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Al
Good morning, everyone.
We’ll get started at 8:30.
Today’s agenda
1.
Continue review
of sentences – complex -adverb clauses
2.
Investigate Canada’s
acceptance of Vietnamese refugees – the ‘boat people’ (old term – not used
anymore)
- https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1754307139927
- https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cultur/vietnam/vilea03e.html
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-response-to-boat-people-refugee-crisis
3.
HW Write some practice sentences with challenging
adverb clauses
Read the links on Vietnames refugees
Quiz #1 - Short (50-70 w) writing tomorrow about Vietnamese
refugees
Thursday: Read “This is My House”. I will email
you this tomorrow
noun clauses
Friday: adjective clauses
Sentences – 3 different styles
of sentences, kind of a 4th
1.
SIMPLE
2.
COMPOUND , SOBA ; TRANS, - exercises
3.
COMPLEX a. adverb clauses
b. noun clauses
c. adjective clauses
4.
COMPOUND COMPLEX –
mix of compound and complex together
ADVERB CLAUSES- adverbs
describe or modify verbs
adverb – often ‘ly’ word
quickly, slowly
SIMPLE SENTENCES
The puppy eats very quickly.
She read the story slowly and carefully.
well
Sarah speaks English very well.
Dave does not dance very well.
convey more complicated ideas
– because, after, before, since, until, when, if, whenever, while, even if,
provided that, unless, though/although/even though, as, so that, so…that, than,
as…as
- because – reason
The cat is hissing because
there is a dog in the yard. adverb
clause no comma
Because there is a dog in the yard, the cat is hissing. comma
- after, before – time
The kids played video games
after supper. SIMPLE
The kids played video games after
S V supper. The kids played video games after they finished supper.
adverb clause
See the difference?
The kids played video games after
they finished supper.
After they the kids
finished supper, the kids they
played video games.
The kids finished their
supper before they played video games.
-since – 2 meanings: reason,
time
Beverly is wearing a sweater since
it is chilly today. reason
Beverly has been homesick since
she moved to Canada. time
Since Beverley moved to
Canada, she has been homesick.
FREE ADVICE #5 – Don’t begin
your sentences with long adverb clauses. It makes it uncomfortable for the
reader.
Because Vancouver is a very
expensive city with high housing costs and steep rent as well as high taxes, I have to get a second job. poor writing style, grammatically
fine, RW -
Writing style is personal and
cultural. Long adverb clauses – Spanish writing.
- until -time, waiting for a
time
We won’t have dinner until
you get home.
- when – time
Call me when you get to
Calgary.
When you have a minute, could you read my letter?
-if – possibility, condition
If you want to go hiking
with me, you should get some good hiking
boots.
- whenever – every time
The dog goes crazy whenever
the telephone rings.
Whenever the little girl
feels sad, she talks to her dolls.
- while – two things
happening at the same time
The kids were talking while
the teacher was teaching.
Could you chop up some onions
and garlic while I peel these potatoes?
- even if – doesn’t matter,
won’t change the situation
I won’t let you borrow my bicycle
even if you ask nicely.
Even if you flap your arms
and run as fast as you can, you will
never be able to fly.
- provided that – ‘if’ for
important things
You should marry him provided
that you truly love him.
Let’s go grab a coffee provided
that if you have time. XXX
You can get a mortgage to buy
a house provided that you have sufficient income.
providing – different usage
You can get a mortgage to buy
a house providing that you have sufficient income. XXX
You can get a mortgage to buy
a house provided that you have sufficient income.
Jose is very busy providing
for his family.
NOUN CLAUSES- whether or not –
I need to know whether or
not you are coming to my party.
I need to know whether you
are coming to my party or not.
- unless – opposite of ‘if’
We will go for a hike on Saturday
if it is sunny.
We will go for a hike on Saturday
unless it rains.
- though(casual)/although/even
though
Dan is wearing shorts even
though it is snowing.
- as – because, reason
Sarah does not want to come
camping with us as she is afraid of trees, and bears, and bears hiding in
trees.
- so that - reason
I am saving money so that
I can buy a new guitar.
‘so that’ easily confused
with ‘, so’
I want to buy a new guitar,
so I am saving money. COMPOUND
so that , so
NOT THE SAME
- so…that
so ADJ that
The girl is so tall
that she is always picked for the basketball team.
The littlw kid was so
tired that he fell asleep at the kitchen table.
Math 12 is so hard that
I’m not sure I can do it.
Her boyfriend is so stupid that
he forgot their one-month anniversary.
- than – comparison
The dog is smaller than
the cat (is).
Vancouver is more beautiful than
Calgary (is).
I am better than my sister.
Sometimes cycling is faster
than taking a car.
- as…as – comparison , two
things the same
My son is as tall as I am.
Vancouver is not as expensive
as Hong Kong.
Your dog is as cute as my
dog.
For homework, try a few
examples of you own.
Try some new words, not just
the words you already know. Challenge yourself.
We can share them tomorrow.
Your examples:
1.
When I arrived
home, we ate dinner before we
watched a movie. Excellent sentence
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