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CONJUNCTIONS & TRANSITION WORDS

no sooner … than
“-er -mez” anlamına gelir. Daha çok “Past Perfect” ve “Simple Past” ile birlikte kullanılır.
▪ The famous rock band had no sooner played its hit song than the audience started to sing together.
▪ No sooner had the famous rock band played its hit song than the audience started to sing together.

hardly / scarcely / barely ... when
“-er -mez” anlamına gelirler. Daha çok “Past Perfect” ve “Simple Past” ile birlikte kullanılırlar. “Barely … when”
devrik cümle olarak kullanımı yaygın değildir.
▪ The winner had hardly / scarcely / barely received her medal when everyone in the hall cheered enthusiastically.
▪ Hardly / scarcely / barely had the winner received her medal when everyone in the hall cheered enthusiastically.
on no account

“Hiçbir şekilde, ne koşulda olursa olsun” anlamına gelir.
▪ Women should on no account engage in strenuous physical activity if they are pregnant.
▪ On no account should women engage in strenuous physical activity if they are pregnant.
under any / no circumstances
“Hiçbir şekilde, ne koşulda olursa olsun” anlamlarına gelirler. “Under any circumstances” yapısı ile devrik
cümle yapılmaz, ancak olumsuz bir fiille düz cümle yapılır. Devrik cümle ise “under no circumstances” ile
yapılır.
▪ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his fellow fighters did not, under any circumstances, leave their nation to its fate.
▪ Under no circumstances did Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his fellow fighters leave their nation to its fate.
neither / nor

“Ne de” anlamına gelirler. Olumsuz bir cümleden sonra “neither” veya “nor” içeren bir cümlecik kullanıldığında,
bu ifadelerden sonra devrik yapı kullanılır.

▪ He wasn’t interested in the topic, neither was he paying attention.
▪ We didn’t speak to the manager, nor did we file a complaint.
9. Reduction of Clauses

Aşağıdaki yapıların bulunduğu yan cümlelerde kısaltma yapılabilir. Video 9.14
Time Clauses Reason Clauses Condition Clauses Concession Clauses
after before
because as if unless although
while when
since until
as soon as once since as if whether … or not though
A. Reduction of Time Clauses

after
Zaman bildiren cümlecikler, etken ve edilgen cümlelerde kısaltma yaparak kullanılabilir. “After” kısaltmada
atılabilir.
Active:
▪ After he completed his research related to the demography of Norway, the scientist published his findings in a
peer-reviewed journal.
▪ After completing / having completed his research related to the demography of Norway, the scientist published
his findings in a peer-reviewed journal.
▪ Completing / Having completed his research related to the demography of Norway, the scientist published his
findings in a peer-reviewed journal.

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