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Good morning.
We’ll get started at 11.
Today’s agenda:
1. Sentence review
2. First Nations
Wednesday - First Nations, sentence review
Thursday – essay, replacement quizzes and tests after the essay is finished for the people who contacted me
Friday – I will be marking and finalizing marks. If you wish, email me at 11:00 and I will send you your final mark.
I am leaving Vancouver for a week, so if you email me late I will be unable to respond until late next week.
Sentences – every sentence has to be one of these types
SIMPLE
SV subject verb “It is raining today.”
SSV “Joan and Marie play badminton together.”
SVV “The dog ate his supper and went to bed.”
imperative – command, tell somebody to do something “Come in.” Sit down.”
COMPOUND
SV, SOBA SV. “Napoleon seized control of the farm, and the other animals acquiesced.”
SV; SV. “Napoleon seized control of the farm; the other animals acquiesced.”
SV; TRANS, SV. “Napoleon seized control of the farm; meanwhile, the other animals acquiesced.”
SPECIAL OPTION:
“Napoleon seized control of the farm; meanwhile, the other animals acquiesced.” COMPOUND
“Napoleon seized control of the farm. Meanwhile, the other animals acquiesced.” 2 SIMPLES
COMPLEX
adverb clauses
because, when, if, since, if only, only if, whenever, as, so that, in order to
“I am tired today because my dog was up playing piano all night.”
“Because my dog was up playing piano all night, I am tired today.”
so that “Michelle is saving up her money so that she can take a trip to Thailand.” COMPLEX AB
“Michelle wants to take a trip to Thailand, so she is saving up her money.” COMPOUND BA
noun clauses
feel, say, believe, know, understand, remember
that why how
“I understand why you don’t want to talk to your sister.”
“Sarah remembered that Shelley had broken her arm when she fell out of a tree when she was a kid.”
Is a tooth a bone?
Kids like to get their casts signed by their friends.
I broke a rib, but I don’t remember it.
adjective clauses
who - people
that – things that are not alive, animals, people you don’t know (sounds impersonal, even unfriendly)
“My grandmother that lived in Italy loved to make her own jam.” sounds strange ‘that’
“My grandmother who lived in Italy loved to make her own jam.”
“That guy that my sister married is big stupid idiot.”
“That guy that my sister married is a doctor.” sounds like I do not like the guy
“I have a dog that likes to eat carrots.”
which- special things, unique things
“Sarah keep a drawing which her daughter drew for her when she three years old.”
“The Great Wall of China which is a World Heritage Site is extremely popular with tourists.”
, adj cl,
If you are born on Canadian soil, you are granted citizenship.
birthright citizenship
A. All people who are born in Canada are Canadian citizens.
B. All people, who are born in Canada, are Canadian citizens.
B IS NOT TRUE
Two questions: Do A and B have the same meaning?. No.
If not, which sentence is true? A
essential clauses/non-essential clauses
restrictive/non-restrictive clauses
Let’s meet at the Starbucks at 5 o’clock. Is that enough information? No.
Let’s meet at the Starbucks that is at Fraser and 49th at 5 o’clock. necessary information
‘that is at Fraser and 49th‘ restricts the meaning of ‘Starbucks’ which is necessary
Let’s meet at South Hill Education Centre at 5 o’clock. Is that enough information? Yes.
Let’s meet at South Hill Education Centre, that is at Fraser and 43rd, at 5 o’clock. , extra information,
A. Joe’s mother who is retired likes to play mahjong.
‘who is retired’ restricts the meaning of mother, uneccesary
B. Joe’s mother, who is retired, likes to play mahjong
Probably B is accurate.
Commas around adjective clauses make a difference.
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