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Appendix 4
Appendix4
UNIT 93
UNIT93
may help you if you ask. X
She even
1 1 She even may help you if you ask. X
even help you
if you
ask.
^
goes
in mid position)
She may
('even'
<*• She may even help you if you ask. W (‘even' goes in mid position)
@
UNIT 94
UNIT 94
before you will go. X
Have something to eat before you will go. X
1 1 Have something to eat
before you go.
f'
*" Have something to eat before you go. W
@ Have something to eat
have finished,
you
6.
will
exercise
X
do
When
2 2 When you will have finished, do exercise 6. X
f'
6.
finished,
exercise
do
have
# When you
•" When you have finished, do exercise 6. W
UNIT 95
UNIT95
football hit my window.
X
1 1 I was driving under the bridge as a a football hit my window. X
Iwas driving under the bridge as
I was driving under the bridge when a football hit my window. ^
*" | was driving under the bridge when a football hit my window. W
flat during
in Jim's
stayed
on holiday.
X
he was
We
2 2 We stayed in Jim's flat during he was on holiday. X
We stayed in Jim's flat while/when he was on holiday. • (or ...during the time that he
'*• We stayed in Jim's flat while/when he was on holiday. W (or ...during the time that he
@
was on holiday.) ('During' is a preposition, not a conjunction, so it comes at the
was on holiday.) ('During' is a preposition, not a conjunction, so it comes at the
beginning of a noun phrase, not a subordinate clause.)
beginning of a noun phrase, not a subordinate clause.)
UNIT 96
UNIT96
so I was late for the meeting. X
Because I'd lost my watch,
1 1 Because I'd lost my watch, so I was late for the meeting. X
Because I'd lost my watch, I was late for the meeting, or I'd lost my watch, so I was late
®
(•• Because I'd lost my watch, I was late for the meeting. or I'd lost my watch, so I was late
t/ (We don't use 'because' and 'so' together in a sentence.)
for the meeting, W (We don't use 'because' and 'so' together in a sentence.)
for the meeting.
We couldn't go sailing because the weather. X
2 2 We couldn't go sailing because the weather. X
couldn't go sailing because of the weather. ^
<»" We couldn't go sailing because of the weather. Y
® We
due to I don't know German. X
3 3 I couldn't understand the instructions due to I don't know German. X
I couldn't understand the instructions
I couldn't understand the instructions because I don't know German.
*• | couldn't understand the instructions because I don't know German. • YW
UNIT 97
UNIT97
be late
X
for the interview.
o'clock not to
6
at
I got up
1 1 I got up at 6 o'clock not to be late for the interview. X
I got up at 6 o'clock so as not to be late for the interview. »/
*• | got up at 6 o'clock so as not to be late for the interview. W
for
Scotland
playing
went to
golf.
X
He
2 2 He went to Scotland for playing golf. X
He went to Scotland to play •
<•" He went to Scotland to play golf.
golf. W
@
UNIT 98
UNIT98
but they never looked like winning. X
Although they played well, but they never looked like winning. X
1 1 Although they played well,
Although they played well, they never looked like winning, or They played well, but they
•" @ Although they played well, they never looked like winning. or They played well, but they
same
(We don't normally use two conjunctions in the
never looked like winning. %/ (We don't normally use two conjunctions in the same
never looked like winning. “
sentence.)
sentence.)
still falling heavily, she went out. X
2 2 Despite the snow was
Despite the snow was still falling heavily, she went out. X
Despite the heavy snow, she went out. (or Although it was snowing heavily, or Despite
•" @ Despite the heavy snow, she went out. (or Although it was snowing heavily, or Despite
so
fact that
is
be
it can't
followed
('Despite'
snowing
a preposition,
heavily)
it was
^
the
the fact that it was snowing heavily) W ('Despite' is a preposition, so it can't be followed
by a clause with a finite verb.)
by a clause with a finite verb.)
UNIT 99
UNIT99
set out a bit earlier. X
Peter had avoided the traffic jam if he'd set out a bit earlier. X
1 1 Peter had avoided the traffic jam if he'd
a
bit earlier.
set
out
if he'd
avoided
the
have
Peter
would
traffic
jam
•* @ Peter would have avoided the traffic jam if he'd set out a bit earlier. •YW
I'd help you. X
2 2 If I would know what you wanted, I'd help you. X
IfI would know what you wanted,
If I knew what you wanted,
I'd help you.
@
<•" IfI knew what you wanted, I'd help you. \/ Ww
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