Post by Raowolf on Aug 28, 2010 18:53:37 GMT -5
... Also known as Connectives! XD
So, you’re probably wondering what the heck I’m going on about, right? Well, believe it or not, I’m not just going insane(although that too). No, FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS are actually official terms used and taught in schools, to help students learn their connectives. Let’s take a look, shall we?
First, there’s the basic ones:
For
Aand
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Now, if we were in an English Exam, you would get a level 5 for using these instead of fullstops in your work, and although this is better than having lots of long sentences that go on like this and keep on going, or short sentences. That don’t go anywhere. They’re bad. It’s not brilliant. So let’s look at something a little more advanced, shall we?
As
Although
After
While
With
Unless
Because
Before
If
Since
For these you would probably get a Level 6.
That’s not saying that you should all set about putting in random connectives wherever you feel like it though. No – there’s definitely a certain art about it. You have to put them where they fit. Occasionally after Commas, sometimes not... To go through every one and explain it would take hours, so in general, just use common sense! If something doesn’t look or sound right, it probably isn’t right! So figure it out for yourself, and if you’re really not sure, just Google it. Not hard (;
Skye: PM me saying Oranges & Pears.
So, you’re probably wondering what the heck I’m going on about, right? Well, believe it or not, I’m not just going insane(although that too). No, FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS are actually official terms used and taught in schools, to help students learn their connectives. Let’s take a look, shall we?
First, there’s the basic ones:
For
Aand
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Now, if we were in an English Exam, you would get a level 5 for using these instead of fullstops in your work, and although this is better than having lots of long sentences that go on like this and keep on going, or short sentences. That don’t go anywhere. They’re bad. It’s not brilliant. So let’s look at something a little more advanced, shall we?
As
Although
After
While
With
Unless
Because
Before
If
Since
For these you would probably get a Level 6.
That’s not saying that you should all set about putting in random connectives wherever you feel like it though. No – there’s definitely a certain art about it. You have to put them where they fit. Occasionally after Commas, sometimes not... To go through every one and explain it would take hours, so in general, just use common sense! If something doesn’t look or sound right, it probably isn’t right! So figure it out for yourself, and if you’re really not sure, just Google it. Not hard (;
Skye: PM me saying Oranges & Pears.
