EF11 Sentence Styles

Sentence styles

SIMPLE- SV SVV SSV
Jook liked to dance.


COMPOUND
SV ,SOBA SV
Jook liked to dance, and Wang Bak loved to watch her.

SOBA = so or but and

FANBOYS = for and nor but or yet so

for

Jook spent time with Wang Bak, for he was her friend. XXX

Jook spent time with Wang Bak because he was her friend.

; semicolon

Transitional words and phrases

therefore however

COMPLEX SENTENCES

ADVERB CLAUSES
because when if
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whenever
while
as soon as
since
until
so that
in order to
whereas
although/ even though

DEPENDENT CLAUSE, INDEPENDENT CLAUSE.
Whereas Poh Poh criticized Jook, Wang Bak only praised her.

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE.
Wang Bak only praised Jook whereas Poh Poh criticized her.


ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

who that which

Jook Liang who was a five-year-old girl loved to dance. ESSENTIAL CLAUSE

Jook Liang, who was a five-year-old girl, loved to dance. NON-ESSENTIAL CLAUSE

Your mother, who is retired, plays mah-jong.
Your mother who is retired plays mah-jong. UNUSUAL

'who' is for people
'that' is for things or people
'which' is for things

'whom'? VERY FORMAL, FANCY
FORGET IT

To whom it may concern,


NOUN CLAUSES
know
understand
feel
concerned
believe
say

"that"
She knows that S V
She knows that you are lying.
Wang Bak believes that Jook is a wonderful dancer.
Jook doesn't feel that Poh Poh supports her.

"why"
Poh Poh doesn't understand why Jook wants to be Shirley Temple.

"how"
Jook knows how she can make Wang Bak feel less lonesome.
Jook knows how she can to make Wang Bak feel less lonesome. USUAL

NECESSARY SENTENCE STYLES:
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX

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