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Correlate Conjunctions

Correlate Conjunctions are always used in pairs.

They show the relationship between the ideas expressed in different parts of a sentence.

 

Examples:

Both...and             Both Susan and her sister are in the forest now

Not only...but also  He not only

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Drawbacks of modern life

            Nowadays, people always try to work hard in order to have a better life. Though our living standard has been improved dramatically, our quality of life is not as good as it is in the past in many ways.

            First of all, many people

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Punctuation Note (4)

COLON

 

Study the following sentences:

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  • He just picked a date out of the blue: June 13, 1998.
  • By the time the wedding day rolled around, Weinlick had pre

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HYPHEN (Dash)

 

Study the following sentences:

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  • There is now computer-controlled plastic surgery.
  • Life is a never-ending circuit.

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Benefits of Home-cooked food

Foods play an important role in our life, for they provide us a variety of vital vitamins and minerals. Therefore, it is necessary that we choose the best foods which are good for our health. To my mind, home-cooked foods are the best choice for thre

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How to use adverbs correctly

Dear friends! I have been asked this question so many times that I decided to start such a discussion. I hope you will read what I have written and ask me questions if you have some. The following are basic grammar rules. Of course, in some particula

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Punctuation Note (2)

COMMA (Part 2)

 

Study the following sentences:

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  • But with Jordan out, that’s good to hurt the Bulls worse than the Lakers.
  • At the end o

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Mad World

I've almost forgotten that I'm a member of this group.

I've been a little active in the audio group but not on this one.

So, though I've posted my karaoke on another group, I'm hoping nobody will shoot me for posting it again here.

So here's the link:

ht

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Punctuation Note (3)

APOSTROPHE

 

Study the following sentences:

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  • It’s a book.
  • I’ve just arrived.
  • If you don’t go to the beach, you’ll have missed out one of life’s most in

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Capitalization Note

Study the following sentences:

 

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  • Was Columbus really the first explorer to discover the America?
  • On May 25, 1969, Ra left Safi in Morocco.
  • They crossed the Atlantic in 57

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Punctuation Note (1)

COMMA (Part 1)

 

 

Study the following sentences:

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  • The new dining room looks bigger, brighter, and prettier than the old one.
  • Good choices are the roast chicken with

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Nights in white satin

Nights in white satin, never reaching the end,
Letters I've written, never meaning to send.
Beauty I'd always missed with these eyes before.
Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore.

'Cos I love you, yes I love you, oh how I love you.

Gazing at

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