EF2/3 Run-On sentences

I want to see that movie. Tell me if you decide to go.

I want to see that movie, so tell me if you decide to go.

                                                                             (adverb clause)

I want to see that movie, so (you) tell me if you decide to go.

COMPOUND COMPLEX

               (adverb cl)                                       (adjective cl)

Tell me if you decide to see that movie that I want to see.

TOO HARD?

The prices are getting lower, but they’re still high.

7. Let’s finish the project in the morning because I’m tired. COMPLEX

I’m tired, so let’s finish the project in the morning. COMPOUND

I’m tired.  Let’s finish the project in the morning. SIMPLE

4. Julio found a wallet in the street. When he looked inside it for identification, he found a driver's licence and some credit cards.

Julio found a wallet in the street.  He looked inside it for identification and found a driver's licence and some credit cards.

MUCH HARDER When Julio looked for identification inside the wallet that he found in the street, he found a driver's licence and some credit cards.

E10/ EF7 EF2/3 Vocabulary test websites

http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/levels/index.html

http://www.wordengine.jp/vflash/levelcheck

http://my.vocabularysize.com/session/evstxx

http://www.vocabtest.com/

EF2/3 Run-on sentences

1.    Our tires are old, so we need new ones because we might get into an accident with these.

Our tires are old.  We need new ones because we might…

My jacket is old, so I need a new one.

My shoes are old, so I need new ones.

6.      The reckless driver got a speeding ticket which was his third ticket this year.

          The reckless driver got his third speeding ticket this year.

          SIMPLE is not EASY

7.      That was a good movie, so I’d like to see it again.

4.      This is delicious, and I’d like some more.  Also, I’d like to get the recipe, too.

9.      I answered the phone when it rang.  It was Jimmin.

2.

1.      Elena was late, so they started the meeting without her.

Even though Elena was late, they started the meeting without her.

They started the meeting without Elena because she was late.

EF2/3 Post-Test

A

1.     When will you finish the job?

When will the bus come?

2.     We like to ski during the winter.

Your sister always goes to California during the winter.

3.     Don’t worry!

Don’t miss the lesson!

4.     Can you help me?

Can you speak English?

Can you bake cookies?

Can you make cheesecake?

5.     PNE and Playland are fascinating places.

Museums and art galleries are fascinating places.

B

11.      When the home team scored, she was excited.

            The fans cheered when the home team scored.

12.      If you’re not too busy, we should go shopping.

            Come to my house for supper if you’re not too busy.

13.      Because Pamela is deaf, we use sign language.

14.      Before I leave the office, I turn off the lights.

            Before I leave the office, I will turn off the lights.

Before I left the office, I turned off the lights.

                        Before- preposition

            Every day, I lock the door before I leave the office.

15.      Every Sunday morning at eleven o’clock, I go for/have brunch with my friends.

            breakfast+lunch=brunch

C Run-on sentences

16.      We’re leaving at eight o’clock.  Will you be ready then?

17.      Jim bought some lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.

18.      Let’s go out.  It’s too hot in here.

Let’s go out because it’s too hot in here.

It’s too hot in here, so let’s go out.

It’s too hot in here; therefore, let’s go out.

SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES

19.      Pablo likes to go dancing, and Anita prefers to stay home.

20.      The children are upstairs fast asleep.

IMPORTANT!!! We will be in class all week. No strike for adult education

EF2/3 sentence combining exercises

Then they are lowered slowly into oil.

Their hot bath crackles and foams.

Their bath which is hot crackle; also, it foams.

unnecessarily complicated, overwritten

The thinly-sliced potatoes release a puff of steam.

They come out crispy brown and streaked with oil.

He sips at his coffee cup which is chipped along the rim.

The taste is bitter, acidic, and faintly soapy.

There is a brown film on the inside of his cup.

He takes extra care so that he doesn’t spill any on his clothes.

He is afraid that it might eat holes in the material.

He is afraid about it eating holes in the material.

harder level

E10/ EF7 UN Declaration of Human Rights

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#atop

EF2/3 Descriptive paragraph "My Beautiful Grandmother"

Allan Haley

June 3, 2014

My Beautiful Grandmother

            My grandmother was a very beautiful woman even when she was very old.  First, she had silver grey hair which she kept short and curly.  It was always neatly brushed and looked nice.  Second, her eyes, which were light blue, were expressive and warm.  She always looked warmly at us.  Third, she had nice pale cheeks which were smooth.  Every day, she put on rouge and was carefully made up.  Finally, she always wore pink lipstick on her mouth.  This made her smile look even friendlier.  Clearly, my grandmother tried to look her best even when she was elderly. 

EF2/3 Order of Adjectives

Order of Adjectives

Opinion	An opinion adjective explains what you think about something (other people may not agree with you). For example: silly, beautiful, horrible, difficult
Size	A size adjective, of course, tells you how big or small something is. For example: large, tiny, enormous, little
Age	An age adjective tells you how young or old something or someone is. For example: ancient, new, young, old
Shape	A shape adjective describes the shape of something. For example: square, round, flat, rectangular
Colour	A colour adjective, of course, describes the colour of something. For example: blue, pink, reddish, grey
Origin	An origin adjective describes where something comes from. For example: French, lunar, American, eastern, Greek
Material	A material adjective describes what something is made from. For example: wooden, metal, cotton, paper
Purpose	A purpose adjective describes what something is used for. These adjectives often end with “-ing”. For example: sleeping (as in “sleeping bag”), roasting (as in “roasting tin”)