Good morning, everybody.
We will get started at 11:00.
Today’s agenda:
1. Sentence combining from homework
2. Order of adjectives
3. Begin tomorrow or Thursday- descriptive writing
4. Test#4 -Paragraph on Friday
5. Quiz#6 tomorrow – sentence combining
We have three weeks left to learn and review.
We are still climbing the mountain. No time to rest yet.
Combine the following sentences into one sentence. Use a variety of sentences.
1. The boy kicked the door. KERNEL- main sentence
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The boy was angry.
The boy was small.
The boy kicked the door
was angry
small
DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO COMBINE THEM – simple, compound, complex. IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THOSE STYLES. IF NOT, THAN IT’S NOT ENGLISH.
The small angry boy kicked the door. SIMPLE
Your ideas:
1. The small boy kicked the door because he was angry. No comma
2. The small angry boy kicked the door.
3. The small boy who was angry kicked the door. Complex- adj cl
4. The small boy kicked the door angrily. adverb
5. The small angry boy kicked the door.
6. The small boy who kicked the door was angry.
7. the sall boy was angry ticked the door. CAP SP RW
8. The small boy who was kicked the door was angry. vf
The small boy who kicked the door was angry.
9. The small boy was angry, so he kicked the door.
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Our goal is to write good sentences in different styles.
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2. Gloria bought a house.
The house was old.
The house was run-down.
It was huge.
Your ideas for #2:
1. Gloria bought a huge old house that was run-down.
2. Gloria bought a run-down huge old house.
3. Gloria bought a huge old house, so it was run-down. LOGIC?
4. Gloria bought an huge old house when it was run-down.
5. Gloria bought an old house which was run-down, but it was huge.
6. The huge old house that Gloria bought it was run-down.
7. Gloria bought an old run-down house that was huge.
8. The house was run-down because Gloria bought a old huge house. LOGIC?
REP
Gloria bought a huge old house because it was run-down. It was a good price. She wants to renovate the house.
9. Gloria bought an old huge and run-down house.
10. Gloria bought a huge old house which was run-down.
11. Gloria bought a house that was old and run-down, but it was huge.
12. Gloria bought a house who that was old and run-down.
13. Gloria bought a huge house, but it was old and rundown.
14. Gloria bought a old and hugely house, so was run down. XXX
Gloria bought an old and huge house which was run down.
15. Gloria bought a huge house which was old and run down.
These are good examples. You need to do a lot more practice.
The secret is not a secret- it’s just practice, daily practice.
3. The sharks swam beside the diver.
They were hungry.
The diver was nervous.
a SCUBA diver- SCUBA “self-contained underwater breathing apparatus”
1. Because the hungry sharks were swimming beside the diver, the diver was nervous. complex- adverb clause
2. The diver was nervous because the hungry sharks swam beside the diver her. complex- adverb clause
3. The hungry sharks swam beside the diver who was nervous.
4. The hungry sharks swam beside the nervous diver.
the diver who was nervous / the nervous diver
5. The sharks swam beside the nervous diver that was hungry. WO
6. The sharks that were hungry swam beside the nervous diver.
7. The diver was nervous because the hungry shark swam beside her.
8. The hungry sharks swam beside the diver, so he was nervous.
9. The hungry sharks swam beside the diver which made her nervous.
10. The hungry sharks swam beside the diver, so he was nervous.
11. The sharks that were hungry swam beside the nervous diver.
uncountable noun – one fish, two fish, three fish
countable noun- one shark, a hundred sharks
Excellent sentences. Top-quality.
We will do more of these later.
12. The sailors saw a light in the sky.
The sailors were tired.
The light was strange.
The sky was dark.
13. I bought a bag for my books.
The bag is new.
The bag is grey.
The bag is waterproof.
The books are heavy.
The books are for school.
14. The singer gave a performance.
The singer was Canadian.
The singer was young.
The performance was exciting.
Order of Adjectives
She has a nice green dress.
She has a green nice dress. XXX
I like old Japanese guitars.
I like Japanese old guitars. XXX
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun
beautiful oval eyes
She has beautiful oval eyes.
small silver earrings
Her grandmother gave her some small silver earrings.
ten-year-old leather jacket
Jun has a ten-year-old leather jacket.
antique Chinese tea pot
Ling collects antique Chinese teapots.
Try a few of your own- 2-3 adjectives:
1. I found an antique Chinese tea pot.
2. Maria has a big black bag.
3. I have two fat old cats.
4. My son has three nice wooden ukuleles.
5. Jen bought a nice leather black black leather belt.
6. He has a huge red truck.
7. the huge big wave that is danerous CAP PUNC
8. The little girl likes beautiful pink dresses.
9. I have an old gold ring.
10. I bought a small black jacket.
11. I went to an interesting local family farm.
12. I have a ten years old ten-year-old pencil.
13. SHe has a small hand and big leg punc art
She has small hands and big legs.
14. She drives a nice expensive new blue car. 4 adjectives- too much
She drives a nice new blue car.
Avoid putting too many adjectives in a row. Three is fine.
She bought a nice small new round blue Mexican linen sun hat. TOO MUCH- pick 3
She bought a big blue sun hat.
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