Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30
Today’s agenda
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Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses
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“The Internet”
“Reading” Read out loud
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Finish subject verb agreement work
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HW Practice
adverb clauses- email if you want
‘because’
‘if’ ‘when’
Tuesday
·
Continue with complex sentences- adverb clauses
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Keep working on topic sentences.
“Topic Sentence URLs”
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HW Read “English
Globalization ”
Wednesday
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Quiz #3 – adverb clauses
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Continue work on Topic Sentence- Concluding Sentence
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Review sentences so far
Thursday
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Test #2 - paragraph
Friday
·
Review Test #2 paragraph
- a really bad cold
Continue with sentence work
Sentence styles
-simple
-compound
-complex
-compound complex
You can’t forget about this stuff. You should be practicing
it. You need to be able to write these styles without even thinking.
This is the time to practice. Don’t wait until English
11/11/12.
COMPLEX SENTENCES
-adverb clauses
-noun clauses
-adjective clauses
ADVERB CLAUSES-
Adverb clauses
Sentence styles:
*SIMPLE
*COMPOUND , SOBA ; ; TRANS,
*COMPLEX
- adverb clauses
- noun clauses
- adjective clauses
COMPLEX SENTENCE- ADVERB CLAUSES- because when if (most commonly
used)
COMPLEX SENTENCES= simple
sentence + subordinate clause
main
clause + subordinate clause
Two ways to do it:
because – reason
Jun is happy today. Her son
is visiting her.
1. main
clause + adverb clause
Jun is happy today because
her son is visiting her. no
comma before because
2. adverb
clause, + main clause
Because Jun’s son is visiting her, she
is happy today. comma
** OLD-FASHIONED RULE- Don’t
start your sentences with ‘because’.
It’s fine. I do. We can ignore this rule.
Because it’s snowy,
some people are a little late. OK,
my opinion
Some people are a
little late because it’s snowy.
Alternative
MY ADVICE: Some people are
a little late, because it’s snowy.
XXX
I don’t put a comma before ‘because’. You will see people do it.
Stylistic choice. writing style MY OTHER FREE ADVICE- Be
consistent.
MAIN THING ABOUT COMMAS:
The baby is crying because she is tired. NO
COMMA
Because the baby is tired, she is crying. COMMA
MAIN CLAUSE (SIMPLE SENTENCE)
ADVERB CLAUSE
MAIN CL + ADVERB CL = COMPLEX SENTENCE
Do it like that. Everything will be ok.
when - time
1.
main clause
+ adverb clause
My dog gets up when
I get up. no
comma
2.
adverb clause, +
main clause
When I get up, my dog gets up. comma
SAME MEANING- your choice
When Harim got up this morning, she was surprised to see snow on
the ground.
Harim was surprised to see snow on the ground when she got up this
morning.
when – same time, pretty much the same time
after, before – not the same time
Harim was surprised to see snow on
the ground when she got up this
morning.
when – one time, once
whenever- everytime, happens many times
Whenever the dog has
to pee, he rings a bell on the
door.
My neighbour’s dog escapes whenever they let it out in the backyard.
Whenever it rains, I use an umbrella.
I use an umbrella whenever it rains.
if- maybe yes, maybe no, don’t know
1. main
clause + adverb clause
Maria should start saving her money if
she wants to buy that expensive dress. no comma
2. adverb
clause, + main clause
If Maria wants to buy that expensive dress, she
should start saving her money. comma
Call me if you want to go for a hike.
If there is heavy snow, listen to the radio regarding
school cancellations.
**
Model for adverb clauses:
Main clause adverb clause.
Adverb clause, main clause.
**
YOUR CHOICE. You should be able to do it both ways. GOAL!
You should call your sister if you want a ride from the airport.
If you want a ride from the airport, you should call your sister.
You should call your sister, if you want a ride from the airport.
XXX punc
-small error, does not impede understanding, still not right
IMPERATIVE: Call your sister.
Call your sister if you want to get a ride.
If you want to get a ride, call your sister.
HW For homework, try some
of your own sentences using ‘because’, ‘when’ and ‘if’. Email them to me if you
like. We will share them tomorrow.
COMPOUND
2 independent clauses put together
COMPLEX
1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause put together
COMPOUND
We are going camping this weekend, so we have to pack our gear.
COMPLEX
We have to pack our gear because we are going camping this weekend.
Because we are going camping this weekend, we have to pack our
gear.
Same information- different sentence styles- compound and complex
* Adverbial conjunctions (adverb clause words)
Learning these will expand your ability to express your thoughts
more clearly and precisely in English.
WE WILL DO THESE TOMORROW
** When you learn these 24, you will be a star in your
English class!
time- after, before, ever since,
since, until, when, whenever,
while, when/while
place- wherever
condition - if,
even if, provided that, unless
manner- as,
as if, though, although, even though, so ... that
cause- because,
since
purpose- in
order that, in order to, so that,
If you are going to make supper, I will buy somethings
for you. #
FIX If you are going to make supper, I will buy some
things for you.
FIX If you are going to make supper, I will buy a
few things for you.
a few things – a few groceries
“The Internet”
Small group discussion (4-5 people)
“Warm-Up Questions”
“Vocabulary Preview”
network – your network- social, professional people that you
know
networking (v,n)- She is really good at networking. good at
making social or business connections
She knows everybody.
protocol- the rules that you follow
Your destination is Seattle.
She is destined to be a star.
star/famous
destiny(n) destined(a)
destination(n)
academic(a)- school, university an academic(n-person) professor, scholar
He was a truck driver, but now he is an academic.
Maria is an expert chef. Marik is an expert skier.
