Thursday, 22 October 2015

EF7/ E10 sentence combining work

SENTENCE STYLES- consistent sentence writing
SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX- beginning, first steps, building blocks,


How Not to Study

1. David yawns. KERNEL
David yawns and glances at his watch.
David yawns and, glances at his watch and easily represses a thought.
easy (adj) easily (adv) wf- word form
David yawns, glances at his watch and easily represses a thought about homework which is due tomorrow. COMPLEX SENT- ADJ CL

David yawns, glancing at his watch and easily repressing a thought about homework which is due tomorrow.

David yawns and glances at his watch, easily repressing a thought about homework which is due tomorrow.

2. Television’s eye has held him captive. KERNEL
Television’s flickering, hypnotic eye which is flickering has held him captive.

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Colour
Origin
Material
Purpose

beautiful old table old beautiful table

small round Japanese tea cup round small tea Japanese cup

cute, beautiful baby        beautiful, cute baby


Television’s flickering, hypnotic eye has held him captive all evening; now, the news is about to be broadcast. COMPOUND

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