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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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I would like to know how & where following conjunctions are used in English "After, since, when, although, so that, whenever, as, supposing, where, because, than, whereas, before, that, wherever, but that, though, if , Whether, which, in order that, till, while, unless, who, no matter, until, why, how, what, even though"

please be kind enough to explain with an example for each sentence!
  

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After leaving school, I went to a restaurant ( Adv. adjunct of time) Since he is here now, I'll left ( Reason clause) When he arrived, Tom got angry (Time clause) Lorna went out although it was raining (Concessive clause) He lowered his voice so (that)/in order that his sister couldn't hear him. (Clause of purpose) If you belive that, you will belive anything ( Conditional clause) They went wherever they could find work ( Clause of place).

  • After leaving school, I went to a restaurant ( Adv.
  • adjunct of time) Since he is here now, I'll left ( Reason clause) When he arrived, Tom got angry (Time clause) Lorna went out although it was raining (Concessive clause) He lowered his voice so (that)/in order that his sister couldn't hear him.
  • (Clause of purpose) If you belive that, you will belive anything ( Conditional clause) They went wherever they could find work ( Clause of place).
  • Whether trained or not, Mary is doing an excellent job.
  • (Alternative conditional-concessive clause) The book which I bought is too expensive (Defining relative clause) Why she did so is unknown (Wh interrogative clause) They took what they offered them.
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After leaving school, I went to a restaurant ( Adv. adjunct of time)
Since he is here now, I'll left ( Reason clause)
When he arrived, Tom got angry (Time clause)
Lorna went out although it was raining (Concessive clause)
He lowered his voice so (that)/in order that his sister couldn't hear him. (Clause of purpose)
If you belive that, you will belive anything ( Condition

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