8:30 EF5/6 Nov18

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Al

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Today’s agenda:

 

1.    Introduction to sentence types, overview of sentence types

2.    Test #1

3.    HW       

 

 

Sentence types: very important, very useful

Quick overview of sentence types

 

1.SIMPLE

subject and a verb

SV “It is raining.”

SV “Today is cold.”

SSV “You and I are talking on the phone.”

SVV “The dog is sleeping and snoring.”

 

2.COMPOUND

SV SV – two simple sentences in a row, connected together

coordinating conjunctions FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

most useful: so or but and

not used very often: for nor yet

 

“It is raining, so we can’t play soccer.”

“You can come to school, or you can go to work.”

“I like chocolate, but I don’t eat it everyday.”

“Joan likes hiking, and she likes skiing.”

 

; semicolon

“It is raining; therefore, we can’t play soccer.”

“You can come to school; alternatively, you can go to work.”

“I like chocolate; however, I don’t eat it everyday.”

“Joan likes hiking; also, she likes skiing.”

 

3.COMPLEX

adverb clauses

“Sarah doesn’t want to talk to Maria because they had an argument.”

 

noun clauses

“Mohammed thinks that he should call his brother.”

 

adjective clauses

“Fatima neighbour who is 86 years old still lives on her own.”

 

Overview – Over the next few weeks, I will teach these sentences styles to you in great detail. If you learn these styles, you will be able to do anything in English that you want: school, job, life, write.

 

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

 

If you are willing to come with me on this journey through English sentence, you will learn a lot.

 

 

Test #1

Write a well-organized unified paragraph on the following topic.

Submit as an attachment by 9:45am

150-200 words

Doublespace

14-16 point font

Indent

 

Writing prompt: How is Covid19 affecting your life?