Wednesday, 23 April 2014
E10/ EF7 Expectations continued
Sentence styles
SIMPLE
SV
SSV
SVV
SSVV
COMPOUND
SV SV
SSV SVV
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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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