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Topic Summary - Conjunctions and Transition Words

▪ As celebrities are role models for lots of adolescents, they are responsible for what they say and do.
▪ Being a role model for lots of adolescents, celebrities are responsible for what they say and do.
Passive:

▪ Because the experiment was conducted under controlled conditions, it was not influenced by external factors.
▪ Being conducted under controlled conditions, the experiment was not influenced by external factors.
▪ Since the samples had been carefully prepared and stored, they were regarded as foolproof by the team.
▪ Having been carefully prepared and stored, the samples were regarded as foolproof by the team.
D. Reduction of Condition Clauses
if / unless / as if / whether … or not
⃣ Bir şarta bağlı olma anlamı içeren bu bağlaçlarla kısaltma yapabiliriz.

Active:

▪ If you are motivated to overcome the difficulties in your life, you can feel satisfied by eliminating them one by one.
▪ If motivated to overcome the difficulties in your life, you can feel satisfied by eliminating them one by one.
▪ Unless she is successful in the project, Berry will do her best to compensate for the failure.
▪ Unless successful in the project, Berry will do her best to compensate for the failure.
Passive:

▪ If historical artefacts cannot be properly conserved, they may eventually lose the valuable information they contain.
▪ If not properly conserved, historical artefacts may eventually lose the valuable information they contain.
▪ Unless the materials are handled with extreme care during transportation, they may be damaged on the way to the laboratory.
▪ Unless handled with extreme care during transportation, the materials may be damaged on the way to the laboratory.
▪ As if the instructions had been written in a foreign language, they were too complicated to understand.
▪ As if written in a foreign language, the instructions were too complicated to understand.
▪ Whether the food has been stored at the appropriate temperature or not, it has the risk of bacterial growth and foodborne illnesses.
▪ Whether stored at the appropriate temperature or not, the food has the risk of bacterial growth and foodborne illnesses.
E. Reduction of Concession Clauses
although / though
⃣ Zıtlık anlamı taşıyan bu bağlaçlarla kısaltma yapabiliriz.
Active:

▪ Although Mike is interested in sports, he is not aware of the philosophy behind them.
▪ Although interested in sports, Mike is not aware of the philosophy behind them.
▪ Though technology has improved our lives in many ways, it has also caused a lot of distractions and made us more dependent on it.
▪ Though having improved our lives in many ways, technology has also caused a lot of distractions and made us more dependent on it.
Passive:

▪ Though the package was damaged during transit, it was still delivered to the customer on time.
▪ Though damaged during transit, the package was still delivered to the customer on time.

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