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Sentence types · CEFR B1 · Independent
Two ideas in one sentence, joined so the link is clear.
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Although it was late, we went.
clause + connector + clause
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
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Example 1 of 1
Although it was late, we went.
"Although" already carries the contrast; "but" repeats it.
The shape
clause + connector + clause
Join two ideas so the link between them is obvious.
In Hindi
एक ही वाक्य में दो बातें, इस तरह जुड़ी कि रिश्ता साफ़ दिखे।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Although it was late, but we went. | Although it was late, we went. "Although" already carries the contrast; "but" repeats it. |
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Compound & complex is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to sentence types. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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