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⏩ when vs. while

🔵When has four meanings: 

🔺interruption—
He was holding his newborn baby when you called. 

🔺same time—
He was holding his newborn baby when (or while) he was talking on the phone. 

🔺immediately after—
When you called, he picked up his phone.

🔺anytime / whenever/(talk about periods of life) -
When he has a question, he calls the doctor.  (cause effect)

He got his B.A. degree when he was 25.

🔵While has two meanings:

🔺same time—
He was holding his newborn baby while (or when) he was talking on the phone. 

While he was driving to work, he called me. 

🔺contrast—
While some fathers are uncomfortable holding newborns, he isn't awkward at all. (= although, whereas)

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✨Cohesive Devices✨

A variety of useful English Conjunctions exists, which complete this list of the most used Cohesive Devices. Together, they can help to express a cohesive view and easy understandable and readable texts.

🔺There are three basic types of conjunctions:

1️⃣ Coordinating conjunctions

used to connect two independent clauses

2️⃣ Subordinating conjunctions

used to establish the relationship between the dependent clause and the rest of the sentence

3️⃣ Correlative conjunctions

used to join various sentence elements which are grammatically equal


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1️⃣Coordinating conjunctions


Comes usually in the middle of a sentence, and a comma is used before the conjunction (unless both clauses are very short).
They join individual words, phrases, and independent clauses.
Whereas coordinating conjunctions join parts of a sentence, the purpose of transitional words and phrases usually is to join two 'sentences'.

🍂Examples:

🍃We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.

🍃The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma.

And, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet — are the seven coordinating conjunctions. To remember them, the acronym FANBOYS can be used.

F = for
A = and
N = nor
B = but
O = or
Y = yet
S = so


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2️⃣ Subordinating Conjunctions

Also called subordinators, introduce a dependent clause. These adverbs that act like conjunctions are placed at the front of the clause - and a comma is needed at the end of the adverbial phrase when it precedes the main clause.

✨Examples:
🍃 If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

🍃 Some people make headlines while others make history.

• Conjunctions Concession
though
although
even though
while

• Conjunctions Condition
if
only if
unless
until
provided that
assuming that
even if
in case (that)
lest

• Conjunctions Comparison
than
rather than
whether
as much as
whereas

• Conjunctions Time
after
as long as
as soon as
before
by the time
now that
once
since
till
until
when
whenever
while

• Conjunctions Reason
because
since
so that
in order (that)
why

• Relative Adjective
that
what
whatever
which
whichever

• Relative Pronoun
who
whoever
whom
whomever
whose

• Conjunctions Manner
how
as though
as if

• Conjunctions Place
where
wherever


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3️⃣ Correlative Conjunctions

They are always used in pairs and denote equality; and show the relationship between ideas expressed in different parts of a sentence - and thus make the joining tighter and more emphatic. When joining singular and plural subjects, the subject closest to the verb determines whether the verb is singular or plural.

as . . . as
just as . . . so
both . . . and
hardly . . . when
scarcely . . . when
either . . . or
neither . . . nor

if . . . then
not . . . but
what with . . . and
whether . . . or
not only . . . but also
no sooner . . . than
rather . . . than


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