Wednesday, 23 April 2014

E10/ EF7 Expectations continued

Sentence styles SIMPLE SV SSV SVV SSVV COMPOUND SV SV SSV SVV fanboys soba- high frequency ;- low frequency ; however, ; therefore, COMPLEX SENTENCES - Adjective clauses Adjective described noun “blue” “The blue cat is sleeping on the bed.” “The blue cat (that has white paws) is sleeping on the bed. “The blue cat (that my sister gave me) is sleeping on the bed.” who, which, that whom- very low frequency “To whom it may concern,” - Adverb clauses Adverb modifies a verb “She walks slowly.” “You play piano well.” “She walks slowly because her leg is sore.” “You play piano well because you practice every day.” time - when, while, whenever, before, after, until comparison - than, as ____ as _______ reason, purpose or cause - because, since condition - if, unless, although, even though, though “The kids take a bath after supper.” “The kids take a bath after they have supper.” if “I will go to the party if Kathy invites me.” even if “I won’t go to the party even if Kathy invites me.” - Noun clauses think, believe, say, feel, know “that” “I think that you are an honest person.” “She said that she would be late.” “He knows that he passed the test.”

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