EF4/5 12:45 Sentence combining "French Fries"

SENTENCE TYPES:

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

SENTENCE COMBINING

KERNEL- main sentence that we build on.

          -usually it’s the first sentence

1.French fries are loaded into a basket. KERNEL

2.The French fries are white. new information

white is an adjective

The white French fries...

The French fries which are white...

3.The basket is wire.

White French fries are loaded into a wire basket. SIMPLE

4.Then they are lowered. KERNEL

5.The lowering is slow. lowering gerund for lowered

Then they are lowered, and the lowering is slow.

REPETITIVE, OVERWRITTEN

slow  is an adjective

slowly  is an adverb

Then they are lowered slowly

6.The lowering is into oil.

Then they are lowered slowly into oil. NICE SOLUTION

7.Their bath crackles. KERNEL

8.Their bath foams.

9.The bath is hot. hot is an adjective

Their bath crackles, and their bath foams. REPETITIVE

Their bath crackles and foams.

GOOD SOLUTIONS

Their hot bath crackles and foams. SIMPLE

Their bath which is hot crackles and foams. COMPLEX

Their bath is hot, so their bath it crackles and foams. COMPOUND

Their bath crackles and foams because it is hot. COMPLEX

10.The potatoes release a puff. KERNEL

11.The potatoes are thinly-sliced. thinly-sliced is a modifier, noun modifying a noun

The thinly-sliced potatoes release a steam puff.

INAUTHENTIC- cream puff

GOOD SOLUTION

The potatoes which are thinly-sliced release a puff of steam. COMPLEX

The thinly-sliced potatoes release a puff of steam. SIMPLE

13.They come out crispy brown.

14.They come out streaked with oil. ELIMINATE REP

They come out crispy brown and streaked with oil. GOOD SOLUTION