Friday, 17 July 2015

EF6 Ex28 simple sentences

1. I need to study and work hard.
I should exercise and eat well.
I will go to the cinema and watch a movie.
2. COMMAND- imperative Come in. Sit down,  Relax.
3. I fell off my bike.
He sat on the chair.
5. The boy and the dog chased each other and had fun.

7.  The young child screamed and ran around the doctor's office.
10. Sit and eat!
Check your mirrors and pull away carefully.


Ex,27
9. There are 
There are your sister and brother sitting and singing.
There are two cups of water, and there is a dozen muffins. COMPOUND
9.  The dog is walking around and sniffing the ground over there.



Ef6 simple sentences ex27

Ex27
1.    The little girl likes her kite.
2.    Sit down and rest.
3.    May and Donna had lunch.

.     4. Who are you?
Do you have any ideas?
   5.The old man with a stick in his hand is my father.
     Sit on the chair.
   6. You need to put the bottle and the lunchbox here.
   Here are your change and receipt.
   7. 




Tuesday, 14 July 2015

EF6 sentence fragment exercises

2. The killer whale, a major attraction at the aquarium for the last fourteen years. FRAG
The killer whale has been a major attraction at the aquarium for the last fourteen years.
The killer whale, a major attraction at the aquarium for the last fourteen years, died yesterday. APPOSITIVE
The killer whale, which has been a major attraction at the aquarium for the last fourteen years, died yesterday. ADJ CL 
My sister, Kathy, is a nurse. APPOSITIVE
My sister, whose name is Kathy, is a nurse. ADJ CL 
Our school, South Hill, is on Fraser Street. APPOSITIVE
Our school, which is called South Hill, is on Fraser Street. ADJ CL
3. It would have to be re-educated in the ways of the wild.
4. If the federal government gave the go-ahead for his release from captivity to return to his original pod, or group, off the coast of Vancouver Island, the people would be happy.

5&6
7&8
10&11


Monday, 13 July 2015

EF6 adverb clauses models

after
The kids do their homework after supper.- prep phrase
The kids do their homework after they eat/finish/have supper.- adv cl

since- because, from a time
She has been very happy since she moved to Florida.- time
She is very happy since she has a new job.- because

ever since- suggests a long time
I have lived in Vancouver ever since I moved here in 1978.
She has been waiting for the bus ever since she got to the bus stop 30 minutes ago.

while
I was reading a book while she was washing the dishes from the big party.
I was reading a book while when the phone rang.

if
He will go to your party if you apologize to him.

even if
He will not go to your party even if you apologize to him.
I won't buy the bicycle even if it's on sale.

provided that- simlar to 'if' very important situations
You can get a NEXUS card provided that you pass the security check.

in order that
Melissa is saving her money in order that she will be able to go to Europe.

in order to- more natural
Melissa is saving her money in order to go to Europe.

if only- dream, not going to happen
I know that Gong Li would marry me if only she would be my Facebook friend.

if only- dream
If only I could get into UBC, I could become a doctor.

if- hopeful, realistic
If I can get into UBC, I can become a doctor.

as...as
She can run as fast as her brother (can).

just as- exactly when
She opened the door just as her phone rang.







Friday, 10 July 2015

EF6 adjective clause exercises

Bob is the kind of person to whom one can talk about anything. FORMAL
Bob is the kind of person who one can talk to about anything.
Bob is the kind of person that one can talk to about anything.
Bob is the kind of person who one can talk to about anything. Bob is the kind of person one can talk to about anything.

Whose- have, own
The boy whose bicycle was stolen was sad.

C.
2. The girl who won the race is happy.
3. The student who is from China sits next to me.
3. The student who sits next to me is from China.
5. We are studying sentences that contain adjective clauses.
5. The sentences that we are studying sentences contain adjective clauses.
8. The taxi driver who took me to the airport was friendly.
12. The people that we visited yesterday were very nice.

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2. The chair that Sally inherited from her grandmother is an antique.
2. Sally inherited a chair that is an antique from her grandmother.
3. I saw on a bench that was wet.
3. The bench that I sat on was wet.
4. The man who I hired to paint my house finished the job in four days.
6. The architect Mario works with is brilliant.

8. I took a picture of the rainbow that appeared in the sky.

Thursday, 9 July 2015

EF6 Main/subordinate

2. if you insist

I will go to your party if you insist. COMPLEX SENTENCE- ADVERB CLAUSE

If you insist, I will go to your party.

3. whenever Heiman arrives

When he arrives, we will go to dinner.
Whenever he arrives, we go out for dinner.
We go out to a dance club whenever Heiman arrives in Vancouver.

4. so that you'll be ready
I will help you so that you'll be ready.
Cut up the vegetables so that you'll be ready to cook.
Pack your suitcase tonight so that you'll be ready to go to the airport by 6 am.
5. provided that it is blue
I don't care what size car it as long as it is blue.
A bride has to have three things: something new, something borrowed and something blue.  It can anything provided that it is blue.
6.since you had the counselling
I don't fight/argue with my wife any more since I had the counselling.
She doesn't smoke cigarettes since she had the counselling.
Since I had the job counselling, I have felt more confident doing job interviews.
9.where Nolan was going
Could you tell me where Nolan was going?
I like the place where Nolan was going.
I don't know where Nolan was going.

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

EF 2/3 C 43,44

 2.  Abby plays soccer, hockey, and also pool every weekend.
Abby plays soccer and hockey every weekend; she also plays pool.
3.  The bus arrived late and picked up five angry passengers.
The bus arrived late and picked up five angry passengers .
The bus picked VERB up five angry passengers because it arrived late. ADV CL
The bus picked up five passengers who were angry ADJ CL because it arrived late.

5. Kam Wong, Sara Smith, Pam Singh, and Ron Adams were all at the party.
Kam Wong and Sara Smith were at the party.  Also, Pam Singh and Ron Adams were there.
6.        His wife, daughter and son all needed the car Friday morning.


SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX