Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue “Complex Sentences”
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Continue “I Confess”
Finish “Thought Questions”
Prepare for Test 3 on “I Confess” Wednesday,
with quotations
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HW Read
“Dead Man’s Path”. Make notes on “Thought
Questions”. We
will start this on Thursday.
Wednesday
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Test 3- “I Confess”
paragraph
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Begin “Parallelism”
Thursday
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Begin “Dead Man’s Path”
Friday
Complex Sentences
REVIEW of sentence types in English:
*SIMPLE S+V SSV
SVV Imperative Interrogative
SV The little kid
goes to school every day.
SSV The phone and
the laptop are updating.
SVV Mei was driving
and singing along to the radio.
Imperative- command (You)
Come in. Sit down. -implied subject
Have
a seat, please.
Please open the window.
Interrogative- question What
time is it? How old are you? Is that your dog?
*COMPOUND 2 simples put together , SOBA/FANBOYS ; ;
TRANS,
It is sunny. It is cold.
It is sunny, but it is cold.
It is sunny; it is cold.
It is sunny; however, it is cold.
semicolon ; makes a
compound sentence
colon : gives
additional information
He has three kids: two girls and a boy.
Jun has lived in four countries: China, Japan, Canada, and
Iran.
Jun has lived in many countries: China, Japan, Canada, Iran,
etc.
etc et cetera (Latin)
and others
I am taking two courses this quarter: Comm11 and Math10.
Jun has lived in many countries; for example, he has lived
in China, Japan, Canada, Iran. COMPOUND
COMPLEX
Complex
sentences are made of an independent clause (same as a simple sentence) and one
or two dependent clauses.
Dependent
clauses can be adverb clauses, adjective clauses, or noun clauses. You probably
have studied these in earlier courses.
Examples of complex sentences with adverb clauses:
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I will call you when I arrive home.
·
When I arrive home, I will call you.
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She smiled because she was proud of her work.
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Although it was raining, they continued
playing soccer.
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We can go outside if the weather improves.
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He studied very hard so that he could pass
the exam.
, so so that NOT THE SAME
COMPOUND SENT
He studied very hard, so he passed the exam. , so – result
COMPLEX SENT-ADV CL
He studied very hard so that he could pass the exam. so that
-reason
Mei saved money so that she could buy a new phone. In the end,
she gave the money to her sister.
, so so that so … that
NOT THE SAME
I am so tired that I need to take a nap.
He studies so hard that he passed the test.
so ADJ that
AREA TO EXPLORE
, so so that so…that
, so She cleaned the
floor very well, so it is shining. COMPOUND
so that She works
very hard so that she can earn money. COMPLEX
so that She works
very hard so that she will get a promotion. COMPLEX
so that She worked
very hard so that she could support her family. COMPLEX
so…that She is so hardworking that she got a
promotion.
so…that so ADJ that
I am so work hard hardworking that I can buy a new
skirt.
hardworking(adj)- industrious
She is so study hard studious that she gets great marks
on her tests.
studious ADJ studying hard
I felt so embarassing embarrassed that I finished the
conversation and left quckly.
I am working so hard that I can buy a new skirt.
She is so outgoing that she makes lots of new friends.
RW
She is very outgoing, so she makes lots of new friends.
I am very hardworking, and I can buy new clothes.
She is very studious and gets great marks on her tests.
SIMPLE SVV
so cute that
The dogs were so cute that everyone wanted to hold them. ADV CL
Houses in Vancouver are so expensive that I can’t
afford to buy one.
Houses in Vancouver are very expensive, so I can’t
afford to buy one.
IDIOM in one ear and out the other. – someone isn’t listening
to you. forget, don’t remember
I’ll wait until you’re ready.
SAME MEANING
so ADj that
such NOUN that
-such NOUN that
It is such a beautiful day that I want to take the
kids to the park.
-so ADJ that
It is so beautiful today that I want to take the kids
to the park.
Your daughter is so tall that it is hard to buy
clothes for her.
Your daughter is such a tall kid that it is hard to
buy clothes for her.
too tall – negative sound, judgemental
CASUAL TALKING
It is so nice today.
The dog is so cute.
Houses are so expensive.
SCHOOL WRITING/BUSINESS WRITING
It is so nice that…SV.
The dog is so cute that…SV.
Houses are so expensive that…SV.
COOL TALKING
way cute- teenager talk
The phone is way too much.
The soup is way too hot.
The math is way too hard.
The dog is super cute.
She is super friendly.
too pretty- sounds negative, judgmental
CASUAL TALKING How come? Why?
IDIOM It is better to give than to receive.
AREAS TO EXPLORE- You can get out of your comfort zone.
Don’t get too comfortable. We want to push the envelope.
IDIOM push the envelope- enlarging your skills, knowledge,
abilities
, so
so that
so … that
such … that
Examples of complex sentences with adjective clauses:
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The book that I borrowed from the library is
very interesting.
·
She has a friend who lives in Toronto.
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The car which/that was parked outside belongs
to my neighbor.
·
I met a teacher who inspired me to work
harder.
·
The movie that we watched last night was
exciting.
who -people
that- animals, things
which- special things, unique things
Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a
huge metropolis.
She was born in Seoul, which is a beautiful city in Korea.
conflict- person vs person
*commas around adjective clauses
Talk about that another day.
- essential and non-essential clauses
restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
Understanding and Using English Grammar, Betty Azar
(blue version)
Seoul, which is the city where she was born, is
beautiful. 2 adj cl
where SV-action
She takes the Skytrain to the office building where she
works.
She takes the Skytrain to the office building that she
works in.
SHEC is the school where I do my English.
SHEC- South Hill Education Centre
Examples of complex sentences with noun clauses:
thinking and talking
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What she said surprised everyone. SV- complex sentence, noun clause
She surprised everyone. SV simple sentence
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I don’t know where he went.
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That she won the prize made her family
proud.
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Can you tell me why the meeting was canceled?
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Whoever finishes first will receive a
reward.
SIMPLE SENTENCE
COMPOUND SENTENCE
COMPLEX SENTENCE- adv cl, adj cl, n cl
Exercise 1- Easier sentences.
Each sentence is missing a word in an dependent clause.
Rewrite each sentence by adding an appropriate word. Write the corrected
sentences on your own paper.
1. I
know why/that she is tired.
2. The
boy who/that is playing outside is my brother.
3. We
stayed home because/when/since/as/while it was raining.
4. She
said that she would help me.
5. The
dog that barked loudly ran away.
6. I
will call you when/after/if/once I arrive.
once=when
I will not call you until I arrive.
7. He
doesn’t understand why/that she is upset.
8. The
car which/that he bought is very fast.
9. She
cried because/when/if she was sad.
She was sad that her dog died.
10.
What he said was surprising.
The thing that he said was
surprising.
No doubt what he said was
surprising.
no doubt = undoubtedly
Exercise B- More challenging.
Each sentence is missing a word in an dependent clause.
Rewrite each sentence by adding an appropriate word. Write the corrected
sentences on your own paper.
1. I
don’t know why she left the party early since/because she seemed happy.
2. I
don’t know why she left the party early , but she seemed happy.
She left the party early even though
she seemed happy.
3. The
book that/which you gave me is the one that I was looking for.
4. She
will call you when/after she arrives if/since/because she has enough time.
5. I
believe ___ hard work always pays off in the end.
6. The
student who won the scholarship studied harder than anyone else in the class.
-one-syllable adjective
basic comparative superlative
big bigger biggest
-two-syllable adjective
healthy healthier healthiest
-three-syllable adjective
expensive more
expensive most expensive
harder than
bigger than
older than
sadder than
younger than
happier than
more beautiful than
more expensive than
The dog is expensive.
The dog is more expensive than the cat.
This is the most expensive dog in the store.
way more expensive- casual talking
This is way too hot.
7. We
stayed inside because/when/while/as/since it was raining heavily.
She is very regimented. She is
quite inflexible.
8. I
am not sure if/that/whether or not he will join us for dinner tonight.
I will go to the party whether or not
you go or not.
Hide and seek. Ready or not. Here I come.
9. The
house where I grew up has been sold to a family who/that moved here from
Mexico.
The house which/that I grew up
in has been sold to a family who/that moved here from Mexico.
The house in which I grew up has been sold to a
family who/that moved here from Mexico.
10.
She smiled because she knew the secret even
though nobody had told her anything.
She smiled like/as if she
knew the secret even though nobody had told her anything.
She looked like she knew what we
were talking about.
11.
What he said yesterday made everyone in the room
uncomfortable.
The thing that he said yesterday made
everyone in the room
uncomfortable.
Unfortunately, what he said yesterday made
everyone in the room
uncomfortable.
You have to project your voice.
You have to speak from your diaphragm.
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Continue “I Confess”
Finish “Thought Questions”
4.
How do you think
Mr. Wei’s students will react after he makes his confession?
-admire? confessed to his
mistake
-touched by his honesty,
courage
-feel they are in good hands-
trust the person
-feel lucky- good class,
teacher
-learn how to face mistake
-respect Mr. Wei
-confused- teacher attitude changed
so quickly, jarring
turned on a dime
unpredictable
IDIOM blows hot and cold
-
role model
-
positive
-
learn a lesson-
don’t be quick to judge
How will Wang Wei feel?
-feels embarrassed. wronged,
falsely-accused
after confession- relief, vindicated,
freed from a wrong accusation
-feel closer to the teacher
-feel the teacher is cool
VOCAB insinuate(v)- imply
p2 para4
“Why would anyone accuse you
you for no reason?”
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Test 3
Paragraph on “I Confess”
-paragraph form
-paragraph structure
-use some quotations
You can have your story out for the test. You will need it
to do some quotations.
