tugas softskill bulan kedua

connectors

exercise : 33

page : 121

1. it was difficult to deliver the letter because the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope.

2. we decided to leave early because the party was boring.

3. rescue attempts were twmporarily halted because of the bad weather.

4. they visited their friends often because they enjoyed their company.

5. paul cannot go to the football game because of his grades.

6. marcella was awarded a scholarship because of her superior scholastic ability.

7. nobody ventured outdoors because of the hurricane warnings.

8. we plan to spend our vacation in the mountains because the air is purer there.

9. we have to drive around the bay because the bridge was destroyed in the storm.

10. The chickens have died because of the intense heat.

exercise : 34

page : 124

1. the sun shone so brightly that maria had to put on her sunglasses.

2. Dean was such a powerful swimmer that he always won the races.

3. There were such few students registered that the class was cancelled.

4. we had so wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.

5. we had so good time at the party that we hated to leave.

6. the benefit was so great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it.

7. it was such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.

8. jane looked so sick that the nurse told her to go home.

9. those were so difficult assignments that we spent two weeks finishing them.

10. Ray called at such an early hour that we weren't awake yet.

11. The book looked so interesting that he decided to read it.

12. He work so carefully that it took him a long time to complete the project.

13. we stayed in the sun for such a long time that we became sunburned.

14. there were so many people on the bus that we decided to walk.

15. the program was so entertaining that nobody wanted to miss it.

connector : concessive

A concessive clause is a clause which begins with "although" or "even though" and which expresses an idea that suggests the opposite of the main part of the sentence.

The sentence "Although he's quiet, he's not shy" begins with a concessive clause- "Although he's quiet " which has an opposite meaning of - "he's not shy" which is the main part of the sentence.

NOTE: " In spite of" , " despite" have similar meaning to "although" or "even though". BUT they don't introduce clauses. They have different syntax. They are followed by nouns or gerunds (verb+ing.) They don't introduce a clause (subject + verb.)

Example : 

• although/eventhough

Although it was raining, he walked to the station.

Even though she is very old, she runs fast.    

• despite/ in spite of

Despite /in spite of the rain, he walked to the station.

Despite /in spite of being tired, he walked to the station.    

remember :

1.      Although, even though + subject + verb (Concessive clause)

2.      In spite of, despite + noun or verb+ing (Not a concessive clause)

3.     There are structural similarities between:

• "in spite of", "despite" and "although", "even though"
• "because of", "due to", "owing to", "thanks to" and "because", "since ,"as", "for". (Expressing cause and effect)

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