Tuesday, 8 October 2013

EF6 sentence combining #3

1.     I have never understood  a certain proverb that says, “You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.”
2.     My mother once interpreted it for me, and she told me that it meant you cannot have everything.
My mother once interpreted it for me and told me that it meant you cannot have everything.
My mother once interpreted it for me, saying that it meant you cannot have everything.
My mother once interpreted it for me as meaning you cannot have everything.
3.     For example, it is impossible to find a job that pays well, interests you all the time, and challenges you every day.
4.     That may be true, but I have often wondered why it has to be that way.
That may be true, but I have often wondered, “Why does it have to be that way?”
That may be true; nevertheless/ however, I have often wondered why it has to be that way.
5.     Why is it impossible to have everything and to be completely satisfied?
STYLE
6.     If you think about the illustration of the cake, it does not make sense.
The illustration of the cake doesn’t make sense if you think about it.
7.     Who would make a cake and not enjoy eating it afterwards?
8.     There is definitely something wrong with the illustration of the cake if you consider it carefully.
If you consider the illustration of the cake carefully, there is definitely something wrong.
BAD STYLE- begin a sentence with a long dependent clause.

I am wearing a sweater because it is cold.
Because it is cold, I am wearing a sweater.
STYLE- consistent

2+2=5
2+2=4

For example, …
To illustrate, …
For instance, …
Allow me to illustrate.
Let me give an example.

LATIN
etc. et cetera “and others” and so on
e.g examplis gratia “for example”
i.e. id est “that is”

He plays soccer, basketball, football, etc.
He plays soccer, basketball, and football.
FINAL COMMA OPTIONAL- Oxford comma
She plays lots of sports (e.g. soccer, football, basketball).

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