メニュー
© 2008-2018 Matsuesoft Corporation
| The following are some of the problems that other students who speak other languages encounter using conjunctions in sentence structure: |
| 1. one conjunction for two clauses We do not normally use two conjunctions to join two clauses. Examples: - 'Although' she was tired, she went to work. She was tired 'but' she went to work. (NOT Although she was tired but she went to work.) - 'Because' I liked him, I tried to help him. I liked him, 'so' I tried to help him. (NOT Because I liked him, so I tried to help him.) - 'As' you know, I work very hard. You know 'that' I work very hard. (NOT As you know, that I work very hard.) "And" or "or" are exempted in the rule, we can use them together with repeated conjunction. For instance: - We came back 'because' we ran out of money, 'and because' Ann got ill. - She didn't write when I was ill, 'or when' I got married. |
| 2. Relative pronouns are also conjunctions Relative pronouns (who, which and that) join clause like conjunctions. Example: There's the girl 'who' works with my sister. A relative pronoun is like the subject of the subject that comes after it. So we do not need another subject of object. Examples: - I've got a fried 'who' works in a pub. (NOT...who he works in a pub.) - The man (that) she married was an old friend of mine. (NOT The man that she married him...) - She always thanks me for the money 'that' I give her. (NOT...the money that I give her it.) |
| 3. that, where and when 'That' is often used instead of which or who(m) Example: There's the girl 'that' works with my sister. |