| since because a reason for the outcome |
The council members
resigned because the accusations were too
damaging. Because the accusations were too damaging, the council members resigned. |
| although even though an outcome despite a fact |
Even though many listeners
called in to express their support for the concert,
hardly anyone bought tickets. Hardly anyone bought tickets even though many listeners called in to express their support for the concert. |
| while an outcome despite a fact |
While we agree on some things, we argue about everything else. |
| before after when since while |
Martha
used the files Jeremy created before he updated them with
the correct numbers. After Jeremy updated the files, he called Martha to give her the OK. When Martha heard this, she could not believe the trouble she was in. Martha double-checks everything since that harrowing experience demoralized her. She was cheating on me while we were preparing for the wedding. |
