Good morning, everyone.
This is the Period 1, P1, (9:15-11:30 am) class for these
courses:
English Foundations 6
English Foundations 7
We will get started at 9:15.
Teacher: Allan Haley
Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
Today’s agenda
·
Distribute both books
Name
Book numbers
·
Overview of sentences
·
Test#1 paragraph (last 40m)
Friday-
I am going to bring my dog tomorrow. I usually bring my dog
on Fridays.
·
Return Test#- correct, rewrite
·
Finish overview of sentences- complex sentences
·
Begin Goalsetting module
·
Begin simple sentences
Monday
·
Continue with simple sentences
·
Continue with Goalsetting module
Writing to Communicate 2: Paragraphs and Essays
-writing books, focussed on paragraph and essays
-prep for college and university writing
-modes of writing
-sentence work throughout “Structure and Mechanics”
The Least You Should You Should Know about English
-sentences
-practical grammar
-punctuation
-sentence structure
Please be gentle with my books. We are a very small school,
and we have very little money for new books.
Please refrain form writing in the books. Make notes on your
own paper.
Thank you doing the book deposit. If you have not done the
book deposit yet, please do it ASAP. I will check the computer tomorrow.
There is a certain amount of trust here.
You are probably already experienced with English. These are the
fundamental sentences styles that we use everyday. Even if you already know
about them, I still have some new things to teach you.
Full review of the three sentence types: very important, very
useful, very practical, every use
We study sentences so that we can use them in your life- school,
work, social life, business.
Quick overview of sentence types
1.SIMPLE
2.COMPOUND
3.COMPLEX
4. COMPOUND-COMPLEX (mix of 2 and 3)
99.998% of the time, these three sentence types will allow to
write anything you want.
**
Side Note: I have a small business where I do editing for
university students, mostly nurses and nursing students. What I do is read
their essays and papers and then edit their writing. I use almost exclusively
simple, compound, and complex sentences.
**
1.
SIMPLE SENTENCE – one
main clause, one independent clause
Clause – group of words with a subject and a verb
one main clause, one independent clause = SV, a
complete idea, one idea, a sentence by itself
independent- self-contained
subject and a verb
Subject+Verb, S+V
SIMPLE SENTENCE
S+V “It is raining.” It is
raining.
SV “It is rainy.” It is
rainy. rainy- adjective
SV “Today is cold.” Today is
cold.
SV “The dog likes apples.”
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget
a capital letter at the beginning. Don’t forget a period at the end.
Different styles of simple sentence:
-SV
-SSV subject subject verb “You and I are talking on the phone.”
-SVV “The dog is sleeping
and is snoring.”
-SVVV (probably the maximum)
-SSSV (probably the maximum)
-SSVV
The old man and his granddaughter go to the park and play.
Basic structures: SV SSV
SVV SSVV
Another style of simple sentence:
-Imperative, command sentence – tell somebody to do something
“Come in.” “Watch out.” “Sit down.” “Open the window, please.”
no subject “You come in.” implied subject, don’t day ‘you’
“(You) Come in, please.” Everybody understands that ‘you’
is the subject.
make it sound polite – please
The magic word. What’s the magic word?
My way of doing it (fairly common):
Come in, please.
Please come in.
Another style of simple sentence:
-interrogative sentence – question
“What are you doing?”
“What time is it?”
“Where did you park the car?” SV?
REVIEW: SV SSV SVV
SSVV Imperative Interrogative
SV SV – two simple sentences in a row, connected together
with coordinating conjunctions
7 coordinating conjunctions- FANBOYS
mnemonic (memory aid) for and nor but or
yet so
pronunciation (new mon ic) Greek word?
English is a primarly a mix of Latinate languages, Greek, and
Germanic languages
Latinate – Spanish, French, Italian
Latin – ancient language from Italy
any word one syllable – Anglo Saxon word
plumber – Gr
pneumonia – Gr
mnemonic
lagubrious -latin – sad
MY OPINION: FANBOYS – not that helpful, several are not used often
in compound
FANBOYS
*for – used very rarely in compound sentences
Sarah is wearing a hat today, for it is cold. not common usage
Sarah is wearing a hat today because it is cold. complex – more
authentic
Forget about ‘for’. People don’t talk that way.
‘for’ is used in other ways
Here is a gift for you. simple, not compound
*and – very often used
Michelle bought a new coat, and
it is very nice. compound
*nor – not commonly used in compound sentences, nobody says
‘nor’
Dave does not speak Farsi, nor does he speak Arabic. very unusual,
formal
Dave does not speak Farsi or Arabic. simple sentence, authentic
English
*but – used all the time
It is sunny today, but it
is supposed to rain tomorrow.
*or – very commonly used
You can go to the party, or you can stay home.
*yet – not commonly used in compound sentences
It is cold, yet we are going for a walk. weirdly formal
It is cold, but we are going for a walk. more authentic- real
sounding English
*so – used all the time in compound sentences
Maria is tired, so she will take a nap.
My suggestion:
FANBOYS –
SOBA so or but and
mnemonic- SOBA
most useful, high-frequency usage: SOBA so or but and
‘for’ ‘nor’ ‘yet’ not used very often in compound sentences,
low-frequency usage, ignore them for the most part
“It is raining, so we can’t play soccer.”
“You can come to school, or you can go to work.”
“I like chocolate, but I don’t eat it everyday.”
“Joan likes hiking, and she likes skiing.”
Next level of compound sentences:
; semicolon – looks professional,
high-status, smart
; substitute for ,
so , or , but
, and
“It is raining, so
we can’t play soccer.”
“It is raining;
we can’t play soccer.”
“You can come to school,
or you can go to work.”
“You can come to
school; you can go to work.”
“I like chocolate,
but I don’t eat it everyday.”
“I like chocolate;
I don’t eat it everyday.”
“Joan likes hiking,
and she likes skiing.”
“Joan likes hiking;
she likes skiing.
Looks great! Your
choice- casual, fancier
Next next level of
compound sentences:
This way, with
transitional terms, sounds better.
therefore however
also nevertheless moreover
furthermore
- Hundreds of them- I
will give you about 50.
“It is raining, so
we can’t play soccer.”
“It is raining;
we can’t play soccer.”
“It is raining;
therefore, we can’t play soccer.” VERY NICE!
“You can come to
school, or you can go to work.”
“You can come to
school; you can go to work.”
“You can come to
school; alternatively, you can go to work.”
“I like chocolate, but
I don’t eat it everyday.”
“I like chocolate; I
don’t eat it everyday.”
“I like chocolate;
however, I don’t eat it everyday.”
“Joan likes hiking, and
she likes skiing.”
“Joan likes hiking;
she likes skiing.”
“Joan likes hiking;
also, she likes skiing.”
COMMON ERROR
“Joan likes hiking,
also, she likes skiing.” XXX comma doesn’t go there- not strong enough, has to
be ;
Make up your sentences
according to the situation.
This is all about your
choice. I want you to have choices.
paragraph-
-doublespace
-write in blue or black pen
-indent the first word
-orient the paper properly
-name and class in top write corner
- keep it between the margins
-at least 150 words
Phones away, please.
Why are choosing to study English at South Hill?
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