FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING PART 1 Editing Advice 1. Use to, not for, with a verb when showing purpose.
to
She came to the U.S. for get a better education. 2. Don’t combine so with because, or but with even though. Because his country was at war, so he left his country. Even though he speaks English well, but he can’t find a job. 3. Use because of when a noun phrase follows.
of
People don’t understand me well because my accent. 4. Don’t use even without though or if to introduce a clause.
though
Even Peter misses his family, he’s happy in the U.S. 5. Use the -ing form, not the base form, after a time word if the subject is deleted.
coming
Before come to the U.S., he studied English. 6. Don’t confuse so that (purpose) with so (result). She wanted to have a better life, so that she came to the U.S. 7. After so that, use a modal before the verb.
could
Farmers used slave labor so that they become rich. 8. In a future sentence, use the simple present in the if clause or time clause. If I will go back to my hometown, I will tell my family about life in the U.S. 9. However connects two sentences. Although connects two parts of the same sentence.
However,
I studied English in my country. Although I didn’t understand Americans when I arrived. 10. An adverbial clause or phrase must be attached to the main clause.
She went to Canada because her parents were living there.
She went to Canada. Because her parents were living there. 11. Use so + adjective/adverb. Use such when you include a noun.
such a
It was so long and boring trip to the U.S. that I slept most of the way.
OR
The trip to the U.S. was so long and boring that I slept most of the way.
12. Use correct punctuation with sentence connectors.
.H
She likes living here, however, she misses her family back home.
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