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    1. Reduced time clauses refer to clauses that express time relationships and can be shortened if the subject is the same in both clauses. Specifically, time clauses with "before", "after", and "while" can be reduced. 2. Examples where the subject is the same include "After I finish/After finishing my workout" and "While I take/While taking my lunch break". 3. Other time clauses like "Ever since", "As soon as", "Until", "Whenever", and "From the moment" cannot usually be reduced because the subject differs between clauses.

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    1. Reduced time clauses refer to clauses that express time relationships and can be shortened if the subject is the same in both clauses. Specifically, time clauses with "before", "after", and "while" can be reduced. 2. Examples where the subject is the same include "After I finish/After finishing my workout" and "While I take/While taking my lunch break". 3. Other time clauses like "Ever since", "As soon as", "Until", "Whenever", and "From the moment" cannot usually be reduced because the subject differs between clauses.

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    1. Reduced time clauses refer to clauses that express time relationships and can be shortened if the subject is the same in both clauses. Specifically, time clauses with "before", "after", and "while" can be reduced. 2. Examples where the subject is the same include "After I finish/After finishing my workout" and "While I take/While taking my lunch break". 3. Other time clauses like "Ever since", "As soon as", "Until", "Whenever", and "From the moment" cannot usually be reduced because the subject differs between clauses.

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    1. Reduced time clauses refer to clauses that express time relationships and can be shortened if the subject is the same in both clauses. Specifically, time clauses with "before", "after", and "while" can be reduced. 2. Examples where the subject is the same include "After I finish/After finishing my workout" and "While I take/While taking my lunch break". 3. Other time clauses like "Ever since", "As soon as", "Until", "Whenever", and "From the moment" cannot usually be reduced because the subject differs between clauses.

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    Reduced time clauses

    Notice how these clauses show time relationships. If the subject is the same in both clauses
    of the sentence, time clauses with (right) before, (right) after, and while can be reduced.

    After I finish / After finishing my workout, I head to the office.

    While I take / While taking my lunch break at work, I often sneak a five-minute nap.

    I'm not very approachable right after I wake up / right after waking up!

    However, other time clauses cannot usually be reduced.

    Ever since I was a kid, l've had trouble getting up early.

    As soon as I get up in the morning, I race off to the gym.

    Until 've had my coffee, I'm such a grouch.

    Whenever you have to work with numbers, plan to do it around noon.

    I've been a night person from the moment I started college.

    1. Reduced Time Clauses: These are clauses that express time relationships and can be
    shortened or reduced in specific cases.

    2. If the subject is the same in both clauses: When the subject is the same in both the
    main clause and the time clause, you can reduce time clauses with the words "right
    before," "right after," and "while."

    • After I finish / After finishing my workout, I head to the office. (The subject "I" is
    the same in both clauses, so you can reduce it to "After finishing my
    workout...")

    • While I take / While taking my lunch break at work, I often sneak a five-minute
    nap. (Same subject "I" allows reduction to "While taking my lunch break...")

    • I'm not very approachable right after I wake up / right after waking up!
    (Reduction from "right after I wake up" to "right after waking up" is possible
    because the subject is the same.)

    3. Other time clauses cannot usually be reduced: In cases where the subject is not the
    same in both clauses, you typically cannot reduce the time clause. Examples of such
    clauses include:

    • Ever since I was a kid, I've had trouble getting up early.

    • As soon as I get up in the morning, I race off to the gym.

    • Until I've had my coffee, I'm such a grouch.

    • Whenever you have to work with numbers, plan to do it around noon.

    • I've been a night person from the moment I started college.


    In these cases, the subject in the time clause is different from the subject in the main clause, so
    the time clauses are not reduced.

    1. Ever since: It is used to indicate that something started in the past and continues to
    happen in the present. It is used to express a continuous action or state from a point in
    the past up to the present.

    • Example: "I've loved playing the piano ever since I was a child."

    2. As soon as: It is used to express that an action happens immediately after another. It
    indicates a quick sequence of events.

    • Example: "As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom."

    3. Until: It is used to indicate the time period that extends up to a specific point in the
    future where there is a change in the action or situation.

    • Example: "I'll wait here until you finish your meeting."

    4. Whenever: It is used to express that an action occurs every time a condition is met or
    whenever a specific circumstance arises.

    • Example: "I feel happy whenever I see a rainbow."

    5. From the moment: This expression is used to highlight that something began at a
    specific point in the past. It is often used in narrative contexts or to emphasize the start
    of an action.

    • Example: "From the moment I met her, I knew she was special."

    To determine which of these expressions to use, it's important to consider the context and the
    meaning you want to convey in your sentence. Each of these expressions has a specific purpose
    and use, so you should choose the one that best fits what you want to communicate in your
    conversation or writing.

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