as, because, or since

As, because, and since are three conjunctions that introduce subordinate clauses connecting a result and a reason: She decided to go to the conference in Seoul, as he was in Korea anyway. Are you mad at me because I opened the letter? Sujin teaches her students on Google Meet, since she lives in Spain. Because We use because when we want to focus more on the reason. More commonly, the because cl..

2022.06.17

conjunction

접속사는 ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’, ‘then’ 그리고 ‘because’처럼 연결해주는 역할을 한다: They knocked all the houses and built a multi-level parking lot. Are there four or five people living in there? That house looks great but are not very comfortable. 등위 접속사 (and, but, either ... or, etc.) 등위접속사는 같은 문법 구조를 가진 표현들을 연결해 준다: Which do you prefer? Green or blue? [단어 - 단어] The lunch was very expensive and not very nice. [구 - ..

2022.05.30

If or Whether?

간접 의문문 ‘Yes-no’ 질문과 ‘or’를 포함하는 질문을 간접 화법 형식으로 사용할 때 ‘if / whether’를 사용한다. ‘If’를 ‘whether’보다 구어체에서는 더 흔히 사용한다: If you hold the line, I’ll see if she is available. I wanted to know if it would be possible if you could do a live visit with me. They asked them if they would prefer a son or daughter. Call the bakeries aournd town and find out if any of them sell raspberry pies. 격식있는 상황에서는 ‘whether’를 ..

2022.04.03

'That' vs. 'What'

That-clauses(절) 동사, 형용사, 혹은 명사를 부연 설명을 하는 다음의 절과 연결 할 때 접속사 'that'을 사용한다. 동사 + that-clause 정보를 전달 하는 데 사용하는 동사(say, tell, admit, etc.) 그리고 사고를 의미하는 동사(believe, think, know, hope, etc.) 뒤에 흔히 사용한다: The government said that seven million workers stayed at home due to COVID-19. The survey indicated that a majority of Koreans prefer to live in apartment buildings than private houses. He knew that so..

2022.03.31

So that ...

목적의 의미를 표현할 때 'so that'을 사용한다. 조동사 - can, would, will, etc. - 등과 흔히 사용한다: I'll go by car so that I can get to school earlier than usual. She left a message with her boyfriend so that he would know she'd called. 구어체 표현에서는 'so' 뒤에 나오는 'that'를 자주 생략한다: I've made some sandwiches so (that) we can have a snack on the way. 미래를 언급할 때, 'so that' 뒤에 나오는 시제는 현재단순 혹은 'wll'를 사용한다: I'll post the video on Yout..

2021.09.19