P2 EF710 Class 15

 

Today’s  Agenda

·         Attendance

·         Continue “Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “I Confess”

Finish “Thought Questions”

Prepare for Test 3 on “I Confess” Wednesday, with quotations

·      HW   Read “Dead Man’s Path”. Make notes on “Thought

Questions”. We will start this on Thursday.

 

Wednesday

·      Test 3- “I Confess”

paragraph

·      Begin “Parallelism”

 

Thursday

·      Begin “Dead Man’s Path”

 

Friday

 

 

 

Complex Sentences

 

REVIEW of sentence types in English:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*SIMPLE  S+V   SSV   SVV   Imperative    Interrogative

SV      The little kid goes to school every day.

SSV    The phone and the laptop are updating.

SVV   Mei was driving and singing along to the radio.

Imperative- command          (You) Come in. Sit down. -implied subject

                                                   Have a seat, please.

Please open the window.

Interrogative- question         What time is it? How old are you? Is that your dog?

 

 

*COMPOUND 2 simples put together   , SOBA/FANBOYS   ;   ; TRANS,

It is sunny. It is cold.

It is sunny, but it is cold.

It is sunny; it is cold.

It is sunny; however, it is cold.

 

semicolon ;   makes a compound sentence

colon :  gives additional information

He has three kids: two girls and a boy.

Jun has lived in four countries: China, Japan, Canada, and Iran.

Jun has lived in many countries: China, Japan, Canada, Iran, etc.

etc  et cetera (Latin) and others

 

I am taking two courses this quarter: Comm11 and Math10.

 

Jun has lived in many countries; for example, he has lived in China, Japan, Canada, Iran. COMPOUND

 

 

COMPLEX

 

Complex sentences are made of an independent clause (same as a simple sentence) and one or two dependent clauses.

Dependent clauses can be adverb clauses, adjective clauses, or noun clauses. You probably have studied these in earlier courses.

 

 

Examples of complex sentences with adverb clauses:

·      I will call you when I arrive home.

·      When I arrive home, I will call you.

 

·      She smiled because she was proud of her work.

·      Although it was raining, they continued playing soccer.

·      We can go outside if the weather improves.

·      He studied very hard so that he could pass the exam.

 

, so   so that   NOT THE SAME

 

COMPOUND SENT

He studied very hard, so he passed the exam.   , so – result

 

COMPLEX SENT-ADV CL

He studied very hard so that he could pass the exam. so that -reason

Mei saved money so that she could buy a new phone. In the end, she gave the money to her sister.

 

, so   so that   so … that   NOT THE SAME

I am so tired that I need to take a nap.

He studies so hard that he passed the test.

 

so ADJ that

 

 

AREA TO EXPLORE

, so   so that   so…that

 

, so   She cleaned the floor very well, so it is shining. COMPOUND

so that   She works very hard so that she can earn money. COMPLEX

so that   She works very hard so that she will get a promotion. COMPLEX

so that   She worked very hard so that she could support her family. COMPLEX

so…that She is so hardworking that she got a promotion.

 

 

so…that   so ADJ that

I am so work hard hardworking that I can buy a new skirt.

hardworking(adj)- industrious

She is so study hard studious that she gets great marks on her tests.

studious ADJ studying hard

 

I felt so embarassing embarrassed that I finished the conversation and left quckly.

I am working so hard that I can buy a new skirt.

She is so outgoing that she makes lots of new friends.

RW

She is very outgoing, so she makes lots of new friends.

I am very hardworking, and I can buy new clothes.

She is very studious and gets great marks on her tests. SIMPLE SVV

 

so cute that   The dogs were so cute that everyone wanted to hold them. ADV CL

Houses in Vancouver are so expensive that I can’t afford to buy one.

Houses in Vancouver are very expensive, so I can’t afford to buy one.

 

IDIOM in one ear and out the other. – someone isn’t listening to you. forget, don’t remember

 

I’ll wait until you’re ready.

 

SAME MEANING

so ADj that

such NOUN that

 

-such NOUN that

It is such a beautiful day that I want to take the kids to the park.

 

-so ADJ that

It is so beautiful today that I want to take the kids to the park.

 

Your daughter is so tall that it is hard to buy clothes for her.

Your daughter is such a tall kid that it is hard to buy clothes for her.

 

too tall – negative sound, judgemental

 

CASUAL TALKING

It is so nice today.

The dog is so cute.

Houses are so expensive.

 

SCHOOL WRITING/BUSINESS WRITING

It is so nice that…SV.

The dog is so cute that…SV.

Houses are so expensive that…SV.

 

COOL TALKING

way cute- teenager talk

The phone is way too much.

The soup is way too hot.

The math is way too hard.

The dog is super cute.

She is super friendly.

 

too pretty- sounds negative, judgmental

 

CASUAL TALKING How come? Why?

 

IDIOM It is better to give than to receive.

 

 

AREAS TO EXPLORE- You can get out of your comfort zone.

Don’t get too comfortable. We want to push the envelope.

IDIOM push the envelope- enlarging your skills, knowledge, abilities

 

, so

so that

so … that

such … that

 

Examples of complex sentences with adjective clauses:

·      The book that I borrowed from the library is very interesting.

·      She has a friend who lives in Toronto.

·      The car which/that was parked outside belongs to my neighbor.

·      I met a teacher who inspired me to work harder.

·      The movie that we watched last night was exciting.

who -people

that- animals, things

which- special things, unique things

Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a huge metropolis.

She was born in Seoul, which is a beautiful city in Korea.

conflict- person vs person

 

*commas around adjective clauses

Talk about that another day.

- essential and non-essential clauses

restrictive and non-restrictive clauses

Understanding and Using English Grammar, Betty Azar (blue version)

 

Seoul, which is the city where she was born, is beautiful. 2 adj cl

where SV-action

She takes the Skytrain to the office building where she works.

She takes the Skytrain to the office building that she works in.

 

SHEC is the school where I do my English.

SHEC- South Hill Education Centre

 

 

Examples of complex sentences with noun clauses:

thinking and talking

·      What she said surprised everyone. SV- complex sentence, noun clause

She surprised everyone. SV simple sentence

·      I don’t know where he went.

·      That she won the prize made her family proud.

·      Can you tell me why the meeting was canceled?

·      Whoever finishes first will receive a reward.

 

SIMPLE SENTENCE

COMPOUND SENTENCE

COMPLEX SENTENCE- adv cl, adj cl, n cl

 

Exercise 1- Easier sentences.

Each sentence is missing a word in an dependent clause. Rewrite each sentence by adding an appropriate word. Write the corrected sentences on your own paper.

1.    I know why/that she is tired.

2.    The boy who/that is playing outside is my brother.

3.    We stayed home because/when/since/as/while it was raining.

4.    She said that she would help me.

5.    The dog that barked loudly ran away.

6.    I will call you when/after/if/once I arrive.

once=when

I will not call you until I arrive.

 

7.    He doesn’t understand why/that she is upset.

8.    The car which/that he bought is very fast.

9.    She cried because/when/if she was sad.

She was sad that her dog died.

 

10.                       What he said was surprising.

The thing that he said was surprising.

No doubt what he said was surprising.

no doubt = undoubtedly

 

Exercise B- More challenging.

Each sentence is missing a word in an dependent clause. Rewrite each sentence by adding an appropriate word. Write the corrected sentences on your own paper.

1.    I don’t know why she left the party early since/because she seemed happy.

2.    I don’t know why she left the party early , but she seemed happy.

She left the party early even though she seemed happy.

 

3.    The book that/which you gave me is the one that I was looking for.

4.    She will call you when/after she arrives if/since/because she has enough time.

 

5.    I believe ___ hard work always pays off in the end.

 

6.    The student who won the scholarship studied harder than anyone else in the class.

-one-syllable adjective

basic           comparative       superlative

big               bigger                   biggest

-two-syllable adjective

healthy       healthier              healthiest

-three-syllable adjective

expensive  more expensive  most expensive

 

harder than

bigger than

older than

sadder than

younger than

happier than

more beautiful than

more expensive than

The dog is expensive.

The dog is more expensive than the cat.

This is the most expensive dog in the store.

 

way more expensive- casual talking

This is way too hot.

 

7.    We stayed inside because/when/while/as/since it was raining heavily.

 

She is very regimented. She is quite inflexible.

 

8.    I am not sure if/that/whether or not he will join us for dinner tonight.

I will go to the party whether or not you go or not.

 

Hide and seek. Ready or not. Here I come.

 

9.    The house where I grew up has been sold to a family who/that moved here from Mexico.

The house which/that I grew up in has been sold to a family who/that moved here from Mexico.

The house in which I grew up has been sold to a family who/that moved here from Mexico.

 

10.                       She smiled because she knew the secret even though nobody had told her anything.

She smiled like/as if she knew the secret even though nobody had told her anything.

 

She looked like she knew what we were talking about.

 

11.                       What he said yesterday made everyone in the room

uncomfortable.

The thing that he said yesterday made everyone in the room

uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, what he said yesterday made everyone in the room

uncomfortable.

 

 

 

You have to project your voice.

You have to speak from your diaphragm.

 

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Continue “I Confess”

Finish “Thought Questions”

4.     How do you think Mr. Wei’s students will react after he makes his confession?

-admire? confessed to his mistake

-touched by his honesty, courage

-feel they are in good hands- trust the person

-feel lucky- good class, teacher

-learn how to face mistake

-respect Mr. Wei

-confused- teacher attitude changed so quickly, jarring

turned on a dime

unpredictable

IDIOM blows hot and cold

-         role model

-         positive

-         learn a lesson- don’t be quick to judge

 

How will Wang Wei feel?

-feels embarrassed. wronged, falsely-accused

after confession- relief, vindicated, freed from a wrong accusation

 

-feel closer to the teacher

-feel the teacher is cool

 

VOCAB insinuate(v)- imply

 

p2 para4

“Why would anyone accuse you you for no reason?”

 

 

 

 

 

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Test 3

Paragraph on “I Confess”

-paragraph form

-paragraph structure

-use some quotations

 

You can have your story out for the test. You will need it to do some quotations.