How's my usage of conjunction and preposition?
1) I'm still doing my work.
2 I didn't finish my work yet.
3 Although I'm happy, I'm successful.
4) In spite of success, I'm happy.
5) I always take coffee while I'm studying.
6) I always take coffee during study.
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Answers · 4
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1 is okay
2 - I haven't finished my work yet
3 - This is grammatically correct, but doesn't make sense. It implies that happiness and success are usually mutually exclusive. "I am happy, and successful".
4 - Again, this has the implication that the listener would expect you to be unhappy if you are successful. Are you trying to say "Despite not being successful, I am still happy". In both 3 an 4, the 'although' and the 'in spite of', imply that the state that comes second would normally not be expected given the state which comes first.
5 - 6 "Take coffee" is a very fashioned and anachronistic expression. It is more natural to say 'drink coffee'.
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Okay, thanks :)
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Also - at least in US English - you would say "drink coffee" rather than "take coffee" for both #5 and #6 (in addition to Anabel's correction for #6). :)
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6) I always take coffee while I study.
Otherwise great job!
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