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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Conjunction
Can I say,
(a) The tadpole has a tail but no legs / but it has no legs.
(b) She performed well but was / but she was not successful.
(c) Peter took part in the quiz and won / and he won the prize.
(d) They were disappointed because lost / because they the game.
(e) I failed the test so had / so I had to work to work harder.
(a) The tadpole has a tail but no legs / but it has no legs.
(b) She performed well but was / but she was not successful.
(c) Peter took part in the quiz and won / and he won the prize.
(d) They were disappointed because lost / because they the game.
(e) I failed the test so had / so I had to work to work harder.
Top answer
Notice the commas: (a) The tadpole has a tail but no legs / , but it has no legs. (b) She performed well but was / , but she was not successful. (c) Peter took part in the quiz and won / , and he won the prize.
- Notice the commas: (a) The tadpole has a tail but no legs / , but it has no legs.
- (b) She performed well but was / , but she was not successful.
- (c) Peter took part in the quiz and won / , and he won the prize.
- (d) They were disappointed because they lost the game.
- (e) I failed the test so had / , so I had to work to work harder.
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Notice the commas:
(a) The tadpole has a tail but no legs / , but it has no legs.
(b) She performed well but was / , but she was not successful.
(c) Peter took part in the quiz and won / , and he won the prize.
(d) They were disappointed because they lost the game.
(e) I failed the test so had / , so I had to
(a) The tadpole has a tail but no legs / , but it has no legs.
(b) She performed well but was / , but she was not successful.
(c) Peter took part in the quiz and won / , and he won the prize.
(d) They were disappointed because they lost the game.
(e) I failed the test so had / , so I had to
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Thanks, should I know when do we omit the pronouns? When we use the conjunction like "but", "so", "and", we can omit it, but others conjuntions we cannot, right?
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The coordinating conjunctions seem to permit the omissions regularly, but the subordinating conjunctions are more refractory.
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Sorry, I can't get what do you mean, can tell me more examples?
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You haven't even taken any time to think about it or use your dictionary, Vincent. Please have the courtesy to at least pretend you are trying to understand what I have told you.
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Dear Mister,
I have already tried to figure out, but some terms are hardly to be found in the dictionary like,
subordinating conjunctions , I really can't get it the meaning. If I'm a native speaker, I won't post this so silly questions here.
I have already tried to figure out, but some terms are hardly to be found in the dictionary like,
subordinating conjunctions , I really can't get it the meaning. If I'm a native speaker, I won't post this so silly questions here.
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Hello, Vincent. But you have a [url=http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm]GRAMMAR BOOK[/url], don't you? Read about coordinating and subordinating conjunctions at that link. They are key tools.
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