Combining Two Short Sentences Into One Longer Sentence (Grade 10 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Purpose of combining sentences
Purpose of combining sentences
Smooth, flowing sentences; sounds mature & professional
'But' shows what
'But' shows what
Contrast between two ideas
'Who' is used for
'Who' is used for
Describing people/adding info about a person
Punctuation around 'who' clause
Punctuation around 'who' clause
Commas surround the 'who' clause
Complex sentence contains
Complex sentence contains
Main clause and subordinate clause
Main (independent) clause
Main (independent) clause
Can stand alone as a complete sentence
Subordinate (dependent) clause
Subordinate (dependent) clause
Cannot stand alone; depends on main clause
'When' shows what
'When' shows what
Time relationship between events
Punctuation after 'when' clause at sentence start
Punctuation after 'when' clause at sentence start
Comma after the 'when' clause
'If' shows what
'If' shows what
A condition (one thing depends on another)