P2 EF710 Class 23

 

Sentence work coming up:  causal verbs

                                                   sentence combining

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Self-Reflection Assessment” Week 5

·      Final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

Sentence quizzes coming up stating next week

·      Test 4 (final hour)

·      HW   Sentence Writing Exercises. Choose some- you don’t have do them all. Review for sentence work so far.

 

Monday

·      Begin Animal Farm

·      Discuss optional repl test.

·      “Midterm Self-Assessment Reflection”

·      Sentence Writing Exercises

Talk about upcoming sentence quizzes

 

Tuesday, March 10

·      Opportunity to replace one test.

Optional replacement test with be a new paragraph about one or more of the stories we have done: “What Happened During the Ice Storm”, “I Confess”, and “Dead Men’s Path”.

 

Wednesday, March 11

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Sentence work

 

Thursday, March 12

·      Midterm recommendations

 

Friday- final day before Spring Break

 

 

 

Compound-Complex Sentences

 

 

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

 

COMPOUND-COMPLEX

 

A compound-complex sentence is a mix of compound and complex. That is, a compound-complex sentence is a compound sentence with a dependent clause added to it.

 

Examples:

*Mei loves dogs, but she doesn’t like cats. COMPOUND SENTENCE

 

Mei loves dogs, but she doesn’t like cats because they can be weird.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- adverb clause

Mei loves dogs because they are loyal, but she doesn’t like cats because they can be weird.

 

Mei loves dogs because they are loyal. COMPLEX

Mei loves dogs. SIMPLE

 

*Jun liked the view from the smaller apartment; however, he opted for the big apartment. COMPOUND SENTENCE

opt(v)- choose 

PHRASAL VERB verb + preposition  opt for = choose

 

option(n)- choice

optional(adj)

She liked the red phone, but she opted for the blue one.

 

Jun liked the view from the smaller apartment; however, he opted for the big apartment that had a walk-in closet.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- adjective clause

 

 

 

*Karim is supposed to pick me up at the airport, but he probably will forget. COMPOUND SENTENCE

 

Karim is supposed to pick me up at the airport, but I think that he probably will forget. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- noun clause

 

Karim is supposed to pick me up at the airport, but I think that he probably will forget because he is really busy. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- noun clause adverb clause

 

How many dogs can you walk?

 

Another example:

We are going to get take-out tonight. SIMPLE

We are going to get take-out tonight, so make up your mind what you want. COMPOUND-COMPLEX   noun clause

 

Make up your mind! Imperative

 

Exercise A- Easier sentences.

Each sentence is missing a word in an dependent clause. Rewrite each sentence by adding an appropriate word.

1.    Even though/Although/Though/When it was raining, we went to the park, and we had a great time.

2.    She finished her homework before dinner, and/so she played the video game that she got for her birthday.

She finished her homework before dinner; therefore/after that, she played the video game that she got for her birthday.

She finished her homework before dinner; then she played the video game that she got for her birthday. no comma with ‘then’

 

3.    When/Once/As soon as/Since/Because the bell rang, the students packed their bags; then they left the classroom.

 

4.    I want to buy the shirt that I like, but I don’t have enough money.

 

5.    He said (that) he would make breakfast for everyone after he got up; however, he won’t have time to clean up afterwards.

 

She said she will be here at 7. AUTHENTIC-SOUNDING

She said that she will be here at 7.

 

6.    We can go to the beach if the weather is nice, or we can stay home.

We can go to the beach if the weather is nice; otherwise, we can stay home.

We can go to the beach because the weather is nice, or we can stay home.

We can go to the beach when the weather is nice.

 

Kids’ song: Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.

 

7.    While/When I was reading, my brother was playing games, and my sister was listening to music.

8.    Because she studied hard, she passed the test, so/and her parents were proud.

Because she studied hard, she passed the test; as a result/therefore, her parents were proud.

 

Because she studied hard, she passed the test; as a result/therefore, her parents were proud.

 

because S+V  because she studies hard

due to NOUN due to her hard work

Example:

Because it is raining, we can’t go to the beach.

Due to the rain, we can’t go to the beach.

I was absent yesterday due to illness.

ill/sick(adj)

illness/sickness(n)

ailment- old-fashioned word

 

The meeting was postponed because the boss wasn’t available.

The meeting was postponed due to the boss’ availability.

What is your availability next week?

 

9.    The dog barked loudly when/because it saw the stranger, and the neighbors came outside to look. The neighbors are nosy.

VOCAB nosy(adj)- NEGATIVE curious in a slightly rude way

She is nosy. She always wants to know other people’s business.

IDIOM He always sticks his nose into other people’s business.

 

10.If/Provided that/ Since/Because/As long as you help me with the dishes, I will help you with your project; we will finish faster.

 

Because you help me, I will help you.

transactional-

IDIOM You scratch my back; I scratch yours.

LATIN Quid pro quo.

 

Since she moved to a new city, she felt lonely at first; she eventually met many friends.

Since she moved to a new city, she felt lonely at first; happily/fortunately/luckily/however/eventually/finally/afterwards?, she eventually met many friends.

quickly   slowly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test 4

Write a well-organized paragraph of at least 150 words on the following topic. Include quoted text. You can have the story out.

 

In “Dead Men’s Path”, why did Mr. Obi and the priest disagree about closing the path?