* I Took Her Home and I Went Back at Once

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COORDINATE CLAUSES

1. To add an idea

* I took her home and I went back at once.

* We visited both London and New York

not only London but also New York

not only London but New York too/as well

* She is nice as well as sensible.

* I don't like the play, furthermore / moreover / besides / in addition I'm tired.

* She is neither friendly nor co-operative.

2. to contrast

* She has already seen the film but / yet she doesn't like it.

* He is angry, however / nevertheless / nonetheless / all the same I don't think he will tell you.

SUBORDINATE CLAUSES

1. of place

* She went where I was.

* I will go wherever you go.

2. of time

* Bill phoned before / after you called.

* She left the room as I entered.

* I'll tell you once I have done it.

* Don't disturb me while (whilst) I am working.

* I'll wait till / until you help me / Monday.

* I feel good now that everything is over.

* He told it to me as soon as he knew it.

* I'll come whenever you call me.

* Soon after he jumps his parachute will open.

* He had no sooner drunk the coffee than he felt drowsy.

(No sooner had he drunk ...)

* The play had hardly begun when the lights went off.

(Hardly had the play begun ...)

3. of manner

* I should do as you did.

* She acts as if she didn't know me.

* She looked at me as though she wanted to kill me.

4. of purpose

* He came in quietly so as / in order not to wake the child.

* I light/am lighting/ have lit/ will light the fire so that the house will be hot.

* I am giving/ have given/ will give him a key so that he can get into the house at any time.

* I pinned the note on the pillow so that he would (could ) find it.

* I don't let him climb trees in case he tears his trousers

* He doesn't/ didn't come for fear that (lest) he (should) meet her.

5. of reason

* We camped there because it was too dark to go on.

* We couldn't buy anything to eat as we didn't have any money left.

* Since you wanted to go to the sea, why don't you go?

* The days were shorts, for it was now December.

* she can't understand why he doesn't call her anymore.

* He is quite happy now that he has moved to London.

* Seeing that her mother didn't pay attention to him, he took more cookies.

* He is fairly quiet considering that he is taking an exam tomorrow.

6. of result

* I haven't studied thus / therefore / so / consequently I won't take the exam.

* Their telephone was tapped; the information thus collected sent them down.

* They had such a fierce dog that no one went near their house.

* So many people complained that the programme was taken off.

7. of condition

* I will tell you if you call me

would tell called

would have told had called

* I won't tell you unless you call me.

* I'll go provided (that) / as (so) long as / on condition that/ in case she comes.

8. of concession

* Even if / (al)though you don't like him you can still be polite.

* No matter what you do, don't touch this switch.

* No matter how tired you feel, keep on walking.

* The Lakers won't call you however tall you are.

* I won't borrow you any money while / whereas you don't pay me back what you owe me.

* Don't tell him that I told you this whatever you do.

* He is thinking whether he calls her or not.

* In spite of being angry / his anger, he spoke to me politely.

* Much as I like Betty, I wouldn't be married to her.

9. of comparison

* There was a terrible storm; it was like the end of the world.

being in hell.

* When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

*** I worked as a slave = I was a slave.

I worked like a slave = I worked very hard.

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