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ADVERB CONNECTORS

CONDITION
If (to introduce possible or impossible situations or conditions and their results.)
• I usually make a sandwich to take to work if I have enough time.
• If you don’t book now, you won’t get good tickets.

In case
• In case I forget later, here are the keys to the garage. 
• I brought an umbrella in case it rains.

Use in case of + noun to mean ‘if and when something happens’. (preposition, not
conjunction)
• In case of a breakdown, please press the alarm button.
• In case of emergency, call 911.
In case
• I brought two pencils in case you forgot to bring yours.
• I brought my torchlight in case I came back home late.
• I reviewed the material in case there is a sudden quiz.

In case of
• I brought an umbrella in case it rains.
• I brought an umbrella in case of rain.
Provided that/providing
• I will visit you provided that/providing my car gets new tires.
• My mom is okay if he comes along provided that he behaves himself.
• The government allows students to join the racing competition
provided that safety measures are taken.

Unless
• You can't get a job unless you have experience.
• You can get a job provided that you have experience.
• Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked.
Whether (used especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts)
if, or not:
• I wasn't sure whether you'd like it (or not).
• I'm wondering whether to have the fish or the beef.
CONTRAST
Although & Even though (After although and even though, we use
a subject and a verb. Even though is slightly stronger
than although.)
• Although we saw each other every day, we didn't really know each
other well.
• Even though she spoke very quietly, he understood every word.
• She didn't get the job even though she had all the necessary
qualifications.
Though

Though can be used in the same way as although.


• Though I wasn't keen on the film, I thought the music was beautiful.
• Though Malta is a very small island, it has a long history.

Though can also go at the end of the second phrase. This way of
expressing contrasting ideas is most common in spoken English.
• We waited ages for our food. The waiter was really nice, though.
While/whereas (to express the contrast between two things)
• Sheffield is in South Yorkshire while/whereas Leeds is in West
Yorkshire.
• While I like all types of fish, my girlfriend always chooses meat
dishes when we go out to eat.
• Some married couples argue all time, whereas others never do.
MANNER
As
• I drew the mountain as you did.
• We cooked the fish as the chef did.

In that (to introduce an explanation of a statement you have just


made)
• The book is good in that it is well-written.
• I'm lucky in that I've got four sisters.
PLACE
Where
• People began looking across to see where the noise was coming from. 
• He knew where Henry Carter had gone.

Wherever
• Some people enjoy themselves wherever they are.
• You can sit wherever you like.

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