Conjunctions – find the mistakes
January 21st, 2012 in English Quiz
Each sentence given below contains a mistake. Find the mistake and correct it.
1. Because I was tired, so I decided to go home.
2. As you know, that I work very hard.
January 21st, 2012 in English Quiz
Each sentence given below contains a mistake. Find the mistake and correct it.
1. Because I was tired, so I decided to go home.
2. As you know, that I work very hard.
May 28th, 2011 in Improve English
As a conjunction while means ‘during the time that’, ‘for as long as’, ‘at the same time as’ and similar ideas.
January 21st, 2011 in Common Mistakes
Incorrect: The car either dashed against a goat or a donkey.
Correct: The car dashed against either a goat or a donkey. (either + noun + or + noun)
October 12th, 2010 in Improve English
Before as an adverb
As an adverb before means ‘at any time before now”. In British
English, before is commonly used with a present perfect tense.
September 15th, 2010 in Improve English
Since
As a conjunction since means ‘from the past time when’.
Where have you been since I last saw you?
It is one week since we arrived here.
I have never seen him since I left that city.
February 12th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
Conjunctions are words that join together sentences, and sometimes words. There are mainly two types of conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
February 12th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning
Except and unless
The conjunction except does not mean the same as the conjunction unless.