| 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. |
