Friday, 1 March 2019

Eng 12 Sentence variety

sentence styles-

SIMPLE
Subject+Verb
"The mountain is covered with snow."
Simple sentence carry a lot of weight.
ADVISE- Put a strong statement into a simple sentence.
"Always work hard."
"Be honest."
"Tell the truth."
"The girl in the story was rebelling against gender stereotypes."



COMPOUND
SV   SV
"The girl in the story was rebelling against gender stereotypes. She refused to follow her mother's wishes." 2 simple

"The girl in the story was rebelling against gender stereotypes XXX she refused to follow her mother's wishes."

Coordinating conjunctions
FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so
"I am wearing a sweater, for it is cold."
"It is cold, yet we are still going to the park."

SOBA -most authentic, natural, real English
so or but and
"It is cold, but/and we are still going to the park."
"The girl in the story was rebelling against gender stereotypes, and she refused to follow her mother's wishes."
'and' 
"The girl in the story was rebelling against gender stereotypes, so she refused to follow her mother's wishes."
'so' shows causation

SOBA

; semicolon




COMPLEX

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