2018-05-17 Grammar: other conjunctions and connectors

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: read p. 194 on the new handout and do exercise 7 on p. 195
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No one did the correct homework.
p. 193 exercise 6
1 Canada and the United States have large French- and Spanish-speaking minorities, respectively.
2 Many people in Canada speak French, and all government publications are printed in both languages.
3 Canada has two official languages, but the United States discourages the use of languages other than English for official purposes.
4 In Canada, the French-speaking minority is found primarily in the province of Quebec, but in the United States, Spanish-speaking communities are found in New York, Florida, New Mexico, and California.
	(I would personally use “while” rather than “but” in this sentence, but “while” is not a coordinating conjunction.)
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p. 195 exercise 7 - Fix these run-on sentences with sentence connectors. (For practice, each answer should be at least two complete sentences.)
1 I still often feel homesick. In addition, I miss my family.
2 Everything was strange. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the new experiences.
3 The differences weren’t interesting. On the contrary, they were boring.
4 I learned that every person has this kind of experience. Consequently, it can’t be avoided.
5 This was good advice. As a result, my culture shock decreased. In spite of this, I still miss my life in Indonesia.
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*Even though I studied however my grades weren’t good. - We can’t use both.
-> Even though I studied, my grades weren’t good.
-> I studied. However, my grades weren’t good.
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p. 196 - Problems with subordinating conjunctions.
The most common problem is omitting the independent clause, leaving a sentence fragment.
“Even though I studied.” - This is not a complete sentence.
Another problem is using prepositions in place of conjunctions:
*Despite he studies a lot, he doesn’t do well on tests.
	(“despite” is a preposition, so it needs a noun or gerund after it)
-> Despite studying a lot, he doesn’t do well on tests.
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despite + sentence - This is WRONG.
despite + “the fact that” + sentence - This is correct.
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What are the differences between these sentences?
a) Thai food is spicy, and I love it. - I like spicy food, and I also like Thai food (which is spicy).
b) Thai food is spicy, but I love it. - Normally I don’t like spicy food, but I love Thai food.
c) Thai food is spicy, so I love it. - I love spicy food, and that’s the reason why I love Thai food.
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Homework (optional): p. 197 exercise 9