but then I played chess. Types of Conjuctions 1. Coordinating Conjunctions 2. Subordinating Conjunctions 3. Correlative Conjunctions 1. Coordinating Conjunctions * They connect words‚ phrases‚ and clauses‚ which are sentences. * They connect things of equal value. (This
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REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES Reduced relative clauses are participle clauses which follow a noun. They are like relative clauses‚ but with the relative pronoun and auxiliary verb (if there is one) left out. Because they modify nouns‚ (reduced) relative clauses are occasionally referred to as adjective clauses. Reduced relative clauses are used most often instead of defining relative clauses‚ which are what we’ll be mainly looking at. Reduced Relative Clauses You may remove the relative pronoun
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COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS AND PHRASES * Sentence connectors connect two independent clauses. All sentence connectors may be used with a period and a comma between the independent clauses. Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan. Similarly‚ New York is the center of banking and finance in the United States. * Some sentence connectors may also be used with a semicolon and a comma between the independent clauses. Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan; likewise‚ New York is the center of banking
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a/an A. predicate adjective. B. indirect object. C. prepositional phrase. D. infinitive phrase. 4. How could you combine the following two sentences into a complex sentence with a dependent adjectival clause? The boy wore a green coat. He carried his sister home. A. The boy carried home his sister’s green coat. B. The boy who wore a green coat carried his sister home. C. The boy wore a green coat; he carried his
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