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Unit 1: Simple Rule for Pronunciation & Intonation
Notes
Example: Ideas are often linked by and. In a list, you put a comma between each item,
but not before and.
”We discussed training, education and the budget.
”Also is used to add an extra idea or emphasis. “We also spoke about marketing.”
To give reason
1. For
2. Because
3. Since
4. As
5. Because of
Example: Due to and owing to must be followed by a noun.
”Due to the rise in oil prices, the inflation rate rose by 1.25%.”
”Owing to the demand, we are unable to supply all items within 2 weeks.”
If you want to follow these words with a clause (a subject, verb and object), you must follow the
words with the fact that.
To provide example
1. For example
2. For instance
3. That is (ie)
4. Such as
5. Including
6. Namely
Example: The most common way of giving examples is by using for example or for
instance
To contrast ideas
1. However
2. Nevertheless
3. Nonetheless
4. Although/even though
5. Though
6. But
7. Yet
8. Despite/in spite of
9. In contrast (to)/in comparison
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