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CONJUNCTIONS & TRANSITION WORDS


        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 Conditionals
        if / unless / as if / whether … or not
            Bir şarta bağlı olma anlamı içeren bu bağlaçlarla kısaltma yapılabilir.
        Active:
           ▪ If you are eager to overcome the difficulties in your life, you can feel satisfied by eliminating them one by one.
           ▪ If eager 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 yapılabilir.
        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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