80 hours
Pare down - no novel, no poetry, four short stories
Light English 10/ Very light English 11
SENTENCES -
subject & predicate
main subject/complete subject
main predicate / complete predicate
SUBJECT matching the VERB
SIMPLE
SV
SVV
SSV
main clause
interrogative (question)
imperative (command)
preposition phrases
"The cat (with the white paws) is/are cute."
"The main problems (surrounding the policies) (of Vancouver City Hall) is/are regarding the affordability of housing."
COMPOUND
SV XXX SV.
yet for nor Nobody talks like that.
SOBA
so or but and HIGH FREQUENCY- USED ALWAYS
SV , but SV.
"She likes coffee, but hates tea." XXX
"She likes coffee, but she hates tea." COMPOUND
"She likes coffee but hates tea." SIMPLE
"Not only does she like coffee, but also she likes tea." COMPOUND
"She likes not only coffee but also tea." SIMPLE
"She likes coffee and tea." SIMPLE
LEARN NEW STYLES ALL THE TIME- READING, FIGURING OUT
; semicolons
SV ; SV.
SIMPLE ; SIMPLE. = COMPOUND
; TRANSITIONAL TERMS
; however,
; therefore,
; also,
; to tell the truth,
; in fact,
; amazingly,
; on the other hand,
; otherwise,
"Be careful with your phone; otherwise, you might lose it." COMPOUND
SV . Otherwise, SV.
"Be careful with your phone. Otherwise, you might lose it." SIMPLES
COMPLEX
adverb clauses- because when if
"It is a little cooler today because it is cloudy."
"Because it is cloudy, it is a little cooler today."
COMMA USAGE IS VERY PERSONAL- STYLE
"It is a little cooler today, because it is cloudy."
, because
CONSISTENCY- always do the same style
even if
even though
"We will go to the beach even if it rains."
"We will go to the beach even it rains." XXX
adjective clauses
who that which
"My student who is a nurse works very hard."
"My student, who is a nurse, works very hard."
Non-restrictive clauses/ non-essential clauses
Is it extra information?
***
Betty Azar Understanding and Using English Grammar higher level
***
Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace
Joseph M. Williams
***
adjective clauses
subject pronouns
object pronouns - delete
"The cat that Mary owns is very cranky."
"The cat Mary owns is very cranky."
noun clauses
feel, think, believe, know, understand, remember, say,
that what why
"She isn't sure why she can't open the Safari browser on her phone."
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
Sentence combining - best way to improve the sentence writing
No comments:
Post a Comment