Eng 10/11 sentence styles

6 BASIC SENTENCES

SIMPLE

SV- subject verb

Mei Ying and Kaz loved each other very much.

Tony belonged to a gang.

COMPOUND

SV ,SOBA SV.

so or but and

FANBOYS

for and nor but or yet so

Mei Ying loved Kaz, and Kaz loved Mei Ying.

Mei Ying loved Kaz, Kaz loved Mei Ying. XXX COMMA SPLICE CS

, not strong enough

Mei Ying loved Kaz, and Kaz loved Mei Ying.

Mei Ying loved Kaz; Kaz loved Mei Ying. SEMICOLON

,and = ;

Mei Ying loved Kaz; also, Kaz loved Mei Ying.

, and = ; also,

, but = ; however,

,so = ; as a result / ; therefore, / ; consequently,

COMPLEX

because

They can’t be together because their families don’t approve.

when

as

though

even though

They go out together even their families don’t like it. XXX

They go out together even though their families don’t like it.

They go out together though their families don’t like it.

They go out together although their families don’t like it.

SENTENCE FRAGMENTS- frag

Because Mei Ying and Kaz loved each other very much. XXX

Because Mei Ying and Kaz loved each other very much, they wanted to be together.

ADVERB CLAUSES Ch13

Mei Ying, who was Chinese, loved  a Japanese guy. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

who, that, which- HIGH FREQUENCY

whose, where, whom- LOW FREQUENCY

Ch14                 

My mother who is retired likes to walk.

My mother, who is retired, likes to walk. !! not essential clause

The phone that is on my desk is mine. essential clause

NOUN CLAUSE

say

think

feel

believe

know

that, what

She said that she would be late.

Maria thought that Tony wasn’t going to go to the fight.

Seklung believed that all Japanese were enemies.

He didn’t know what to do.

6 BASIC STYLES OF SENTENCES

1. SIMPLE

2. COMPOUND , SOBA

3. COMPOUND ; however,

4. ADVERB CLAUSE because if when while as although

5. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE who that which

6. NOUN CLAUSE- say think feel know believe – that what how why

FEEL CONFIDENT- FEEL GREAT!!!