Structure of a paragraph
Topic sentence - topic, controlling idea, predictor
Supporting points, example, explanations
1. Point
subpoint
2. Point
subpoint
3. Point
subpoint
4. Point
subpoint
subpoint
subpoint
Concluding sentence - restate topic, controlling idea, summarizes
Balanced
Put the most important point last
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Thursday, 20 September 2018
Eng10 Quiz review
Confusion whose /who is who's
Different whose who's
' apostrophe
friend whose
I have a friend whose brother is a rock star.
who's = who is
whose = possessive, you own something
6. sale OMIT PRONOUN
object pronoun
sale - nounverb
He sale the car. XXX
He put the car that he has had for 10 years up for sale. object pronoun
He put the car he has had for 10 years up for sale.
The store is having a sale on sweatersthat nobody likes.
object pronoun - focus on this?
The computer which I bought from the Apple store stopped working this morning.
The runner kept going even though she was tired.
The Nike store will be on sale. XXX
The Nike store will be having a sale.
All men's runners will be on sale.
I have a friend whose sister is an officer.
We like to go shopping in the outlet malls which are very cheap.
Army Navy, which is on Hastings Street, has lots of good deals.
Different whose who's
' apostrophe
friend whose
I have a friend whose brother is a rock star.
who's = who is
whose = possessive, you own something
6. sale OMIT PRONOUN
object pronoun
sale - noun
He sale the car. XXX
He put the car that he has had for 10 years up for sale. object pronoun
He put the car he has had for 10 years up for sale.
The store is having a sale on sweaters
object pronoun - focus on this?
The computer which I bought from the Apple store stopped working this morning.
The runner kept going even though she was tired.
The Nike store will be on sale. XXX
The Nike store will be having a sale.
All men's runners will be on sale.
I have a friend whose sister is an officer.
We like to go shopping in the outlet malls which are very cheap.
Army Navy, which is on Hastings Street, has lots of good deals.
EF3/4 noun clauses
noun clauses
verbs - feel, think, say, believe, understand, know
that, why, how
She feels that he is telling the truth.
He thinks that the phone is too expensive.
A. 1. Who is she? I don't know who she is.
2. Who are they? I don't know who are they. XXX
Who are they? I don't know who they are.
3. What is that? Do you know what that is?
4. What are those? I don't know what those are.
5. Whose book is that? I don't know whose book that is.
I don't know whose that book is.
6. Whose books are those? I don't know whose books are those. XXX SV
I don't know whose books those are.
I don't know what those books are.
7. What is a wrench? Do you know what a wrench is?
8. Who is that woman? I wonder who that woman is.
9. Whose house is that? I wonder whose house that is.
10. What is a clause? Don't you know what a clause is?
I don't know what a clause is.
11. What is in that drawer? I don't know what is in that drawer.
12. What is on TV tonight? I wonder what is on TV tonight.
I wonder what's on TV tonight.
I wonder what on TV is. XXX
13. Whose glasses are those? Could you tell me whose glasses those are?
14. Who am I? He doesn't know who I am.
15. What's at the end of the rainbow? The little girl wants to know what is at the end of the rainbow.
Quiz
1. think park
She thinks that she lost her phone in the park.
2. believe tell
I don't believe that he is telling the truth.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Picture vocabulary book (for kids):
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/starters-word-list-picture-book.pdf
verbs - feel, think, say, believe, understand, know
that, why, how
She feels that he is telling the truth.
He thinks that the phone is too expensive.
A. 1. Who is she? I don't know who she is.
2. Who are they? I don't know who are they. XXX
Who are they? I don't know who they are.
3. What is that? Do you know what that is?
4. What are those? I don't know what those are.
5. Whose book is that? I don't know whose book that is.
I don't know whose that book is.
6. Whose books are those? I don't know whose books are those. XXX SV
I don't know whose books those are.
I don't know what those books are.
7. What is a wrench? Do you know what a wrench is?
8. Who is that woman? I wonder who that woman is.
9. Whose house is that? I wonder whose house that is.
10. What is a clause? Don't you know what a clause is?
I don't know what a clause is.
11. What is in that drawer? I don't know what is in that drawer.
12. What is on TV tonight? I wonder what is on TV tonight.
I wonder what's on TV tonight.
I wonder what on TV is. XXX
13. Whose glasses are those? Could you tell me whose glasses those are?
14. Who am I? He doesn't know who I am.
15. What's at the end of the rainbow? The little girl wants to know what is at the end of the rainbow.
Quiz
1. think park
She thinks that she lost her phone in the park.
2. believe tell
I don't believe that he is telling the truth.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Picture vocabulary book (for kids):
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/starters-word-list-picture-book.pdf
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Eng10 Sentence review
Write down your name before beginning the test. SIMPLE
Write down your name before you begin the test. COMPLEX
I was upset that you forgot our anniversary. noun clause
I found the key that you lost. adj cl
The poem was simple but deep. SIMPLE
The poem was simple, but it was deep. COMPOUND
The poem that you read was simple, but it was deep. CC - very high-level writing
She likes tea, but she hates coffee because it is bitter. CC
September - 9 7
October -10 8
November - 11 9
December -12 10
A. All people who are born in Canada are Canadian citizens. True.
B. All people, who are born in Canada, are Canadian citizens. False.
essential and non-essential clauses
restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
,adj cl,
A. My mother who is retired plays mah-jong.
B. My mother, who is retired, plays mah-jong.
A. Her sister who is a nurse plays volleyball.
B. Her sister, who is a nurse, plays volleyball.
Write down your name before you begin the test. COMPLEX
I was upset that you forgot our anniversary. noun clause
I found the key that you lost. adj cl
The poem was simple but deep. SIMPLE
The poem was simple, but it was deep. COMPOUND
The poem that you read was simple, but it was deep. CC - very high-level writing
She likes tea, but she hates coffee because it is bitter. CC
September - 9 7
October -10 8
November - 11 9
December -12 10
A. All people who are born in Canada are Canadian citizens. True.
B. All people, who are born in Canada, are Canadian citizens. False.
essential and non-essential clauses
restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
,adj cl,
A. My mother who is retired plays mah-jong.
B. My mother, who is retired, plays mah-jong.
, who is retired, Extra information, but not essential
A. Her sister who is a nurse plays volleyball.
B. Her sister, who is a nurse, plays volleyball.
A. How many sisters does she have? 2 sisters
B. How many sister does she have? 1 sister
The million-dollar comma. Rogers
Eng 10 Advice for reading
Advice for reading:
1. Read the whole story in one sitting. Defend the time that you need to read the whole story.
2. Focus on the task. Clear your mind of anything but the reading material.
3. Clear away distractions (e.g. TV, cell phone, internet, music)
4. Find a quiet place. Consider using ear plugs.
1. Read the whole story in one sitting. Defend the time that you need to read the whole story.
2. Focus on the task. Clear your mind of anything but the reading material.
3. Clear away distractions (e.g. TV, cell phone, internet, music)
4. Find a quiet place. Consider using ear plugs.
EF34 thesaurus.com dictionary.com
believe
see definition of believe
Relevance
Length
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Synonyms for believe
verb trust, rely on- accept
- admit
- conclude
- consider
- have
- hold
- regard
- suppose
- think
- trust
- understand
- accredit
- affirm
- buy
- conceive
- credit
- deem
- posit
- postulate
- presuppose
- swallow
- attach weight to
- be certain of
- be convinced of
- be credulous
- be of the opinion
- count on
- fall for
- give credence to
- have faith in
- have no doubt
- keep the faith
- lap up
- place confidence in
- presume true
- reckon on
- rest assured
- swear by
- take as gospel
- take at one's word
- take for granted
- take it
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