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Your solutions to the sentence
combining exercises.
1. The
object looks long, thin, and measures about 8 inches in length. OK. not great.
parallelism – words in a series
should be the same kind of word e.g. all nouns, all adj, all verbs
STYLE CONSIDERATION GRAMMAR PROBLEM
The object looks long, thin, and measures about 8 inches in length.
long thin= adjectives
measures = verb
*When I edit my customers’
university papers, a big part of what I do is fixing parallelism.
SOLUTION
The object looks long, thin,
and measures about 8 inches in length.
looks measuring
The object that measures about
8 inches in length looks long and thin. adj cl
The object that looks long and
thin measures about 8 inches in length. adj cl
The object looks long and thin,
and it measures about 8 inches in length. COMPOUND
The object looks long and thin; it
measures about 8 inches in length.
SIMPLE
The long, thin object measures
about 8 inches in length.
The long, thin-looking object measures
about 8 inches in length.
The sad-looking girl just broke up
with her boyfriend.
Mei wants to climb that
steep-looking mountain.
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES/ Nouns can be
modifiers, as well
Opinion Size
Age Shape Colour
Origin Material Purpose NOUN
Usually
this order will work, not always.
The
cute little baby is smiling. two adjectives in different categories NO COMMA
The
cute, beautiful baby is smiling. two adjectives in the same categories COMMA,
means that the order can be switched
The
beautiful, cute baby is smiling.
THIS
IS A DETAIL.
The
little cute baby is smiling. A little bit different, but sounds pretty fine.
Opinion Size
Age Shape Colour
Origin Material Purpose NOUN
There is a big rectangular metal whiteboard
in the class.
There is a flat, rectangular metal
whiteboard in the class.
There is a big antique rectangular
metal whiteboard in the class.
4 adjectives in a sentence is a
lot.
The grey and pink dress is short.
two colours
The grey, pink dress is short.
The blueish green dress is short.
one colour
The greenish grey shirt is wrinkled.
Her eyes are brownish black.
Your eyes are greenish blue.
Your eyes are greener than they’re
blue.
Your eyes are blacker than they’re
brown.
2. The
object has many flat sides, a diameter, and appears rounded, but the diameter
measures about ⅛ inch. REP CONDENSE
The object has many flat sides, a
diameter that measures about ⅛ inch, and appears rounded. OK
3. It
comes in many coloura outside and inside, but usually the outside is yellow
while the inside is grayish black.
4. There
is often writing and a number along the outside of the object which is often a
2 or a 3.
5. The
top of the object is made of rubber and has an aluminum band around it, and the
bottom of the object comes to a sharp point.
6. The
body of the object appears to be made of wood, but the inside of the object is
actually made of lead.
7. The
longer you use the object, the shorter and duller it gets.
8. The
object is often used by students, artists, and office workers.
9. When
David and Peter went on a camping trip in June, they went to
the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
four prepositonal phrases - moved around
10.
After they checked all their equipment, they got into
the car for the long ride to the mountains.
11.
After they arrived at the campground, they set up camp
near a small stream.
12.
David set up the tent while Peter cooked supper over
the fire.
13.
When they crawled into their sleeping bags at sunset,
they became nervous because they began to hear animal noises.
14.
Peter wanted to get up and go to the car, but David
said that it would be better just go to sleep. noun clause
15.
They got up at sunrise before the other campers, and
they made a hearty breakfast. COMPOUND
16.
David and Peter prepared for a long hike that was their
first hike, and they decided to go to the top of Mount Madison.
17.
David and Peter prepared for their first long hike, and
they decided to go to the top of Mount Madison.
18.
When they began the climb as it started to rain,
they decided to go home. RW
19.
They began the climb and it started to rain, so they
decided to go home.
20.
It started to rain when they began the climb, so they
decided to go home. COMPOUND COMPLEX
21.
The object has many flat sides, but it appears rounded
with a diameter that measures about 1/8 inch.
The object has many flat sides, but
it appears rounded with a diameter measuring about 1/8 inch. gerund
22.
It comes in many colors outside and inside, but it usually
the outside is yellow and the inside is grayish black.
23.
There are often writing and a number such as a 2 or a 3
along the outside.
24.
The top of the object is made rubber with an aluminum
band around it, and the bottom comes to a sharp point.
25.
The body of the object appears to be made of wood, but
the inside is actually lead.
26.
The longer you use the object, the shorter and the
duller it gets.
27.
The object is often used by students, artists and
office workers.
1. When/After they crawled into
their sleeping bags at sunset, they became nervous because they began to hear
animal noises.
2. David
and Peter prepared for their
first long hike, and they decided to go to the top of Mount Madison.
3. When
they began the climb, it started rain, so they decided to go home.
1. The
object looks long and thin, measuring about 8 inches in length. gerund
We had a great afternoon at the beach, swimming and playing
in the sand. gerunds
long and thin
salt and pepper
black and white
The object looks long, thin, and measuring about 8
inches in length.
long -adj
thin-adj
measuring – gerund, noun
measures -verb
The object looks long, thin, and about 8 inches in length.
POSSIBLE
2. The
object appears rounded but has many flat sides and a diameter that measures 1/8
inch.
3. Usually,
the outside is yellow and the inside is black while It comes in many
colors outside and inside.
4. There
is often writing and a 2 or a 3 number along the outside of the object.
5. The
top of the object is made of rubber and has an aluminum band around it but the
bottom of the object comes to a sharp point.
6. The
body of the object appears to be made of wood, but the inside of the object is
actually made of lead.
28.
The object looks long, thin and it is about 8 inches in
length.
29.
The object has many flat sides, but it appears rounded
with a diameter of 1/8 inch.
30.
It comes in many colors outside and inside, but outside
is yellow and; inside is grayish black. RW
31.
The object is often used by students, artists and
office workers.
32.
The body of the object appears to be made of wood, but
is actually made of lead.
33.
They checked all their equipment before the long ride
to the mountains.
34.
They got up at sunrise before the other campers and
made a hearty breakfast.
35.
When they began the climb, it started to rain so, they
decided to go home.
hearty breakfast – a big breakfast
hearty supper- a big supper
hearty soup – a thick soup with
lots of things in it
thin soup – broth,
hearty soup – stew
venison stew – venison, deer meat
The counter is very high
and made out of marble.
is -simple present
made- past participle - passive voice
The counter is made out of marble.
The counter is made of marble.
The counter is made from marble.
prepositions – idiomatic usage
(In front) (of the counter) are wooden stools in a row.
There are your keys.
Here is the restaurant.
Here is a kiss for you.
On the wall in back of the counter
is a large mirror.
On the wall at the back of the
counter is a large mirror and wooden shelves.
~~~ are a large wooden shelves and
a mirror.
There is a restaurant and a bar. verb controlled by the
first subject
There are two restaurants and a bar.
There is a variety of courses to
choose from.
There is a small number of phones
to choose from.
There is a wide variety of bicyles
to choose from.
There is a large number of cars to choose from.
There are many different types of fish to choose from.
You have a limited number of
options for taking Math12 next term.
The mirror reflects the candy jars
and glasses. This adds to the cheerful atmosphere of the shop.
The mirror reflects the candy jars
and glasses, which adds to the cheerful atmosphere of the shop.
The mirror reflects the candy jars
and glasses, adding to the cheerful atmosphere of the shop. , GERUND
We had a good time last Friday
night, dancing and singing.
, GERUND
I like spending time in our
school, learning English and talking with new friends. , GERUND
I like spending time in our
school.
I like to spend time in our school.
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