help me: How to use although at the beginning...

[liaqataries]

hi everybody
Can any one help me
how to use the although in the beginning of the sentence.
Plz mention two examples with explanation.
Many thanks

L.shah

[liaqataries]

NO ONE KNOW THE ANSWER OF THIS QUESTION
I AM STILL WAITING
PLEASE
IF ANY ONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME.

L.shah

[Erin]

Hi L.shah!

I think that you might not have received a response because your subject line "help me" was not very clear. However, I have changed it so that people who read this message can quickly understand what you need to know.

As you may know, the "normal" order of a sentence is:

Main clause + Subordinate clause

However, it is also possible, and quite common, to use this order:

Subordinate clause + Main clause

When we put the subordinate clause first, we are "fronting" the subordinate clause. When a subordinate clause is "fronted," the subordinating conjunction (although, even though, because, since, until, given, etc.) of that clause becomes the first word in the sentence.

It is very easy, and quite common, to use although at the beginning of a sentence since it is quite common to put adverb clauses at the beginning of the sentence. That's why we see so often at the beginning of sentences on the TOEFL such words as although, even though, because, since, until, given, etc.

Look at these examples, noticing that the sentences mean the same thing even though the order is different:

<ul>[*]Although I was tired, I went to the gym.[*]I went to the gym although I was tired.[*]Although the train was late, I still made it to class on time.[*]I made it to class on time although the train was late.[/list]
Make sense now? Hope so!

Please post further questions here.

Erin

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