Thursday, 1 December 2016

EF2/3 Compound sentences and run-on sentences

The dog is running. The cat is sleeping.
The dog is running, and the cat is sleeping.
The dog is running, but the cat is sleeping.

The dog is running the cat is sleeping. run-on sentence
, SOBA

1. Jack bought a pair of earrings. Jill gave me a matching necklace.
Jack bought a pair of earrings, and Jill gave me a matching necklace.
Jack bought a pair of earrings Jill gave me a matching necklace. XX
Jack bought a pair of earrings, Jill gave me a matching necklace. XX

2. I was very hungry. I went to the kitchen to make a sandwich.
I was very hungry, so I went to the kitchen to make a sandwich. COMPOUND SENTENCE

3. She applied for the job. They hired someone else.
 She applied for the job, but they hired someone else.
 She applied for the job, yet they hired someone else.
but = yet Fancy word

Supper isn't ready yet. TIME
Are you finished? Not yet. TIME

4. Do you want to go over to Jim's house? Would you rather stay here?
Do you want to go over to Jim's house, or would you rather stay here?

You can stay here rather than going to Jim's house.

You can do one or the other. You have a choice. You can choose.

5. He was ready to leave, but something told him to stay a little longer.

something tells me.... I have a feeling 

Something tells me that my sister is going to call me tonight.

I have a feeling that my sister is going to call me.

make a prediction based on your feeling/ instinct

I had a feeling that... 

I have a feeling that he is not telling the truth.
Something tells me that he is not telling the truth.
Something is a little fishy about him. I have my doubts about him. I don't really trust this guy.

You have to go with your gut feeling.

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