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Finally: part 4 of Sentence Connectors. Let’s remember what linking adverbs and transition words are. They connect two independent clauses or sentences. They provide transition between ideas. They can also be called conjunctive adverbs. They can be used at the beginning of a sentence or mid-sentence with punctuation. Addition Alternative Cause-Effect Comparison Condition Contrast Emphasis [...]
Intensive Verbs We use intensive verbs to describe the subject. Intensive verbs are also called copular verbs, are usually followed by a noun or a noun phrase, an adjective or a prepositional phrase. Intensive means to focus on one thing; in this case, the subject. The words or phrases following an intensive verb work as [...]
Hello again! Ready for part 3: Subordinating Conjuctions? If you want to check out past posts: – Introduction to Sentence Connectors – Coordinating Conjunctions – Correlating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions connect a dependent clause and an independent clause and establish a relationship between them. They happen at the beginning of a sentences (with a comma in [...]
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We have already looked at Coordinating Conjunctions. Now we’ll continue with Correlative Conjunctions. These conjunctions connect equal sentence elements together (like two nouns) and are always composed by two words. Addition Alternative Cause-Effect Comparison Condition Contrast Both…And Either…Or So..That As…As Whether…Or not Neither…Nor Not only…Also Neither…Nor Such…That More…Than Not only…But also Rather than Less…Than And…Too [...]