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I didn’t know whether you’d want the cheesecake or the chocolate cake, so I got both.
Coordinating conjunction is a word that joins two elements of equal grammatical rank.
Subordinating conjunctions
join dependent and independent clauses
She will sell her can unless she learns how to drive well. (except)
Although she's learned how to drive her car, she wants to sell it. (despite the fact)
main clause + subordinating clause
subordinating clause, + main clause
Examples:
Jay ate a lot of food because he was hungry.
After Jay does his homework, he watches TV.
Jay watches TV after he does his homework.
I turn all the lights off before I leave the house.
Before I leave the house, I turn off the lights.
DESPITE
IN SPITE OF preposition phrase ( just a group of words, no need to be the same s+v )
Despite his best efforts, the man just could not succeed.
In spite of his best effort, the man just could not succeed.
Despite being on time for the lecture, we were not admitted.
Do not use either/neither when there are more than two things involved. Use any/none in such
case.
My uncle has many cars. I can borrow any of them.
I have three cars. None has enough space for a refrigerator.
Whomever is an object pronoun and works like the pronouns him, her, and them
1. Unable to explain exactly why, he had the sense that whomever it was that he saw, he
knew.
2. I impress whomever i meet.
Whoever is a subject pronoun and works like the pronouns he, she, and they s+v
So:
reason, so + result/action
I was tired, so I took a break.
I didn’t know whether you’d want the cheesecake or the chocolate cake, so I got both.
Coordinating conjunction is a word that joins two elements of equal grammatical rank.