EF34 11am March 31

 

Good morning, everybody.

I have a meeting until 11:15. We will get started then.

Today’s agenda:

1. Replacement quiz for tomorrow

2. Sentence combining from homework

3. Begin descriptive writing

Replacement quiz  tomorrow, 12:00 after class.

6 sentences in total

1 simple

2 compound

3 complex

Kai plays soccer. KERNEL

Find new information in the following sentences. Avoid repetition.

He plays every day.

He plays with his friends.

They play at school.

Decide how you would like to put these elements together.

Kai plays soccer

every day

with his friends

at school

SIMPLE

Kai plays soccer every day with his friends at school.

Every day, Kai plays soccer with his friends at school.

Every day at school, Kai plays soccer with his friends.

COMPOUND

Kai plays soccer every day at school, and he plays with his friends.

COMPLEX

Kai plays soccer every day with his friends when they are at school.

Our goal is to be able to express our thoughts in a variety of ways.

SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX

EXERCISES FOR HOMEWORK

At the Beach 

1. The group met at the beach. KERNEL

They met at 10:00 a.m. 

They met every day. 

The beach was public.

Decide how you want to combine these elements.

The group met at the beach

at 10:00 a.m. 

every day

public

The group met at the public beach at 10:00 a.m. every day.

Your examples:

1. The group met at the public beach at 10:00 a.m. every day.

2. The group met at the public beach every day at 10 am.

3. Every day, the group met at 10:00 a.m. at the public beach.

4. The group met at the public beach 10 am every day.

5. The group met at the public beach, and they met at 10am every day.

2. The beach was hot. 

The beach was crowded. 

The beach was exciting. 

There were children. 

There were adults. 

There were lifeguards.

YOUR EXAMPLES FOR EXERCISE #2

There were children, adults, and lifeguards in the hot, crowded, and exciting beach. SIMPLE

The beach was hot, crowded and exciting, and there were children, adults and lifeguards. COMPOUND

The beach had children, adults and lifeguards that was hot, crowded, and exciting

The beach that was hot, crowded, and exciting had children, adults and lifeguards. COMPLEX

The beach was hot and crowded and exciting. There were children and adult  Missing????

The beach was hot, crowded, and exciting. There were children, adults, and lifeguards.

commas -two ways, your choice

I like cats, dogs, and monkeys.

I like cats, dogs and monkeys.

The beach was hot and exciting and crowded that there were children and adults and lifeguards. 

The beach was hot, exciting and crowded because there were children, adults and lifeguards.

The beach was hot and crowded and exciting, and there were children and adults and lifeguards.

The beach was hot, crowded and exciting, and there were children, adults and lifeguards.

The beach was hot, exciting, and crowded with children, adults, and lifeguards. SIMPLE  Excellent style.

3. Mr. Isaac sold ice cream. 

It was packed in ice. 

The truck was small. 

The truck was in the parking lot.

YOUR EXAMPLES FOR #3

In the parking lot, Mr. Isaac sold ice cream that was packed in ice, and it sold on the small truck. REPETITION

In the parking lot, Mr. Isaac sold ice cream that was packed in ice on the small truck.

From a small truck in the parking lot, Mr. Isaac sold ice cream that was packed in ice.

In the parking lot had a small truck who sold ice cream packed in ice was Mr. Isaac. XXX

In the parking lot, Mr. Isaac sold ice cream packed in ice from a small truck.

Mr. Isaac sold ice cream that was packed in ice in a small truck in the parking lot.

Mr. Isaac sold ice cream that was packed in ice, and his truck was small and in the parking lot.

Mr. Isaac sold ice cream that was packed in ice, and his small truck was in the parking lot.

Issac sold ice cream packed in ice in a small truck which was in the parking lot.

Mr. Isaac sold ice cream that was packed in ice, inside the small truck that was in the parking lot.

Mr. Isaac packed ice cream in a small truck who was sold in the parking lot. XXX RW

Mr.lsaac sold ice cream in the small truck at the park. XXX

Mr. Isaac sold ice cream. It was packed in ice and small. The truck was small in the parking lot XXX COMBINE THESE MORE

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passive and active voice

Mr. Isaac packed the ice cream in ice. active voice

The ice cream was packed in ice. passive voice

I will teach about this tomorrow.

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Mr. Isaac sold ice cream packed in ice in a small truck parked in the parking lot.

Mr. Isaac sold ice cream, and it was packed in ice and the truk was small, and in the parking lot XXX Try it again.

Mr. Isaac sold ice cream in a small truck in the parking lot, and he was packed in ice cream. He was not packed in ice cream.

4. The teenagers lay in the sun. 

They played volleyball. 

The children swam. 

The children waded. 

The children ran in the sand.

The teenagers lay in the sun and, they played volleyball, swam, waded and, children ran in the sand. punc

The teenagers lay in the sun, and they played volleyball, swam, waded, and children ran in the sand. AWK RW

The teenager played volleyball and, lay in the sun, the childeen seam, and waded RW XXXZ

The teenagers lay in the sun and played volleyball, but the children swam, waded and ran in the sand. Good!

The teenagers lay in the sun and played volleyball, but the children swam, waded and run ran in the sand.

The teenagers lay in the sun after they played volleyball, and the children swam, waded, and ran in the sand.

The teenagers played volleyball and then lay in the sun, and the children ran in the sand, waded in the water, and swam.

The teenagers lay in the sun or played volleyball, and the children swam, waded or ran in the sand. Good.

Review simple, compound and complex sentences.

You have to be able to do those.

5. A group of clowns juggled. 

They played with children. 

The children were laughing. 

The clowns gave out balloons.

YOUR EXAMPLES FOR #5

A group of clowns juggled, gave out balloons, and played with laughing children.

A group of clowns juggled and played with children who were laughing, and the clowns gave out balloons. 

A group of clowns juggled and played, and the clowns gave out balloons who were laughing were children.

A group of clowns juggled and played, and the clowns gave out balloons to children who were laughing.

The children were laughing because a group of clowns juggled, gave out balloons and they played with children them.

A group of clowns juggled, played with children who were laughing, or and gave out balloons.

A group of clowns juggled, played with children and gave out balloons, so the children were laughing.

Excellent sentences!

A group of clowns juggled, played with children who were laughing, and gave out balloons.

A group of clowns juggled ,played with children, laughing and balloons.

A group of clowns juggled, played with laughing children, and gave out balloons.

A group of clowns juggled that they played with children, they laughing and give the balloons. RW XXX

A group of clowns juggled. They played with children, and the children were laughing, and clowns gave out balloons. RW

The children were laughing while a group of clowns played with them, juggled and gave out the balloons. Nice!

A group of clowns juggled gave out balloons, and they played with children, and the children were laughing.

A group of clowns juggled, gave out balloons, and played with children who were laughing.

6. The sand was white. 

The water was beyond the beach. 

The water was blue. 

The blue was vibrant.

Finish tomorrow.

Would you like to do more of these exercises? Easier or harder?

We will do a mix of easier and harder.