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Kingston123 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Can I change sentence like this?

Sentence: Even though his mother was a driving instructor, my cousin failed his driving test six times.

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My cousin failed his driving test six times, even though his mother was a driving instructor.

  

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kingston123 Sentence: Even though his mother was a driving instructor, my cousin failed his driving test six times. [OK] to My cousin failed his driving test six times, even though his mother was a driving instructor. ] When you put the subordinate clause first (your first example), you use a comma to separate clauses.

  • kingston123 Sentence: Even though his mother was a driving instructor, my cousin failed his driving test six times.
  • [OK] to My cousin failed his driving test six times, even though his mother was a driving instructor.
  • ] When you put the subordinate clause first (your first example), you use a comma to separate clauses.
  • When you put the subordinate clause last (your second example), you do not use a comma.
  • Otherwise, you can change the order of clauses in that sentence.
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kingston123

Sentence: Even though his mother was a driving instructor, my cousin failed his driving test six times. [OK]

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My cousin failed his driving test six times, even though his mother was a driving instructor. [See below.]

When you put the subordi

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