EF6 8:30 March2

 Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Our virtual travel destination today is Banff, Alberta.

Today’s agenda

1. Review Quiz#3 adverb clauses – focus on comma usage

Tomorrow – we will begin noun clauses

Later this week – adjective clauses

By the beginning of next week, we will have covered all of the sentence types in English.

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX – adverb clause, noun clause, adjective clause

COMPOUND COMPLEX

asleep/sleep 

asleep (adj) He is asleep. He is tired. He is tall (adjective)

sleep (v) The dog is sleeping on the bed. (verb)

Jon asleep on the coach. wf word form

FIX

Jon is asleep on the coach.

Jon is sleeping on the coach.

Quiz#3- Adverb Clauses

1. because school

The school is closed because there was a big snow storm. adverb clause

- no comma

Because there was a big snow storm, the school is closed.

- comma

The school is closed because of the snow storm. SIMPLE SENTENCE

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Simple sentences and compound or complex sentences are different.

SVV – simple

SV SV  - compound, complex

Joan and I like to swing dance. SSV - simple

Joan likes to swing dance, and so do I. SV, SOBA SV. compound

Joan likes to swing dance because it is fun. complex – adverb clause, no comma

Because swing dancing is fun, Joan likes to do it. complex – adverb clause, comma

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STUDY THIS. LEARN IT. PRACTICE IT.

2. so...that asleep

3. since freedom

4. even though bus

5. until peaceful

6. even if raining

Put some of your trouble sentences in Chat to share:

1. Sandy felt so asleep that morning again.

Sandy felt so sleepy in the morning that she had a hard time getting up. complex – adverb clause

asleep – is sleeping

sleepy – feel tired

vocabulary – Learn more vocabulary. You don’t know enough words in English.

2. Even though there is a taxi, she is still likes to take a bus. vf

Even though there is a taxi, she is still likes to take a bus.

likes- verb

is likes – XXX

She is likes ice cream. XXX

She likes ice cream.

She is like her mother. – different meaning

The dog is like a real person.

like  is like – not the same

Even though there is a taxi, she still likes to take a bus.

3. Henry has no freedom since he admits himself as a crime. RW

Henry has had no freedom since he admitted that he is a criminal.

Henry has had no freedom since he admitted his crime.

criminal – person

crime – wrongdoing

admit – tell the truth, confess

“I admit that I ate all of the cookies.”

4. He didn’t have peaceful feeling until he started to do the meditation. phrasing

This sentence sound like it was written by a person who does not use English very much.

He didn’t feel peaceful in his mind until he started to meditate. complex

5. Since I was freedom from jail, I did not do any bad thing. wf

Since I was freed from jail, I did not do anything bad.

freedom – noun

free – verb

Sometimes, it seems people are writing sentences in English not having used much English.

6. Joan and her friends decided to hike up the mountain even if it is raining now.

even if – future

even though - present

Joan and her friends decided to hike up the mountain even though it is raining now. present

Joan and her friends decided to hike up the mountain even if it rains later. future

7. People found freedom since they fought for their rights. vague

What people? What freedom? What rights?

Woman in Canada found freedom since they fought for their right to vote 100 years ago. -much better, more specific, more meaningful 

8. We take more patience even though we have waited for the bus for a long time. vocab, phrasing

We need more patience even though we have waited for the bus for a long time.

9. We need to be more patient even though we have waited for the bus for a long time.

patience – noun

patient- adj

People are writing English while looking through the lens of their first language. This is a natural and predictable problem. You have to work to overcome it.

We can have several modes of being. – two brains – Farsi brain, English brain, Japanese mind, English mind

I admire you all so much for doing this work. This is hard work. When you six years old, it is much easier. At 25 or 35 or 65, it is so much harder. We can still make good progress.

I have played (the) guitar since I was 13 years old. I feel like I have improved a lot over the last year because of daily practice and focus. I’m 53.

10. The baby has been asleep so we should be quiet that he couldn’t be awake. XXX

The baby is asleep, so we should be quiet so that he couldn’t wake up. Compound complex - , SOBA   adverb clause

** I am trying to be helpful. I am not trying to insult anybody or make them feel bad about their English.**