Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30.
Today’s agenda
1. Sentence combining from homework
2. Begin “Literary Terms” – I emailed this to you yesterday.
3. Test#4- paragraph on a general topic- tomorrow.
HW Finish the sentence combining. Review the structure and format of a paragraph.
We have three weeks left. This is not the time to slack off. This is the time to really get to work.
Sentence Combining from homework
5. The sand was white. KERNEL – main sentence
LOOK FOR NEW INFORMATION- AVOID REPETITION
The white was glaring.
The sand emitted waves of heat.
The waves of heat blurred the water.
The water was beyond the beach.
The water was blue.
The blue was vibrant.
The sand was white
glaring
emitted waves of heat
blurred the water
beyond the beach
blue.
vibrant
DECIDE WHAT KIND OF SENTENCE DO YOU WANT TO MAKE WITH THESE ELEMENTS: simple, compound, complex
It has to be one of those kinds of sentences. If it isn’t, than it is not English.
COMPLEX – adjective clauses
The sand which was glaring white emitted waves of heat
that blurred the vibrant blue water beyond the beach.
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Our goal is to write high-quality sentences like this.
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Homework
Sentence combining exercises.
The first sentence will be the kernel. Find new information in the other sentences. Add the new information to the kernel. Remember that every sentence you write has to be simple, compound, or complex.
AIR SHOW
1. The air show attracts locals.
The air show attracts tourists.
There are thousands of people.
The show grows bigger.
The show grows every year.
YOUR EXAMPLES FOR #1:
1. The air show attracts locals and tourists on account of thousands of people the show grows bigger every year. XXXMeaning? sentence?
The air show attracts thousands of locals and tourists; in fact, the show grows bigger every year.
2. The air show attracts locals and tourists, there are thousands of people in the show; also, it grows bigger every year. RO
The air show attracts thousands of people, both locals and tourists, and it grows bigger every year.
You have some problems with writing good sentences.
3. The air show attracts locals and tourists, and there are thousands of people; as a result, it grows bigger every year. COMPOUND
4. There are thousands of people in the air show that grows bigger every year because it attracts locals and tourists. COMPLEX
5. The air show that grows bigger every year attracts thousands of people who are not only locals but also tourists. GOOD
not only... but also...
She not only plays volleyball but also plays violin.
6. Because the air show attracts thousands of locals and tourists, the show grows bigger every year. GOOD
High-quality sentences. We are reaching our goal.
7. The air show which grows bigger attracts thousands of local and tourist people every year.
tourist people - AWK
8. The air show which grows bigger attracts thousands of local people and tourists every year.
9. The air show which grows bigger and every year attracts thousands of people that include locals and tourists. FRAG
The air show grows bigger and every year attracts thousands of people that include locals and tourists.
10. The air show attracts locals, tourists, and thousands of people; as a result, the show grows bigger every day.
11. The air show attracts locals and tourist; There are thousands of people, and these shows grows bigger every year.
12. The air show attracts thousands of local tourists which grows bigger every year. XXX Meaning?
The air show which grows bigger every year attracts thousands of locals and tourists.
2. Jets fly overhead.
They are screaming.
They fly low.
They fly in teams.
Their pilots display skills.
YOUR EXAMPLES FOR #2:
1. Jets which fly overhead and low are screaming and they fly in teams; therefore, their pilot display skills. REP
Jets which fly low overhead in teams are screaming; therefore, their pilot display skills.
2. When jets fly low, their pilots display skills. In addition, when jets fly overhead in teams, they scream.
3. The screaming Jets’ pilots display skills that fly overhead and low in team
The screaming jets’ pilots display skills as they fly low and overhead in teams.
4. Jet fly low, overhead, screaming and in teams, and their pilot display skills. AWK
Jets fly low overhead, screaming in teams, and their pilots display skills.
5. The pilots of jets that fly screaming, overhead, and low, display skills while they are flying in the teams.
6. The overhead screaming jets fly low and in teams to display the pilots skills.
7. The pilots of jets that fly screaming, overhead, and low, display skills by flying in teams.
8. When jets fly overhead, they are screaming; they fly low and in terms because the pilots want to display skills. GREAT! Sounds natural.
9. Jets fly overhead and low in teams then screaming while their pilots display skills. RW
MY EXAMPLE Pilots display their skills as they fly their team of screaming jets low overhead. COMPLEX- adverb clause
This is very challenging work. It’s not just about grammar; it’s also about what sounds right, what sounds authentic.
We will continue to work and struggle with this until the end of the course.
I will give you exercises every couple of days.
You can find extra exercises on-line.
e.g. http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/quizzes/combining_quiz2.htm
https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/worksheets/sentence-combining-worksheets.html
If you want to buy a book, look for William Strong’s books.
We will finish these ones tomorrow. Rethink the solutions you have already come up with. Can you find better ways?
3. Adults watch.
They are in awe.
They are cringing.
Some children are crying.
Some children cover their ears.
They want to see more.
4. Skydivers float to earth.
They are 1000 metres up.
They float gently.
They float down.
They guide their falls.
They land on a cross.
The cross is white.
5. Biplanes engage in fights.
The planes are imitations of early aircraft.
The fights are typical of WW1.
Literary Terms-
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