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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Clausal opener

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02br 02br 00Note that clausal openers should not state the obvious. 0-

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1font00When the bus arrived02font00, there was no room to get on.02br
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01font00When the pop start arrived02font00, the crowd went wild02br
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01font00Since the match was delayed02font00, they had time to have something to eat.0
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0 01font00The weather being mild,02font00 we went swimming. 0-
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Some clausal openers are:

W- when, w-while, w- where,

A- as

S- since

I- if

A- although
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Down the steep slope, the skiier fell.

As dusk fell, she ran into her house.

As I packed my bag I listened to music.

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Although it was to late
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When

While

Where

As

Since

If

Although

Because

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-since

-when

-while

-where

-as

-if

-although

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