Class 12 English Unit 14: Grammar: Connectives

 

Grammar: Connectives

Connectives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBy3S4IHE1E

Study the given structures.

Circumstance + when + event – I was reading a book when my friend arrived.

Event + while + circumstance – My friend arrived while I was reading.  

 

A.   Join the following pairs of sentences using when and while.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpsu_XSwX4k

a.      Bibha Kumari was doing her homework. The doorbell rang.

 i.       Bibha Kumari was doing her homework when the doorbell rang.

 ii.     The doorbell rang while Bibha Kumari was doing her homework.

b.     I heard the telephone ring. I picked it up.

 i.       I heard the telephone ring when I picked it up

 ii.     While I was picking it up, I heard the telephone ring.

c.      Dil Maya found a thousand rupee note. She was washing her pants.

 i.       Dil Maya was washing her pants when she found a thousand rupee note.

 ii.     Dil Maya found a thousand rupee note while she was washing her pants.

d.   Tenjing gave his measurements to the dressmaker. He was visiting the market yesterday.

 i.     Tenjing was visiting the market yesterday when he gave his measurements to            the dress maker.

ii.     Tenjing gave his measurement to the dressmaker while he was visiting the                market yesterday.

e.      I was at the butcher’s shop. I met Harikala.

 i.       I was at the butcher’s shop when I met Harikaka.

 ii.     I met Harikaka while I was at the butcher’s shop.

f.       The sales agent was dealing with the customer. A thief stole the jewels.

 i.       The sales agent was dealing with the customer when a thief stole the jewels.

 ii.     A thief stole the jewels while the sales agent was dealing with the customer.

g.     My small brother was sleeping. I played chess with my father.

 i.       My small brother was sleeping when I played chess with my father.

ii.     I played chess with my father while my small brother was sleeping.

h.     The old lady fell down. She was climbing up the stairs.

 i.       The old lady fell down while she was climbing up the stairs.

 ii.     The old lady was climbing up the stairs when she fell down.

i.       The leader was giving a speech loudly. He lost his voice.

 i.       The leader was giving a speech loudly when he lost his voice.

 ii.     The leader lost his voice while he was giving a speech loudly.

j.       Kanchan broke her backbone. She was lifting up the load.

 i.       Kanchan broke her backbone while she was lifting up the load.

 ii.     Kanchan was lifting up the load when she broke her backbone. 

 

Let's Play Quiz:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCL0YcFZgnc

 

B.    Study the following sentences.

a.      I know my father caused pain because he himself was in pain.

b.     All of us share the core qualities of our human nature and so sometimes we are generous and sometimes selfish.

c.      My father has long since died, but if I could speak to him today, I would want to tell him that I had forgiven him

Now, fill in the blanks with one of the connectives from the box.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Y6Js_52Rk (Arnel )

Contrastive connectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYd3whIRpik

so       because       as       since       due to      owing to       because of

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5xtQ-GVklY&t=267s (Due to / Because of )

a.      We didn’t go for a morning walk today since it was raining

b.     I wanted to go home early because I was not feeling well.

c.      My brother stayed at home because of / owing to his illness.

d.     I was late in the class because of traffic jam.

e.      He didn’t like dogs so he was not happy when his wife brought a puppy at home.

f.       He was not included in the team due to his knee injury.

g.     As I was tired, I went to bed early.

h.     He was very unhappy because he lost one million rupees in share market.

i.       We cancelled our trip to Rara Lake because of  the bad weather.

j.       These two lines intersect with each other because they are not parallel lines.

Let's Play Quiz:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_1UYDrEEE

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