Good morning.
We’ll get started at 11.
Today’s agenda:
1. Reminder about Recipe project, email to me by tonight. Please, write it on a word processor
2. Simple sentences- structure, different types
3. Compound sentences , SOBA
4. Homework Finish your recipe. Review compound
sentences
Three kinds of sentences: simple, compound, complex
***Simple Sentence
A simple sentence is one independent clause that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Notice that there are some important requirements for a simple sentence:
1. Must have a subject and a verb.
2. Must express a complete thought.
3. Must only have one clause.
Examples of Simple Sentence:
1. Joe went to the store. S+V
2. Sarah and Jessie are going swimming. SS+V
3. The frog jumped and landed in the pond. S+VV
4. Keep your eyes open for bargains. Imperative sentence – command
(You) – implied subject
Come in. (You) – implied subject, Review form yesterday.
Imperative sentences
Watch out.
Sit down.
Please, open the window.
Hurry up!
5. The pizza smells delicious.
6. There is a fly in the car with us.
there/here – not subjects, they point to another noun
There is my house.
Here is your birthday present.
7. Look on top of the refrigerator for the key. Imperative (You)
8. The printer is out of paper.
We’re out of milk.
I’m out of money.
She is out of time.
The mother is out of patience.
9. Will you help me with the math homework? Question – interrogative
I will help you with the math homework.
10. The music is too loud.
*** Compound sentences
two simple sentences put together
Joe went to the store. Mary went to the park.
We can join these simple sentences together
Joe went to the store, and/but Mary went to the park.
7 coordinating conjunctions FANBOYS
for and nor but or yet so – We rarely use ‘for’, ‘nor’ or ‘yet’.
SOBA so or but and – Most useful. We use them everyday.
Joe went to the store, and Mary went to the park. COMPOUND
Joe went to the store, but Mary went to the park. COMPOUND
Joe went to the store while Mary went to the park. COMPLEX
2. Sarah and Jessie are going swimming. SS+V
Sarah and Jessie are going swimming, but they are late. COMPOUND
3. The frog jumped and landed in the pond, so the kids screamed with happiness.
5. The pizza smells delicious, but it is cold.
The pizza smells delicious, but we haven’t had/eaten any.
1. There is a fly in the car with us, but I don’t know where he wants to go.
there/here – not subjects, they point to another noun
There is my house.
Here is your birthday present.
8. The printer is out of paper, so I can’t use it.
We’re out of milk, so I can’t make a cake.
I’m out of money, but I can borrow some from my brother.
She is out of time, but she isn’t finished,
The mother is out of patience, so she yelled at her kids.
10. The music is too loud.
Adapted from :https://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/simple_sentence_examples/445/
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
Try it by yourself. Write a short compound sentence using SOBA in the Chat box.
YOUR EXAMPLES:
2. I'm hungry, so I go to cook.
3. The weather is nice, so I will take a walk.
4. I will speak English, but I miss the words.
5. I study on line, so my mother-in-law cares for my kid at this time.
6. She likes to eat rice, but today she ate yakisoba.
7. I don't like soba, but I know how to make it.
8. I went to the market yesterday, and I bought the item on sale.
9. I like chicken noodle soup, but my daughter prefers sushi.
10. I am counting my calories, yet I really want dessert.
Copied from online or book?
11. She loves smoothies, so we are going to buy fruit to make some.
12. I'm tired, but I have to go to work.
13. I didn't hear the sounds, but I tried hard to listen to them.
14. I don’t know this, but I am trying to understand.
Excellent examples, everyone!!
Top quality!
Almost ready for UBC.
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