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,nstead of writing -(i iam +enn founded a city of brother y o"e. 0echose the !uncture of e aware and Schuy ki ri"ers/' we write&

(here the Schuy ki Ri"er !oins the e aware' (i iam +enn founded acity of brother y o"e.

Cause: (since or as) ,nstead of writing -She was terri2ed of arge groups and debating was

not for her/' we write& Since she was terri2ed of arge groups' she decided against debating. Concession : (as if, though, although) ,nstead of writing -0e c aimed to despise 3akarska. 0e went there

e"ery summer/' we write& A though he c aimed to despise 3akarska' he went there e"ery summer. Condition : #if, unless, provided, since) ,nstead of writing -0e probab y won4t be ab e to get an ,*phone. The

prices are too high/' we write' 5n ess he can get a discount' she probab y won4t be ab e to a6ord an ,*

phone. Exception : #e!cept, besides etc.) ,nstead of writing -The grass is "ery dry this year. Of course we don4t

inc ude watered awns'/ we write& E7cept for watered awns' the grass is "ery dry this year. Purpose: #so that, in order that) ,nstead of writing -The 8rowns mo"ed to 9os Ange es. They hoped to

2nd better !obs there/' we write& The 8rowns mo"ed to 9os Ange es in order to 2nd better !obs .

E7ercise& Each of the following sentences uses the coordinating

conjunction and inappropriately. The subordinate meaning islost. Rewrite them using subordination.

o 0e is going to app y for the !ob and he doesn4t stand a chance.o She hopes to uit work ear y today' and she wants to get to the coast

ahead of the weekend tra:c.o ;armers want the price of corn to rise this year and otherwise many of

them wi be dri"en out of business.o There has been "ery itt e snow this year' and most of the ski resorts are

c osed.o 3ost species of Croatian

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E.g. a ha f an hour' two euro 2fty cents' twenty metres' four and a ha fki os' twenty s uare metres' a ha f' three uarters' 2"e eighths etc.

An e7pression of uantity is considered a sing e unitB alf a million euros is a high price to pay. Seven eighths of the ca e is already eaten. Tit es take the singu ar' e.g. aws was a great *lm.

E7ercise& App y corrections to the fo owing sentences where necessary&

o The pre*schoo 4s gigg ing gang of three and four*year*o ds o"e to chaserabbits.

o At east once a week' steak and onions are the main dish for e"eningmea .

o A committee of students decide who the new president shou d be.o The creature prow ing the moors makes oud noises at night.o ;our ki os are more than the kids can carry.o Car =ung4s &emories, +reams and e ections are a 2ne work.o E"erybody in c ass were wearing a costume.

Parallelism +ara e ism is a form of coordination that repeats simi ar grammatica

units for c arity and emphasis. 8asic princip e of para e ism& ,tems in a series # ists% or in a pair shou d be simi ar grammatica units

e.g. 8en spends his free time !ogging and biking. #paired gerunds% (i you remind me to buy cakes' ice cream' chips and soda for the

party #a series of nouns% a noun must be matched with a noun a "erb with a "erb a phrase with a phrase a c ause with a c ause This adds c arity and interest to your sentence.

E7amp es ;au ty para e ism& 3y income is sma er than my wife. Correct "ersion& 3y income is sma er than my wife4s. ;au ty para e ism& +rofessor Andrews rewarded his students for their

hard work on the 2na pro!ect and going beyond the ca of duty. Correct "ersion& +rofessor Andrews rewarded his students for working

hard on the 2na pro!ect and going beyond the ca of duty.

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An artic e or a preposition app ying to a the e ements of a series musteither be used on y before the 2rst term or e se be repeated before eachterm' e.g.

;au ty para e ism& in spring' summer or in winter Correct "ersion& in spring' summer or winter D in spring' in summer or in

winter.

E7ercises on +ara e ismo The agent4s mission was to 2nd and the destruction of secret

documents.o The star of the drama performed her part with grace and showed sty e.o The new air ine promised not on y to schedu e more

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o The most common re igion in Asia being 0induism.o The second most common re igion is ,s am.o The birthp ace of the ma!or re igions of the wor d.o Asia is the most popu ous continent.