Sentence Improvement (Clauses & Phrases) Linking words

Clauses
I eat crispy potato chips.
Clauses have sub-verb object.

Phrases
Crispy potato chips One Saturday morning.
Phrases have no full sentence. It adds meaning to a sentence.

Identify clause/phrase

• I want some sweets.
• Along the Northern coast Joseph likes white pigeons.
• She works in an NGO.
• By the side of a swiftly flowing river

List of Subordinating conjunctions

Which type of sentence requires subordinate conjunction?
Simple / Compound / Complex

Fill in the blanks with subordinate conjunction:

1.He goes to college……he finishes his breakfast.
2…… she took the medicine, she felt better.
3.It has been a year……I have not driven the car.
4.Gurgaon has high rise buildings, Delhi has no such buildings.
5.I fall sick….I work regularly for 7 days.
6.Sam practices golf…..he knows how to play.
7.Neha wanted to improve her score, she took extra classes.
8.Nick got the opportunity……he is slow in learning.

Select the Complex sentences and answer why: –
1. The water is flowing.
2. The building is beautiful, but it is made up of glass.
3. If the dog barks, they will complain to security.
4. Jenny enrolled in the course because it was the last day.
5. He had a toothache.
6. Although the road was bumpy, I drove smoothly.
7. You have to work hard since you required 90% for admission.
8. Cats are good pets, for they are clean and less noisy.

• I like studying types of sentences because it is explained well.
• Because types of sentences are explained well, I like studying them.

• Mom cooked food as soon as the kids came back from school.
• As soon as the kids came back from school, mom cooked food.

• Although it was raining, Mr. Roy went fishing.
• Mr. Roy went fishing although it was raining.

• Nick will not get admission to the college if he doesn’t complete the
given task.
• If Nick doesn’t complete the task, he will not get admission.

Contrast:
In spite of / Despite
Although/ even though / though However / nevertheless/ still/ yet/ Even so/ In contrast/ On the contrary
On the one hand, on the other hand
In contrast to / Contrary to
Whereas

Purpose:
In order to / So as to In order that / So that

Consequence:
Consequently/ As a Consequence/
As a result/ Therefore

Addition:
Moreover/ Furthermore/ In addition/ Besides
As well as

Reason and Cause:
Because/ As/ Since
Because of/ On account of/ Due to

Exemplification:
For example/ For instance Such as

Use the linkers, subordinate conjunctions(from the box below), punctuations, and make a better paragraph.
The internet is a powerful tool it has made easier and cheaper to keep in touch with family and friends. The internet provides us all of the information in the world at work, school and home. In the past, research involved spending many hours in the library. The same information is available online. Of course, not all of the material on the internet is offensive. Some of it is dangerous – there is everything from hacking to instructions on how to make bombs. I feel that this free movement and sharing of information has generally been beneficial.

Simple Sentences
Many people travel to work by car. They travel by car because it is quick and convenient. Cars cause air pollution. The number of cars should be limited in city centers. Limiting car use will reduce air pollution. People should use public transportation. Public transport needs to be improved. Better and cheaper public transport will encourage people to use it.

Simple and Complex
Many people travel to work by car because it is quick and convenient. Cars cause air pollution so the number should be limited in city centers. By doing this, air pollution can be reduced. Furthermore, public transport needs to be improved to encourage people to use that mode of transport rather than private cars. This can be done by offering cheaper and better public transport.

Complex Sentences
Many people commute to work by car simply because it is a quick and convenient way to travel. As cars pollute the air with carbon emissions, it is advisable that the number of vehicles should be limited, particularly in city centers. By reducing harmful emissions, air pollution will most definitely return to safer levels which will be less dangerous for people’s health. Furthermore, as a step to reducing the use of private vehicles, the government ought to encourage the use of public transport by offering the public a cheaper and more reliable public transportation system