Tuesday, 11 May 2021

EF6 8:30 May 11

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Cameras on. Mics muted.

Today’s agenda:

 

1.                Review transitional terms

2.                Begin complex sentences

3.                CBC article. Check your email.

4.                Quiz#3 tomorrow- ; TRANS,

 

Sentence styles:

*SIMPLE

*COMPOUND , SOBA   ;   ;TRANS,

*COMPLEX

- adverb clauses

- noun clauses

- adjective clauses

 

These are all of the sentence types that you will need.

 

COMPLEX SENTENCE- ADVERB CLAUSES- because when if (most commonly used)

 

Two ways to do it:

main clause + adverb clause

Jun is happy today because her son is visiting her. no comma

 

adverb clause, + main clause  

Because Jun’s son is visiting her, she is happy today. comma

 

main clause + adverb clause

My dog gets up when I get up. no comma

 

adverb clause, + main clause  

When I get up, my dog gets up. comma

 

main clause + adverb clause

Maria should start saving her money if she wants to buy that expensive dress. no comma

 

adverb clause, + main clause  

If Maria wants to buy that expensive dress, she should start saving her money. comma

 

 

Model for adverb clauses:

Main clause adverb clause.

Adverb clause,  main clause.

 

 

Adverb Clauses

 

* Adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words)

time-                     after, before, ever since, since, until, when, whenever,

while, when/while

place-                   wherever

condition -          if, even if, provided that, unless

manner-              as, as if, though, although, even though, so ... that

cause-                  because, since

purpose-              in order that, in order to, so that,

 

 

after-

The kids did their homework after supper. prepositional phrase SIMPLE

The kids did their homework after SV supper. COMPLEX- ADVERB CL

The kids did their homework after they finished supper. no comma

After the kids finished supper, they did their homework. comma

 

This is an important difference!

The kids did their homework after supper. SIMPLE

The kids did their homework after they finished supper. COMPLEX

The kids finished supper, so they did their homework. COMPOUND

 

You are almost ready for UBC.

 

I have a small editing business on the side. I edit papers for UBC and SFU students, mostly nursing students who are getting their masters degrees. When I edit a paper, I use SIMPLE, COMPOUND and COMPLEX students.

 

-since – two meanings: time, reason

since-time

May has lived in Canada since 1998. SIMPLE

May has lived in Canada since SV 1998.

May has lived in Canada since she moved here from Vietnam in 1998. COMPLEX

 

since – reason, same as ‘because’

I am a little frustrated right now because the internet keeps dropping out.

I am a little frustrated right now since the internet keeps dropping out.

Because the internet keeps dropping out, I am a little frustrated right now.

Since the internet keeps dropping out, I am a little frustrated right now.

 

 

QUESTION  ‘yet’?

yet – FANBOYS , rarely use ‘yet’ in compound sentences

SIMPLE SENT – Are you finished yet? I have not eaten my supper yet.

 

-until – time (waiting)

I will wait until you finish.

Until you finish, I will wait. Sounds like poetry. Good for a poem or a song, or a love letter.

I have been waiting for you until now. SIMPLE

I was waiting for you until 10 pm. SIMPLE

I was waiting for you until I fell asleep. COMPLEX

I was waiting for you until your sister called me. COMPLEX

I will keep learning English until I am fluent.

 

 

when/while

when – one time

while – two actions happening at the same time

Maria was washing the dishes when the phone rang.

                                           phone rang  *

­­­­washing   _______________________________

 

while – Maria was washing the dished while her husband was sweeping the floor.

sweeping *******************************************

washing    ___________________________________________

 

I can’t talk to you while I am driving. I will call you back when I park my car.

 

‘while’ fit well with continuous tenses  ‘ing’

My dog stares at me while I am sleeping.

 

 

since/ever since

since – time

ever since – feel like a long time

Marie has been waiting for the bus since 9:30. (less than five minutes) SIMPLE

Marie has been waiting for the bus ever since 9:10. (more than 25 minutes) SIMPLE

Min has been living in Vancouver since she came to Canada. COMPLEX

Min has been living in Vancouver ever since she came to Canada in 1978. COMPLEX

 

while-

He sings while he is driving. COMPLEX

He sings while driving. SIMPLE

 

The music is beautiful while sad. sounds like grammar book

The music is beautiful but sad. sounds more authentic SIMPLE

The music is beautiful, but it is sad. COMPOUND

 

whenever -every time

Whenever her dog is left alone, he tips over the garbage and makes a mess.

Her dog tips over the garbage and makes a mess whenever he is left alone.

Emiko feels homesick whenever she looks at her photo album of family pictures.

Whenever Emiko looks at her photo album of family pictures, she feels homesick.

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