Sentence work coming up: causal
verbs
sentence
combining
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
·
Self-Reflection Assessment” Week 5
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Final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex
Sentences”
Sentence quizzes coming up stating next
week
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Test 4 (final hour)
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HW Sentence
Writing Exercises. Choose some- you don’t have do them all. Review for sentence
work so far.
Monday
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Begin Animal Farm
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Discuss optional repl test.
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“Midterm Self-Assessment Reflection”
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Sentence Writing Exercises
Talk about upcoming sentence quizzes
Tuesday, March 10
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Opportunity to replace one test.
Optional replacement test with be a new paragraph
about one or more of the stories we have done: “What Happened During the Ice Storm”,
“I Confess”, and “Dead Men’s Path”.
Wednesday, March 11
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Midterm recommendations
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Sentence work
Thursday, March 12
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Midterm recommendations
Friday- final day before Spring Break
Compound-Complex Sentences
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
A
compound-complex sentence is a mix of compound and complex. That is, a
compound-complex sentence is a compound sentence with a dependent clause added
to it.
Examples:
*Mei loves
dogs, but she doesn’t like cats. COMPOUND SENTENCE
Mei loves
dogs, but she doesn’t like cats because they can be weird.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
SENTENCE- adverb clause
Mei loves dogs
because they are loyal, but she doesn’t like cats because they can be
weird.
Mei loves dogs
because they are loyal. COMPLEX
Mei loves dogs.
SIMPLE
*Jun liked the
view from the smaller apartment; however, he opted for the big apartment.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
opt(v)- choose
PHRASAL VERB
verb + preposition opt for = choose
option(n)-
choice
optional(adj)
She liked the
red phone, but she opted for the blue one.
Jun liked the
view from the smaller apartment; however, he opted for the big apartment that
had a walk-in closet.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
SENTENCE- adjective clause
*Karim is
supposed to pick me up at the airport, but he probably will forget. COMPOUND
SENTENCE
Karim is
supposed to pick me up at the airport, but I think that he probably will
forget. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- noun clause
Karim is
supposed to pick me up at the airport, but I think that he probably will
forget because he is really busy. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- noun
clause adverb clause
How many dogs can you walk?
Another example:
We are going to get take-out tonight. SIMPLE
We are going to get take-out tonight, so make up your
mind what you want. COMPOUND-COMPLEX
noun clause
Make up your mind! Imperative
Exercise A- Easier sentences.
Each sentence is missing a word in an dependent clause.
Rewrite each sentence by adding an appropriate word.
1. Even
though/Although/Though/When it was raining, we went to the park, and we had a
great time.
2. She
finished her homework before dinner, and/so she played the video game that she
got for her birthday.
She finished her homework before dinner; therefore/after that, she played
the video game that she got for her birthday.
She finished her homework before dinner; then she played the video game
that she got for her birthday. no comma with ‘then’
3. When/Once/As
soon as/Since/Because the bell rang, the students packed their bags; then they
left the classroom.
4. I
want to buy the shirt that I like, but I don’t have enough money.
5. He
said (that) he would make breakfast for everyone after he got up; however, he
won’t have time to clean up afterwards.
She said she will be here at 7. AUTHENTIC-SOUNDING
She said that she will be here at 7.
6. We
can go to the beach if the weather is nice, or we can stay home.
We can go to the beach if the weather is nice; otherwise, we can stay
home.
We can go to the beach because the weather is nice, or we can stay home.
We can go to the beach when the weather is nice.
Kids’ song: Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.
7. While/When
I was reading, my brother was playing games, and my sister was listening to
music.
8. Because
she studied hard, she passed the test, so/and her parents were proud.
Because she studied hard, she passed the test; as a result/therefore, her
parents were proud.
Because she studied hard, she passed the test; as a result/therefore, her
parents were proud.
because S+V because she studies
hard
due to NOUN due to her hard work
Example:
Because it is raining, we can’t go to the beach.
Due to the rain, we can’t go to the beach.
I was absent yesterday due to illness.
ill/sick(adj)
illness/sickness(n)
ailment- old-fashioned word
The meeting was postponed because the boss wasn’t available.
The meeting was postponed due to the boss’ availability.
What is your availability next week?
9. The
dog barked loudly when/because it saw the stranger, and the neighbors came
outside to look. The neighbors are nosy.
VOCAB nosy(adj)- NEGATIVE curious
in a slightly rude way
She is nosy. She always wants to
know other people’s business.
IDIOM He always sticks his nose
into other people’s business.
10.If/Provided that/ Since/Because/As long as you help me
with the dishes, I will help you with your project; we will finish faster.
Because you help me, I will help you.
transactional-
IDIOM You scratch my back; I scratch yours.
LATIN Quid pro quo.
Since she moved to a new city, she felt lonely at first; she
eventually met many friends.
Since she moved to a new city, she felt lonely at first; happily/fortunately/luckily/however/eventually/finally/afterwards?,
she eventually met many friends.
quickly slowly
Test 4
Write a well-organized paragraph of at least 150 words on
the following topic. Include quoted text. You can have the story out.
In “Dead Men’s Path”, why did Mr. Obi and the priest
disagree about closing the path?
