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Grammar

Let’s learn.

However, since they had neither money nor place to go, they
had to seek shelter at the edge of a jungle.

The sentence above is a complex sentence. Subordinating conjunctions are
used to make complex sentences. Some examples of subordinating conjunctions
are: ‘since’, ‘before’, ‘when’, ‘although’, ‘if’, ‘unless’, ‘because’, and ‘while’.

Example:

1. Asin’s father took him to the cinema since it was
a holiday.
If a dependent clause
Independent clause Dependent clause begins a sentence,
you must use a
Asin’s father took him since it was a holiday. comma at the end of
to the cinema the dependent clause.

2. Since it was a holiday, Asin’s father took him to the cinema.

Dependent clause Independent clause
Since it was a holiday, Asin’s father took him to the cinema.

Let’s practise.

Match these sentence parts. Write the sentences. Use a comma where
necessary.

1. When the school bell rang Encik Hakimi checked his car.

2. You should have a rest although it is raining.
3. I am going out the children left the classroom.

4. Before leaving for his hometown if you are tired.

Write five complex sentences based on the story ‘The Obedient Son’.

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