Writing Academic English 4th Edition

228 Part 111 ISentenceStructure

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forthefollowingkindsofmistakes.

sothat

I madeanappointmentwithmyhistoryprofessor,saI couldaskhisadvice

aboutgraduateschools.

EventhoughIamstudyingfivehoursa night,~I amstillgettinglowgrades.

OR

EventhoughI amstudyingfivehoursa night,butIamstillgettinglowgrades.

Hedoesnoteatmeavbecauseheis a vegetarian.

If

YfHesshisfatherwerenottheownerofthestore,hewouldnotbeworkinghere.

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WRONGSUBORDINATOR

TooMANYCONNECTORS

INCORRECTSUBORDINATOR

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  Time when,whenever,while, WheneverIhadtospeakinfrontofpeople,I was
  assoonas,after,since, paralyzedbyfear.
  as,before,until
  Place where,wherever, I sawunfriendly,criticalfaceseverywhereI looked.
  everywhere,anywhere
  Distance as+adverb+as Sherunsonthebeachasfarasshecan.

Frequency as+adverb+as Hevisitshisfamilyasoftenashecan.

Manner as,as+adverb+as, I triedtoactasifIwerenotafraid.

asif/asthough

Reason because,since,as SinceI needtomakespeechesforcareeradvancement,

I enrolledina speechclass.

Purpose sothat,inorderthat I tooka speechclasssothatIcouldovercomemy

fearofpublicspeaking.

Result so+adjective/adverb+that Atfirst,makinga speechmademesonervousthatIgot

sucha(n)+noun+that astomachachebeforeeveryclass.

somuch/little+noun+that

somany/few+noun+that Duringthesemester,I madesomanyspeechesthatIlost

someofmyfear.

Concession although,eventhough, EventhoughIamasuccessfulbusinessexecutive,

(unexpected though I stilldonotenjoyspeakinginpublic.

result)

Contrast(direct while,whereas Atsocialevents,I liketotalkquietlywithoneortwopeople,

opposition) whereasmygirlfriendenjoysbeinginthecenterofacrowd.

Conditional if,unless If Ihadn'ttakenthatspeechclassincollege,I wouldn't

beabletodomyjobwell.

UnlessI havetogiveanimpromptuspeechonatopicIknow

nothingabout,I feelquiteconfidentinfrontofanyaudience.