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B1sentence structure80 câu hỏi

Complex word order

Quy tắc

Longer sentences join clauses, and the joining word decides both the order inside the clause and the punctuation around it.

Ghi nhớ

  • A subordinate clause keeps statement order however it begins.
  • When the subordinate clause comes first, a comma separates the two.
  • Although, because, while and so are not interchangeable; each sets a different relation.

Bẫy thường gặp cần tránh

English uses one connector per relation. Although it was late, we stayed is complete, and adding but after it doubles a link the sentence already has.

Tự kiểm tra

Combine five pairs of sentences with three different connectors, then practise.

Tiếp tục củng cố kiến thức với các chủ đề khác cùng cấp độ.