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Anil17 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Conjunctions in Sentences
Hi there
I have just attempted some conjunctions from the following list. Can someone please approve my answers, as I am very unsure about them, certainly as I am confused when to use "as" or "because". My answers are highlighted in red font.
Combine the following pairs of sentences using the following “joining” words: “as,” “after,” “where,” or “because”:
I have just attempted some conjunctions from the following list. Can someone please approve my answers, as I am very unsure about them, certainly as I am confused when to use "as" or "because". My answers are highlighted in red font.
Combine the following pairs of sentences using the following “joining” words: “as,” “after,” “where,” or “because”:
- The birds flew away. The noisy children approached.
- The boys returned home. The game was over.
- The sun shone brilliantly. The thunder-storm had passed.
- Mary was top of her class. She always worked very hard.
- The bridge was built. The river was narrow at that point.
- The young horse ran away. The road-roller frightened him.
- There boys liked to play. Woods and caves were there.
- The bells pealed merrily. The girls were passing.
- The brds flew away as the noisy children approached.
- The boys returned home after the game was over.
- The sun shone brilliantly after the thunder-storm had passed.
- Mary was top of her class as she (or “because she”) always worked very hard.
- The bridge was built where the river was narrow at that point.
- The young horse ran away because the road-roller frightened him.
- There, boys liked to play as (or “because”) woods and caves were there.
- The bells pealed merrily as the girls were passing.
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I'd do this, Anil: Mary was top of her class because she always worked very hard. -- This sentence is a little odd,but 'where' does not work if the sentence also includes 'at that point'. ' Boys liked to play there because woods and caves were there.
- I'd do this, Anil: Mary was top of her class because she always worked very hard.
- -- This sentence is a little odd,but 'where' does not work if the sentence also includes 'at that point'.
- ' Boys liked to play there because woods and caves were there.
- I would suggest that you avoid 'as' meaning 'because'-- nowadays it usually causes confusion for most readers not studying that grammr point at the moment.
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I'd do this, Anil:
Mary was top of her class because she always worked very hard.
The bridge was built because the river was narrow at that point.-- This sentence is a little odd,but 'where' does not work if the sentence also includes 'at that point'. This is OK: 'The bridge was built
I'd do this, Anil:
Mary was top of her class because she always worked very hard.
The bridge was built because the river was narrow at that point.-- This sentence is a little odd,but 'where' does not work if the sentence also includes 'at that point'. This is OK: 'The bridge was built
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Thanks Mister Micawber
Does this mean the other questions are correct.
Does this mean the other questions are correct.
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Hi there,
The real answer is The birds flew away after the noisy children approached.
The boys returned home after the game was over.
this one is right.
The sun shone brilliantly where the thunder-storm had passed.
Thats it f
The real answer is The birds flew away after the noisy children approached.
The boys returned home after the game was over.
this one is right.The sun shone brilliantly where the thunder-storm had passed.
Thats it f
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Hello, Allen-- and thanks for contributing to this thread. Your sentences are fine, but so are the originals. There are often several ways to combine clauses.
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Hello, Allen-- and thanks for contributing to this thread. Your sentences are fine, but so are the originals. There are often several ways to combine clauses.
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