Grammar Notes 21
              
  1. my@y ,nhClick to Listenw  'day'  may be joined with other words to indicate a period of time or point in time.
  ,nhlq;pClick to Listenw my@y su%ay during the middle of the day
  ,nhc]'ouhClick to Listenw my@y lE#EG ni@i this evening
  ,nh;aoglqkc]h;ouhClick to Listenw my@y wa#n sa%w lE@Ew ni@i last Saturday

It is incorrect to use  my@y ,nh Click to Listenw       with ba&ay [jkpClick to Listenw     or thi&aG mPj'Click to Listenw

  1. cy&G 9b'Click to Listenw 'then, thus, therefore, so' is a connecting word between two sentences.  It often occurs in pen Na%G gxaospa' Click to Listenw (why) questions and in answers to them.  It often links cause and result sentences.  Take careful note of the word order.  cy&G 9b'Click to Listenw follows the subject of the second sentence.  cy&G 9b'Click to Listenw  is sometimes left out of pen Na%G gxaospa'Click to Listenw questions. 
  gxaospa'g9qhk9b'[+wxClick to Listen pen Na%G ca@w cy&G bO&O pay
Why didn't you go?
  0hvp[+,ug'yo 0hvp9b'[+wxClick to Listen khO^y bO&O mi#i GA#n khO^y cy&G bO&O pay
I don't have money, so I didn't go.

 

  1. phO& wa&a grkt;jkClick to Listenw  'because' is often used in answers to pen Na%G gxaospa'Click to Listenw 'why' questions. 
  0hvp[+wxgrkt;jk0hvp[+,ug'boClick to Listen khO^y bO&O pay phO& wa&a khO&y bO&O mi#i GA#n
I didn't go because I had no money.

 

  1. lE@Ew c]h;Click to Listenw 'already' is also used as a connecting word meaning 'as a result, then, after, after that'.
  ]k;wx16joe c]h;gInvo7a[3rfClick to Listen la#aw pay ju&u na#m, lE@Ew hy#an kha&p pho@ot
He moved in, and then the house was too crowded.
 

 

   
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