SKILL 10: ADJECTIVE CLAUSE CONNECTOR/ SUBJECTS

          SKILL 10:                 ADJECTIVE CLAUSE        CONNECTOR/ SUBJECTS         In this 10, a noun clause connector is not only a connector; a  noun clause connector can also be the subject of the clause at  the same time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

skill 9 Use noun clause connector correctly

skill 9 Use noun clause connector correctly 

A noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun. Because the noun clause is a noun, it is used in a sentence as either an object of a verb; an object of preposition, or the subject of the sentence.

 

Skill 8 Use Other Adverb Connector Correctly.

                  Skill 8 Use Other Adverb Connector Correctly.                                                                                                                                                       Adverb Clauses can express the ideas of time and cause, as you read in skill 7. Adverb clause can also express a number of other ideas, such as contrast, condition, manner and place. Because these clauses are adverb clauses, they have the same structure as the time and cause clauses in Skill 7. Study the following sentences.

I will leave at 7:00 if I am ready

Although I was late, I managed to catch the train

In each of theses examples, there are two clauses that are correctly joined with adverb connectors.  In the first sentence, the adverb condition connector if comes in the middle of these sentences. In the second sentence, the adverb contrast connector although comes at the beginning of the sentence, and a comma (,) is used in the middle of the sentence.                                                                                                                                                                            

Skill 7 Use Adverb Time and Cause Connector Correctly

   Skill 7                                                                                 Use Adverb Time and Cause Connector Correctly                                 Sentences with adverb clauses have two basic patterns in English. Study the clauses and connector in the following sentences.

1. I will sign the check before you leave
2. Before you leave, I will sign the check.

In each of these examples, there are two clauses you leave and I will sign the check, and the clause you leave is an adverb time clause because it is introduced with the connector before. 

In the first example, the connector before comes in the middle of the sentence, and no comma (,) is used.

In the second example, the connector before comes at the beginning of the sentence. In this pattern, when the connector comes at the beginning of the sentences, a                                        comma (,) is required in the middle of the sentence.                                                                                                           

Skill 6 Use Coordinate Connector Correctly

 Skill 6 Use Coordinate Connector Correctly                                 When you have two clauses in an English sentences, you must connect the two sentences correctly. One way to connect two clauses is to use AND, BUT, OR, SO, or YET between the clauses.

Look at the following sentences:

• Tom is singing, and Paul is dancing.
• Tom is tall, but Paul is short.
• Tom must write the letters, or Paul will do it.
• Tom told a joke, so Paul laughed
• Tom is tired, yet he is not going to sleep.

In each of these sentences, there are two clauses that are correctly joined with a coordinate conjunction AND, BUT, OR, SO or YET, and a comma (,).