Sentences may also contain phrases which express similar ideas to clauses of concession.
It had been a happy marriage, in spite of the difference in their ages.
This works even with the quickest and most agile spiders.
Even after her wedding, the Princess of Wales continued to shop at Laura Ashley, albeit with a bodyguard, and whatever items she bought received wide coverage.
For Scientific english editing and Medical Writing Services visitwww.manuscriptedit.com
Archive for March, 2010
Grammar & Punctuation – Adverbials of concession – English editing.
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Grammar & Punctuation – concession – English editing.
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010To concede something is to admit its truth, usually after you have originally denied it or refused to admit that it may be true. An ADVERBIAL OR ADVERBIAL CLAUSE of concession is one that says in effect, ‘Yes, even though A was true, B happened’.
For Scientific english editing and Medical Writing Services visitwww.manuscriptedit.com
Grammar & Punctuation – Compound word – English editing.
Monday, March 29th, 2010A word composed of two other words. Examples include:
Crime reporter fortune-teller scarecrow.
As the example show, the two words that form the compound are sometimes written separately, sometimes linked by a hyphen, and sometimes joined together. For many compounds there is a standard way, but other compounds are written in more than one way. For example:
Paper knife paper-knife paperknife.
In modern English there is a tendency to avoid the hyphenated version if possible and use either a single word or two words. In the United States people often prefer a single word (for example airfare). While in Britain two words are preferred (for example air fare).
For Scientific english editing and Medical Writing Services visitwww.manuscriptedit.com
Grammar & Punctuation – compound sentence – English editing.
Saturday, March 27th, 2010A sentence with two or more main clauses joined by a COORDINATING CONJUNCTION. Example of compound sentences are:
Then he came in and she sat down quickly.
MAIN CLAUSE COORDINATING CONJUNCTION MAIN CLAUSE.
Either you agree with it or you don’t agree with it.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION MAIN CLAUSE COORDINATING CONJUNCTION MAIN CLAUSE.
For Scientific english editing and Medical Writing Services visitwww.manuscriptedit.com
Grammar & Punctuation – complex sentence – English editing.
Friday, March 26th, 2010A sentence with a MAIN CLAUSE and at least one SUBORDINATE CLAUSE introduced by a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION. Example of complex sentences are:
She told him that she did not play again for over a week.
MAIN CLAUSE SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION SUBORDINATE CLAUSE.
If it rains everything in the shed will get wet.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION SUBORDINATE CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE.
For Scientific english editing and Medical Writing Services visitwww.manuscriptedit.com





