EF56 Sentence combining #3

1. I have never understood a certain proverb that says, "

USES OF QUOTATION MARKS
1. "   " - quoted material, incorporating quoted text into our sentences
2. "   " - writing direct speech, exact words that someone said 
Maria said, "You have to lock the door when you leave."
reporting indirect speech, not exact, summary, the gist, the main idea
Maria said that I have to lock the door when I leave.
3. "   " title of a text
novel The Jade Peony, a book by itself, has its own covers
writing by hand - underline, CONTROL u The Jade Peony
writing on computer, italics, CONTROL i The Jade Peony
Can't do both - choose one
Great Paragraphs computer
Great Paragraphs by hand
-part of a book - chapter
"Unit 5: Paragraph Review" part of a book
-a book with its own covers
Inside Stories
Inside Stories
-a section of a book, not the whole book
"Love Song"

2. My mother once interpreted it for me, and she told me that it meant that you cannot have everything.
COMPOUND COMPLEX
My mother once interpreted it for me, telling me that it meant that you cannot have everything.
My mother once interpreted it for me, saying that it meant that you cannot have everything.

3. For example, it is impossible to find a job that pays well, interests you all the time, and challenges you every day.

4. That may be true, but I have often wondered why it has to be that way. present perfect

5. Why is it impossible to have everything and to be completely satisfied?
Why is it impossible to have everything and be completely satisfied?

6. When you think about the illustration of the cake, it does not make sense.

illustrate - example

As an illustration, bbbb  = For example, bbbb

7. Who would make a cake and not enjoy eating it afterwards?
afterwards - later, later on

8. If you think about it, there is definitely something wrong with the logic of the illustration.
the logic of the illustration = the meaning of the example

Adage- "You can not have your cake and eat it, too."

Latin terms in English
etc et cetera, 'and others', 'and so on'
She plays soccer, basketball, baseball, etc.
She plays soccer, basketball, baseball ......
...... not English, don't use it in English
, etc.
, and so on.
, among others.

e.g. - "exampli gratia" free example, for example
many examples, you give a few
There are many animals in the forest, e.g. wolves, bears, squirrels.

i.e. - "id est", that is
explain it fully, exact
I play lots of sports, i.e. volleyball, soccer, and basketball.

RSVP - invitation, French "Respondez sil vous plait." Please respond.
ASAP - as soon as possible
BYOB - bring your own bottle, booze
FYI - for your information

LOL, NGU, FOTFL, LMAO, internet-based ones
G9, NP, WTF, BFF, BRB, GLHF, TMR

LOL - laugh out loud, lots of love


cc - carbon copy
bcc - blind carbon copy

am - ante meridian, before the middle, before noon
pm - post meridian, after noon

BC - Before Christ
AD - Anno Domini - "in the year of our Lord"
BCE - before the common era


Chemical symbols
H- hydrogen
O
H2O

He Au Pb 













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