E7/10 Oct.16

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Good morning.

We’ll get started at 11.

Today’s agenda:

1. Parallelism from homework

2. Test on first three chapters of Animal Farm

3. HW Animal Farm Ch 4, make notes

Next week we will continue with work on how to incorporate quotations into our writing.

Next week –

Continue with Animal Farm

Next Friday – Pro D for Ad Ed, no class for you.

Parallelism exercises:

EASIER EXERCISES

1. The understudy had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair, and her face was red a red face. adj noun

2. When winter comes the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or they will have to find a wood stove.

When winter comes the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or a wood stove.

When winter comes the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or they will have to find a wood stove. rep

Sentence combining – avoid repetition

3. When Moe was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only helping him with his homework assignments but also they participated participating with him in school activities. gerunds

4. It is better to be happy than being sad.

It is better to be happy than to be sad.

It is better to be happy than sad. adj

It is better being happy than being sad. Sounds good.

6. The contract was illegible, lengthy, and it is awkward.

7. To think that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.

8. Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars and because they want to make money.

9. The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays, and they went to trendy restaurants in the center of the city.

10. Before you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also the comptroller.

Your solutions:

7. To think that you can do anything is to deceive yourself.

6. The contract was illegible, lengthy and awkward. adjs

6/ The contract was illegible, lengthy, and awkward.

8- Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars and to make money.

The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays, and going to trendy restaurants in the center of the city.

7. You're deceiving yourself when you think that you can do anything.

10. Before you order anything, you should check with the purchasing agent and also the controller.

Top quality sentences. Good for E 10, 11,12, college, job, anything

11. The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and with competence.

12. Please return the medical records either to Dr. Jones or Dr. MacIntyre.

14. Succeeding at something is not necessarily the same as to get what you need.

15. The process seemed to Beth both a bore and annoying.

Your examples:

The process seemed to Beth both boring and annoying.

The radiologist examined the MRI carefully with competence. awk

The radiologist examined the MRI carefully and competently. parallel

The difference is small but important. Parallelism is a detail that makes your writing sound polished and professional.

15. The process seemed both boring and annoying to Beth.

The process seemed to Beth both boring and annoying.

The radiologist examined the MRI carefully and competence competently.

The radiologist examined the MRI with both care and competence.

the radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and competently

CAP PUNC XXX

This sofa is better for beauty, and it is comfortable.

14. Succeeding at something is not necessarily to get what you need. awk

Succeeding at something is not necessarily to get getting what you need.

11. The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and completely.

competently

Please return the medical records either to Dr. Jones or to Dr. Maclntyre. 

This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance, and for comfort.

This sofa is better for beauty, appearance, and comfort.

We can do more later if you wish. I gave you some harder exercises to try if you like.

Special Friday treat- test

Email it to me by 12:15

Font, doublespace

Animal Farm

Test on Chapters 1-3

These are important words or phrases from Chapters 1-3.  In a sentence or two for each one, explain what each is and why it’s important in the novel:

1. the hoof and horn

2. apples and milk

3. “FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD”

4. “I will work harder.”

5. “Beasts of England”

6. brainworkers

Six short (1-2 sentences each) answers in total.