EF6 8:30 March12

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

 

Today’s agenda

 

1.    Go over Quiz#5 – adjective clauses

2.    Review paragraph format, structure, and content.

3.    Test#3- Paragraph

 

Reminder: Two-week Spring Break

March 29^th midterm recommendations

 

 

 

Quiz5 – I gave you the wrong quiz, the one for EF3/4.

 

 

This is the quiz I should have given you:

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Combine the sentences together using adjective clauses.  Use different styles.

E.g. I have a dog. The dog is white.

I have a dog that is white.

 

1. May bought a bicycle for her son. Her son wanted a new one.

2. John is leaving Vancouver. He just got a new job in Calgary.

3. Here’s the key. You have been looking for it.

4. Maria bought some BC wine. She enjoys wine from all over the world.

5. Jung has a lot of missiles. They are tipped with nuclear bombs.

6. This quiz is easy. It is on adjective clauses.

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adj cl-

COMMON ERRORS:

adjective clause in the wrong place, move

 

1. May has a son. Her son is 16.

2. John lives in Vancouver. He is a bus driver.

e.g. wrong place

John lives in Vancouver who is a bus driver. describing Vancouver?

John who is a bus driver lives in Vancouver.

 

3. Here’s the key. The key is for the lock.

4. Maria bought a sandwich. The sandwich was delicious.

5. Jung got a new puppy. Jung is my friend.

e.g. wrong place

Jung got a new puppy who is my friend. puppy is the friend?

Jung who is my friend got a new puppy.

 

6. The English test is easy. It is on adjective clauses.

e.g. wrong place, unthinking, little thought about meaning

The English test is easy that is on adjective clauses. describing ‘easy’?

Doesn’t make any sense. You’re not listening to your words.

The English test that is on adjective clauses is easy.

 

You must think about what your sentence is saying.

 

Marks for quizzes. 6 sentences, quiz is out of 3. Each sentence is worth ½ pt.

 

Quizzes out of 3.  x/3

Tests out of 6. x/6

 

Your examples from the quiz:

1.    Jung is my friend who got a new puppy.

2.    The English test is easy that is on adjective clause.

The English test that is on adjective clauses is easy.

 

3.    That’s the key for the lock. simple prep ph

That’s the key which/that is for the lock.

4.    The English test which is on adjective clauses is easy.

5.    Here’s the key which is for the lock.

6.    John who is a bus driver lives in Vancouver.

7.    Rex who was my puppy’s daddy passed away.

puppy’s daddy   daddy’s puppy

8.    Leave things that are time consuming for the weekend.

Leave things that takes your time for the weekend. phrasing

Leave things that take up a lot of your time for the weekend.

 

Sentence styles:

simple

compound

complex- adverb cl, noun cl, adjective cl

 

Step 1,2,3 of being a good writer.

These are fundamental skills. If you are weak on them, you have to get better.