"Geç olmuştu, yattım." Türkçede iki cümleyi virgülle bağlamak son derece doğaldır. İngilizcede aynı şey bir hatadır: It was late, I went to bed.
1Üç düzeltme
HATA
It was late,I went to bed
DOĞRU
It was late,soI went to bed
| Yol | Örnek |
|---|---|
| nokta | It was late. I went to bed. |
| so, because, and | It was late, so I went to bed. |
| noktalı virgül | It was late; I went to bed. |
Arada hiçbir şey olmaması da hatadır: It was late I went to bed.
2İki tuzak: however ve then
| Yanlış | Doğru |
|---|---|
| It was late, however I kept working. | It was late. However, I kept working. |
| I finished my work, then I went home. | I finished my work, and then I went home. |
| My brother lives in Ankara, my sister lives in Izmir. | My brother lives in Ankara; my sister lives in Izmir. |
however ve then bağlıyormuş gibi görünür ama bağlamaz: however yeni bir cümle başlatır, then'in önüne and gelir.
Geç olmuştu, o yüzden yattım.
It was late, so I went to bed.
Geç olduğu için yattım.
Because it was late, I went to bed.
Geç olmuştu. Yine de çalışmaya devam ettim.
It was late. However, I kept working.
İşimi bitirdim, sonra eve gittim.
I finished my work, and then I went home.
3Sıra sana
Her cümleyi düzelt, sonra altındaki cevaplara bak.
- The film was boring, we left early.
- I called her, she didn't answer.
- The hotel was cheap, however it was dirty.
- We had lunch, then we went to the museum.
Cevaplar: The film was boring, so we left early. · I called her, but she didn't answer. · The hotel was cheap. However, it was dirty. · We had lunch, and then we went to the museum.
Sık yapılan hatalar
✗It was late, I went to bed.
✓It was late, so I went to bed.
Virgül iki tam cümleyi bağlamaz.
✗It was late, however I kept working.
✓It was late. However, I kept working.
however yeni cümle başlatır.
✗I finished my work, then I went home.
✓I finished my work, and then I went home.
then tek başına bağlamaz.