Wednesday, 24 November 2021

EF56 - continue compound sentences, semicolons, describing drawings

 

English Foundations 5/6

Good morning , everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

NOTE: This Friday, there will be no school for you.

It’s a Professional Development Day focussed on First Nations.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue compound sentences

“Compound sentence explanation”

·      Finish Back and Forth 2.6

 

 

Thursday

·      Continue compound sentences- semicolons

·      Begin paragraph work

·      “Goalsetting”

 

 

 

Friday

·      NO SCHOOL FOR YOU

 

 

Monday or Tuesday

·      Quiz#2- compound sentences

 

 

Tuesday?

·      Test#1 – paragraph on a topic to be determined

 

 

 

**      FORM FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES:

SV, SOBA SV.

 

The cat is asleep. The dog is awake. 2 simple sentences

 

The cat is asleep. JOIN The dog is awake.

 

Join with , SOBA.

Some teachers teach , FANBOYS. for and nor but or yet so

for nor yet Not commonly used

Why learn them if we don’t use them?

 

Focus on the four coordinating conjunctions that we use all the time:

,SOBA

 

Easier to remember: yakisoba- Japanese noodles

 

 

The cat is asleep, and the dog is awake.

 

The cat is asleep, but the dog is awake.

*NOTE: You need the comma.

I am teaching you the details of punctuation.

 

COMPARISON OF SIMPLE AND COMPOUND

SIMPLE- SVV Junko loves to dance but doesn’t like to sing.*

* no comma

Junko loves to dance, but doesn’t like to sing. XXX

 

 

COMPOUND SV, SOBA SV.

Junko loves to dance, but she doesn’t like to sing.*

*need a comma

 

 

Example of , SOBA.

, so = reason

SV, so SV.

Mei’s son lives in Boston,  so she is eager to visit him.

 

, or = choice

SV, or SV.

You can work late tonight, or you can stay late tomorrow.

 

, but = shows difference

Ling loves to go hiking, but she doesn’t like cycling.

 

, and = add something

I can get the cake, and you get the plates.

 

 

 

 

“Compound Sentemnce Exercises”

Combine the sentences in each exercise using ,SOBA.

Email some of these to me today. We will go over them tomorrow in class.

 

1.    David likes to swim. He hates to hike.

SOBA?

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike.

2.    John likes video games. John likes reading.

John likes video games and likes reading. SIMPLE

John likes video games and reading. SIMPLE

John likes video games, and he likes reading. COMPOUND

**IMPORTANT**

The whole point of this work is to give you choice!

You will be able to choose what kind of sentence you want to write.

 

3.    Stephen must study. Stephen will not pass the test.

4.    Jill should show up on time. Jill will not be able to enter.

5.    Susie loves to read books. Susie loves to do her homework.

6.    Irene likes to draw. Rita likes to draw.

7.    Michael likes basketball. Stephen likes basketball.

Michael likes basketball, and Stephen likes basketball.

Michael likes basketball, and Stephen likes basketball, too.

Michael likes basketball, and Stephen likes basketball, as well.

Michael likes basketball, and Stephen likes basketball, also.

*Nice detail. Looks good. Good style.

 

8.    Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave. You will miss your flight.

Seems like ‘or’ would be a good choice here.

Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave , or you will miss your flight.

9.    The dangers of smoking are well known. Many people

continue to smoke anyway.

Seems like ‘, but’ would be a a good choice.

The dangers of smoking are well known, but many people

continue to smoke anyway.

 

10.                       It's important to put your goals in writing. You must also be       committed to achieving them.

 

 

STEP 1

SV, SOBA SV.

 

STEP 2

SV; SV.

 

Now, we will go into a deeper level of compound sentences.

; semicolons

 

We already know about , SOBA

 

The next step is this    ; semicolon

 

: colon

; semicolon  semi-half

semifinals – sports, competition

semis – big trucks        In England, they are called ‘articulated lorries’.

 

We use semicolons in compound sentences.

Higher level- fancier, prestige writing, polished

 

Use  ;   instead of , SOBA

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike. *jeans and a t-shirt*

David likes to swim; he hates to hike. -looks high level *nice suit*

 

John likes video games, and he likes reading.

John likes video games; he likes reading.

 

5 ways to write the same thing:

Susie loves to read books. Susie loves to do her homework. SIMP

Susie loves to read books and loves to do her homework. SIMP

Susie loves to read books and do her homework. SIMP

Susie loves to read books, and she loves to do her homework. COMP

Susie loves to read books; she loves to do her homework. COMP

 

3 ways to write the same thing:

Irene likes to draw. Rita likes to draw.

Irene likes to draw, and Rita likes to draw.

Irene likes to draw; Rita likes to draw.

 

, and   OR  ;

; and XXX

comma goes with SOBA

, so   , or   , but   , and

 

semicolons- -not used all the time, looks really good

 

STEP 1

SV, SOBA SV.

 

STEP 2

SV; SV.

 

STEP 3

TRANSITIONAL WORDS – usually used with semicolons

e.g. however   therefore   as well   also   nevertheless   meanwhile  

Transitonal word will really make your writing precise. You will be able to say exactly what you want to say.

 

John likes video games and reading. SIMPLE

John likes video games, and he likes reading. COMPOUND

John likes video games; he likes reading. COMPOUND neutral meaning

John likes video games; also, he likes reading. COMPOUND

John likes video games; he likes reading, also. OK COMPOUND- HIGHER LEVEL- IGNORE THIS FOR NOW

 

,so - reason

It is rainy today. I didn’t bring my bike. SIMPLE

It is rainy today, so I didn’t bring my bike. COMPOUND

It is rainy today; I didn’t bring my bike. COMPOUND neutral

It is rainy today; therefore, I didn’t bring my bike. reason

It is rainy today; accordingly, I didn’t bring my bike. reason

 

Sarah loves to play sports; for example, she plays volleyball, badminton, football and tennis.

Sarah loves to play sports; for example, volleyball, badminton, football and tennis. XXX SV missing

 

Sarah loves to play sports; as an illustration, she plays volleyball, badminton, football and tennis. Not bad! Not my choice.

Sarah loves to play sports; for instance, she plays volleyball, badminton, football and tennis. Sounds good!

 

Junko grew up in a small village in Japan; Mei grew up on a farm in rural China.

Junko grew up in a small village in Japan; similarly, Mei grew up on a farm in rural China.

Dave works as an electrical engineer; similarly, Hakim is an electrician.

 

Davis likes to swim but hates to hike.

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike.

David likes to swim; he hates to hike. neutral meaning

David likes to swim; however, he hates to hike.

On one hand, David likes to swim; on the other hand, he hates to hike.

on the other hand – compare two things

Sheri likes the iPhone 13; on the other hand, the Galaxy 9 is pretty nice, too.

, too   decoration, embellishment, icing on the cake

 

“Introduction to Transitonal Terms”, p.c.

 

We will continue with this tomorrow. Our sentence writing ability will just keep getting bigger and bigger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to Transitional Terms

 

Transitional terms help paragraphs read more smoothly by improving the connections between sentences. These are alternatives to FANBOYS/SOBA in compound sentences.            MODEL:        I like dogs, but she likes cats. 1 compound sentence

I like dogs; however, she likes cats. 1 compound sentence

 

Also, you can place transitional terms between simple sentences to make your writing sound smoother and more natural.  This way is much more common than using a semicolon.   

MODEL:        I like dogs.  However, she likes cats. 2 simple sentences

           

HERE ARE 40+ FOR YOU TO LEARN AND USE:

 

Addition- also, furthermore, in addition, likewise

 

Consequence- accordingly, as a result, consequently, therefore

 

Generalizing- as a rule, for the most part, generally, ordinarily

 

Exemplifying- for instance, in particular, specifically, as an illustration, for example

 

Emphasis- above all, chiefly, in particular, moreover, most importantly

 

Similarity- likewise, similarly

 

Contrast- instead, on the contrary, rather, however, in contrast

 

Sequence- first of all, to begin with, at the same time, next, then, simultaneously, afterward, finally

 

Restatement- in other words, that is, to put it differently

 

Summarizing – all in all, in brief, in conclusion, in short, in summary, to summarize, in a nutshell

 

 

Let’s continue tomorrow. If you want to send me some examples of your original sentences with ,SOBA  or semicolons, feel free. We can share them tomorrow.

 

 

“Back and Forth 2.6”

walking the dog

- The dog is following him.

 behind him

-The dog is pulling on the leash.

-The dog wants to play. The dog is jumping up on its back/hind legs.

-The fish has a very long nose/snout.

-A pig has a round snout.

-A bird has a beak. The bald eagle has a beautiful yellow beak.

- An octopus also has a beak.

-An octopus uses camouflage to hide.

 

- rows and columns, grid

There is a grid with five rows and six columns of the number ‘2’.

three horizontal rectangles, boxes

three small squares between them

They look like a kid’s toy blocks.

It looks a little bit like Tetris.

It looks like a Chinese character that means ‘God’ or ‘master’.

It looks like barbell with two weights on the ends and a weight in the middle.

I think it looks like pagoda.

 

Sentence styles:

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

COMPOUND-COMPLEX

 

*SIMPLE    SV

It is a little cloudy today. We will go for a walk on the beach. 2 SIMPLES

 

 

*COMPOUND – two simple sentences put together into one

It is a little cloudy today. JOIN We will go for a walk on the beach.

 

How do you join them together?

 

FANBOYS – 7 coordinating conjunctions used for compound sentences

FANBOYS – for and not but or yet so

FANBOYS  for and nor but or yet so   mnemonic

 

, FANBOYS not realistic, not authentic English

 

 

In compound sentences: for nor yet rarely used in compound sentences by English speakers

taught in grammar books, but not often used

 

-for   Maria is going to carry her umbrella, for it is going to rain. VERY UNUSUAL, sounds like a grammar book

MORE LIKELY: Maria is going to carry her umbrella because it it going to rain. COMPLEX SENT, ADVERB CLAUSE- will learn next week

 

-nor   Joan does not like dogs, nor does she like cats.  VERY UNUSUAL, NOT AUTHENTIC ENGLISH, like a grammar book

MORE LIKELY: Joan does not like dogs or cats. SIMPLE

 

-yet   It is overcast/cloudy today, yet it is still warm. NOT AUTHENTIC, SOUNDS WEIRDLY FORMAL

MORE LIKELY: It is overcast today, but it is still warm. AUTHENTIC

 

‘yet’ Are you finished yet? NOT COMPOUND

 

These are the ones we use: so or but and

 

Forget about FANBOYS. Use SOBA. so or but and    Mnemonic

 

Let’s focus on SOBA.

 

 

**      FORM FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES:

SV, SOBA SV.

 

The cat is asleep. The dog is awake. 2 simple sentences

 

The cat is asleep. JOIN The dog is awake.

 

Join with , SOBA.

Some teachers teach , FANBOYS. for and nor but or yet so

for nor yet Not commonly used

Why learn them if we don’t use them?

 

Focus on the four coordinating conjunctions that we use all the time:

,SOBA

 

Easier to remember: yakisoba- Japanese noodles

 

 

The cat is asleep, and the dog is awake.

 

The cat is asleep, but the dog is awake.

*NOTE: You need the comma.

I am teaching you the details of punctuation.

 

COMPARISON OF SIMPLE AND COMPOUND

SIMPLE- SVV Junko loves to dance but doesn’t like to sing.*

* no comma

Junko loves to dance, but doesn’t like to sing. XXX

 

 

COMPOUND SV, SOBA SV.

Junko loves to dance, but she doesn’t like to sing.*

*need a comma

 

 

Example of , SOBA.

, so = reason

SV, so SV.

Mei’s son lives in Boston,  so she is eager to visit him.

 

, or = choice

SV, or SV.

You can work late tonight, or you can stay late tomorrow.

 

, but = shows difference

Ling loves to go hiking, but she doesn’t like cycling.

 

, and = add something

I can get the cake, and you get the plates.

 

 

 

 

“Compound Sentemnce Exercises”

Combine the sentences in each exercise using ,SOBA.

Email some of these to me today. We will go over them tomorrow in class.

 

1.    David likes to swim. He hates to hike.

SOBA?

David likes to swim, but he hates to hike.

2.    John likes video games. John likes reading.

3.    Stephen must study. Stephen will not pass the test.

4.    Jill should show up on time. Jill will not be able to enter.

5.    Susie loves to read books. Susie loves to do her homework.

6.    Irene likes to draw. Rita likes to draw.

7.    Michael likes basketball. Stephen likes basketball.

8.    Make sure to get to the airport two hours before your plane is due to leave. You will miss your flight.

9.    The dangers of smoking are well known. Many people

continue to smoke anyway.

10.                       It's important to put your goals in writing. You must also be       committed to achieving them.

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