Thursday, 14 February 2013

E10 sent comb exercises


kernel
complex sentence- adverb cl. at beginning
1.    While they were shopping for a gift for their mother, France and Monika saw a display of refinished antique furniture in the mall.
2.    One particular chair caught their eye and gave them an idea.
One particular chair which caught their eye gave them an idea.

COMMAS AROUND ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
essential and non-essential clauses

Canada, which has ten provinces, is a large country.
non-essential= without it, the sentence would still make sense

My sister who is a nurse plays volleyball. 2 sisters
My sister, who is a nurse, plays volleyball. 1 sister

Joe’s mother, who is retired, likes to play mah-jong.

Vancouver, which is in BC, is a nice city.


One particular eye-catching chair gave them an idea.

3.    They decided to look for a chair to refinish because their mom likes antiques.
4.    They looked in some shops on a side street not far from the mall; eventually, they found two delicate chairs (they knew would look super in the family’s breakfast nook).
5.    The price was reasonable, so they bought both chairs and left, talking excitedly about how to restore them.

IKEA English
They bought both chairs because the price was reasonable; after they left, they were talking excitedly about how they could restore them.

He walked down the street, singing a song.

commas= personal, style grammar

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