Conjunctive Adverbs and Relative Pronouns BBS First Year Business English

 

Link for Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3go5DyGu7as&t=44s

Conjunctive adverbs

Conjunctive adverbs help to join two clauses. Common conjunctive adverbs are anyhow, accordingly, hence, likewise, moreover, namely, on the contrary, on the other hand, similarly, therefore etc. Examples:

You must score pass marks, otherwise, you will be failed in exams. ( 1^st clause & 2^nd clause)

If such an adverb is used at the beginning, a comma is placed with it but if at the end of the first independent clause, a semi colon is used after the clause and a comma is used after the adverb. Examples:

a.      However, she is regular at work, she is not paid.

b.     I must reach the office today; otherwise, I will miss a meeting.

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Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns (https://youtu.be/cpIoNMAtA_g ) are the words like who, whom, and whose for persons or an animal with a name. Examples:  

a.      John who died last year was an engineer. (Person)

b.     John who died last year was my pet. (Animal with name)

The words like which, that, and what for a collective noun, thing, an animal without a name such as:

a.      Surya Nepal which is situated in Simara produces cigarettes.

b.     The dog that barks at you is very intelligent.

Use ‘that’ if the clause that follows is essential to the meaning of a sentence but use ‘which’ followed by a comma if the clause that follows it is non-essential such as:

a.      The Himalayas are the mountains that attract tourists.

b.     The Himalayas, which stand to the north of our country, attract tourists. 

 

Quiz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-koIaop4BU 

 

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