E10 11- 25 class- Business letters

 

Good morning.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

Today’s Agenda:

·      Begin business letters

·      Causal verbs

·      Begin noun clauses

·      Go to a job-posting site (e.g. indeed.com). Find a job that

you want to apply for. Friday, you will write a cover letter for that job application.

 

Friday

I will be away on Friday I have a provincial meeting for adult educators, Friday and Saturday. Barbara will be here. Cover letters for resumes for when you’re looking for a job.

 

Business letters – practical writing skills, not academic, not school writing

different mode of writing, different purpose, different intention

school writing – writing a paragraph or essay, writing about a short story, poem, novel, narrative, definition, descriptive, process, opinion (persuasive)

living in Canada, everyday useful writing - practical writing for work, writing for business, writing for government issues, writing for immigration, writing for tax, writing for job applications (cover letters), writing for complaints

 

 

Education/training is the golden ticket.

Communication skills were key for me.

- writing skills-

- speaking skills- I practiced soooo much. – singing, drama, plays, listening and watching good speakers- copying them

 

 

-official writing, more formal, not casual writing

 

Reasons to write Business-style letters:

(Even emails can benefit from using the more formal style of a business letter –sets a professional, serious, courteous, respectful, mature tone)

e.g. Student emails to teachers.-

“What!!!????”

“what day the class end”

“im gonna miss class today what u gonna do in class?”

Very unprofessional looking.

We can do better.

A more professional and more formal tone and structure is advised. I tend to err on the side of formality.

-polite, not too casual

-sets a good tone

-respectful

 

REASONS TO WRITE A BUSINESS-TYPE LETTER

1. interdepartmental letters (within a company)

2. cover letter for a resume (special style)

3. application letters to colleges and universities

In the Fall and Spring, many of our Grade 12 students are frantic about getting applications in to colleges and universities. The letters that they write are very important. I remember spending about two hours cowriting a letter with an English 12 student for her application to UBC.

4. letter to a government agency, Canadian government or the government of another country (e.g. Canada Revenue Agency, Immigration Canada, Canada Pension, City Hall)

NOTE: Communicating with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is really difficult.

5. employer/manager/boss (e.g. promotion, transfer, raise, personal leave, quit)

6. business person

7. court (e.g. jury duty)

8. lawyer

9. writing to your child’s teacher

10. report to a supervisor

11. incident report (e.g to police or insurance, ICBC)

12. getting airline tickets refunded

13. refund from Amazon

 

Have you ever written a letter like that?

 

 

FORMAL, not casual like a personal letter

Formal – organized (clear structure), official-looking, appropriate tone, appropriate language, unemotional, a little bit of emotion can be effectice (less is more)

·     Distribute “Business Correspondence” p.c.

Use A4 paper, 8 ½ X 11 unlined paper

 

WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS

AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE

 

Mei Zhou

Mei (Sarah) Zhou

Mei “Sarah” Zhou     “ABC” not legal name, the name that you prefer

Allan Haley

GIVEN NAME/FIRST NAME  FAMILY NAME/LAST NAME

 

Zhou, Mei “Sarah”

Haley, Allan

Zhou, Ming

FAMILY NAME, GIVEN NAME – I would not do it this way in a letter

 

Allan, Haley XXX

Haley, Allan

 

Allan Haley

Apt#23, 666 Maple Street

Vancouver, BC

V5P 2B6

 

SKIP A LINE

 

June 2, 2022

 

SKIP A LINE

 

THE NAME, TITLE AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON YOU ARE WRITING TO

Mary Williamson

Director, Shaw Communications

123 Cordova Street

Vancouver, BC

V5R 2D2

 

Re/RE: Client/Reference/Case/Account/Purchase # 4722859  

 

(Re-regarding)

 

OPEN YOUR LETTER WITH A GREETING, SALUTATION

 

CHOOSING THE TITLE CAN BE TRICKY: Mr? Mrs? Ms?

Robin Smith

Hui Yu Chen

 

LAST RESORT To whom it may concern,

very impersonal

 

Hi there, WAY TOO VERY CASUAL AND FRIENDLY

 

Dear Sir or Madam,

quite impersonal

 

Singh- man

Kaur- woman

 

GOOD SUGGESTIONS: Call and ask. Find them on LinkedIn.

 

 

Dear Grandma,        comma for a personal letter ,

                                comma- friendly, casual, not formal

 

Dear Sarah Chen:         colon for a business letter :

                                        more formal, not friendly, business , OR :

 

Dear Mr. Chen:

Dear Mrs. Smith:

Dear Ms. Smith:

Dear Miss Smith:

Dear Mme Benoit:

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

Dear Dr. Gan,        MORE CASUAL

Dear Dr. Jung:       MORE FORMAL

Make judgement call.

 

 

Use a colon for a business letter- professional, formal, not friendly or personal

 

-        changing your name when you get married is your decision, your choice

-        children’s names -hyphenated name

 

 

GREETING

To Mr. Pacquiao: sounds cold, very formal

To Sarah Chen:

To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO MUCH, sounds like a love letter

 

e.g. student emails

To my dear teacher: TOO PERSONAL

 

Dear Maria,     A BIT MORE RELAXED

Hi John,     QUITE INFORMAL AND RELAXED, FRIENDLY

Hello Jun,        SLIGHTLY MORE FORMAL, BUT STILL FRIENDLY

 

Dear Sarah:   colon is formal, first name is casual

Dear Sarah,    SEEMS LIKE A BETTER CHOICE

 

 

Hi Justin,

You’re doing a good job as Prime Minister of Canada.

WAY TOO INFORMAL

 

To the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau:

 

To the presiding Justice of the Court:

To Justice Smith:

 

**Look it up**

Honorific, title

 

To Her Excellency, President Janice Alloud:

To His Excellency, AAA BBB:

 

To Her Excellency, Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon:

 

Adrienne Clarkson-

 

Research what title the person might have.

 

If you do not know the name of the recipient of your letter-

 

Health Insurance BC
PO Box 9035 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E3

 

Dear MSP,

To whom it may concern,

To who it concerns,

To someone who can concern,

Dear Sir or Madam,  :  Choose one ,  OR :

 

 

NOT AS GOOD- impersonal, sometimes necesasary, for example when you are writing to the government

 

Dear Sir or Madam,

To whom it may concern, (reference letter)

 

ADVICE: It is always better to get the name of the person who you are writing to. Call and find out. Ask, “Who can I address me letter to?”

 

 

Hi there,  VERY CASUAL

Hi all,  VERY CASUAL

Hi everybody,  VERY CASUAL

 

 

Dear Sir:

Dear Madam,

Dear Sir Chan,

Dear Madam Smith,

Dear Teacher Jones,

Dear Teacher,

My Dear Teacher,

Dear Sir Teacher Jones,

too submissive

 

honorifics, titles – Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Professor, teacher, Doctor, President, Principal, Dean, Prime Minister, Vice-President, Chancellor, Father, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, Officer, manager, Sheriff, Mayor, MP, MLA, Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emperor

 

Dear Professor Mahed,

Dear Teacher Jones, XXX

Teacher Haley polite translation, not English

To Mayor Kennedy Stewart:

Dear Principal Williams,

 

In class – Sir, Ma’am – very polite

 

 

 

BUSINESS WRITING     -DON’T INDENT THE PARAGRAPHS

                                        -SINGLE-SPACE YOUR WRITING

 

e.g. SCHOOL WRITING

 

Thank you for meeting with me yesterday to discuss the job opportunity. I am very eager to speak further with you about this. Please let me know what day and time you will be available to meet.

 

BUSINESS WRITING

Thank you for meeting with me yesterday to discuss the job opportunity. I am very eager to speak further with you about this. Please let me know what day and time you will be available to meet.

 

I would like to setup an interview with you in the next few weeks. I can be available any workday between 10 and 3.

 

SKIP A LINE BETWEEN PARAGRAPHS

 

*Business writing uses a different format than school writing.*

 

 

** ENDINGS FOR BUSINESS LETTERS

 

Yours truly,

Sincerely,

Yours,

Yours sincerely,

Warm regards,

Kind regards,

Best regards,

Regards, (more formal sounding)

Respectfully, (talking to someone higher in the business than you)

Kind regards,

Warm regards, (sounds very friendly, very nice)

Thank you,

MY FAVOURITE:

Best,

 

PERSONAL

Sincerely yours,

Yours sincerely,

Faithfully,

Cheers,  VERY CASUAL, Also a friendly way to end a conversation AUSTRALIAN  No worries.

 

TALKING

POLITE Thank you. You’re welcome. My pleasure.

 

Australian speech: Thanks. No worries.

American speech: Thanks. Uh huh.

Casual speech: Thanks. Sure. No problem.

More polite: Thank you. You’re welcome. Certainly. My pleasure. Happy to.

 

I tend to be more formal.

 

CASUAL-FUN

See you later. Not if I see you first.

Keep your stick on the ice.

Check you later.

 

See you soon, I hope. Take care.

Keep in touch.

Don’t be a stranger.

Let’s do it again soon.

 

OLD-FASHIONED, BUT SOUNDS NICE, PERSONAL LETTERS, NOT FOR BUSINESS

I remain,

 

 

 

EF6 24 class- kids games, fragments, adjective clauses

 

Good morning, everyone.

We’ll get started at 11:00.

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Test#3

Edit, revise

·      Sentence fragment exercises from homework

·      Begin adjective clauses

 

Thursday

·      Continue adjective clauses

 

Friday

I will be in a provincial meeting for Adult Education on Friday and Saturday. Barbara will be here on Friday.

 

 

 

Sentence Fragments

8. A survey of twenty-two cities that are considering new property taxes.

 

 

 

Kids’ playground games:

-north south east west

-hide and seek

-jump rope- double dutch- pepper

-tag – freeze tag, grounders

-Eagle and hen

-paper airplanes

-paper, rock, scissors – very popular with Japanese kids

-hopscotch

 

-hula hoop

-musical chairs

-sack race

-yoyo

-spinning tops

-marbles

-tug of war

-blind man’s bluff

-peek-a-boo

-

 

Children’s Day, June 1 in China and Mongolia

 

Children play mostly the same games all over the world.

 

dogs – play fight, play bow before they play fight

Yoga – downward dog

 

 

 

The court apologized to her.  She got an apology from the court.

 

Marijuana can help people with nausea, chronic pain, depression, and help digestion. parallelism – the same kinds of words in a row

 

noun, noun, and noun

verb, verb, and verb

adj, adj, and adj

 

She is happy, healthy, and play soccer.  adj, adj, and verb  XXX

She is happy, healthy, and active. 

 

 

 

1.    The diamond ring was stolen last Friday night, but I couldn’t find it.

2.    The box of books are is next to the filing cabinet.

 

#1 MOST COMMON ERROR- subject verb agreement

3.  Even if the recession continues, the house prices are still increasing. vt

Even if the recession continues, the house prices are still increasing will be increasing/will increase.

 

3.    The low-income housing project which will be located near Huntley Park was approved yesterday.

 

4.    A survey of twenty-two cities that are considering new property tax will start tomorrow.

 

5.    On the way to the local discount store, Maria was seeing saw a video store's offer of three movies for $5.00.

 

6.    While we waited for the mechanic to fix our car, someone came and helped us.

 

7.    Because l won't be able to get off work until 6 o'clock tomorrow, l cannot come with you to the party.

 

8.    Next to the filing cabinet was a box of books.

 

9.    Next to the filing cabinet there is a box of books.

 

10.                       Then John listened to his friend trying to explain the story.

11.                       John finished his work, and then listened to his friend trying to explain the story.

John finished his work; then, he listened to his friend trying to explain the story.

12.                       Because I won’t be able to get off work until 6 o’clock  tomorrow. FRAG

I won’t be able to get off work until 6 o’clock  tomorrow.

I won’t be able to go to the party because I won’t be able to get off work until 6 o’clock tomorrow.

 

13.                       Maria plans to buy the deluxe vacuum cleaner since it is on sale.

14.                       On the way to the local discount store, Tom saw a video store’s offer of three movies for $5.

15.                       After deciding they are going to the lake and buying the necessary fishing permits. FRAG

They decided to go to the lake after buying the necessary fishing permits.

 

16.                       Because I won’t be able to get off until 6 o’clock tomorrow, I won’t go to see the improv show.

17.                       There is even a class of adults who are learning about how to make their own car repairs.

18.                       The labourers’ union council had to decide what sites to picket.

19.                       He turned off his music, then listened to his friend explain the story. XXX

He turned off his music; then, he listened to his friend explain the story.

He turned off his music and then listened to his friend explain the story. SIMPLE

He turned off his music, and then he listened to his friend explain the story. COMPOUND

 

 

20.                       Mary entered the country in May and left again in July.

21.                       This is a class for adults to learn about how to make their own car repairs.

22.                       We had a cup of coffee while we waited for the mechanic to fix our car.

23.                       Because I won’t be able to get off work until 6 o’clock tomorrow, I won’t come to the party.

24.                       He listened to his friend who was trying to explain the story.

 

25.                       Next to the filing cabinet was a box of books. -> Completed sentence. Nothing to fix. 

26.                       We had dinner, then listened to his friend trying to explain the story.

27.                       Unless the weather improves, we shall stay home.

28.                       I entered the country in May and left again in July.

29.                       Even if the recession continues, I will speculate in stocks. 

30.                       The rain was started while we were waiting for the mechanic to fix our car.

 

Have a look at the rest on your own if you wish. I ‘d be happy to talk about them tomorrow if you want.

 

1.    Because I won’t be able to get off work until 6 o’clock tomorrow. (F)

2.    I will not come to Anna’s birthday party because I won’t be able to get off work until six o’clock .

3.    A class of adults learning about how to make their own car repairs.(F)

4.    The class of adults learning about how to make their own car repairs will start in BCIT tomorrow.

5.    Entering the country in May and left again in July is agood choice.

 

6.    Even if the recession continues, the gas price is rising.

7.    He plans to buy the deluxe vacuum cleaner since it is on sale.

8.    While we waited for the mechanic to fix our car,he was working somewhere else.

9.    I entered the country in May, and I left again in July.

10.                       Frag-  Next to the filing cabinet, there was a box of books.

11.                       Then he listened to his friend, and he was trying to explain the story.

12.                       Unless the weather improves, we shall stay home.

 

 

 

 

REVIEW Sentence types:

 

* SIMPLE- one main clause

          SV   SSV    SVV   SSVV   Imperative   Interrogative

SVVVVVV- poor writing

ADVICE: If something is important and you want to people to remember it, write it in a simple sentence.

-powerful, clear, direct

 

* COMPOUND – two main clauses joined together

1.       , FANBOYS   , SOBA

2.       ; semicolon

3.       ; TRANS,

Transitional words and terms: e.g however    therefore   also   nevertheless   to tell the truth    in general

 

* COMPLEX – one main clause + one subordinate clause

1.       adverb clauses- because   when   if   since   so that   so...that, etc

2.       adjective clauses

3.       noun clauses- verbs- feel think say know believe / pronouns?- that

why how   

 

 

 

Adjective clauses –

 

adjective clauses – more in-depth, more detailed

keep it as simple as possible to start- start basic and then go deeper

 

adjectives – describes a noun

the red hat adjective

the nice red hat adjective

 

* SIDE NOTE

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES:

opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

 

The beautiful small new round lime-green aluminum Martian flying machine is right there. TOO MANY ADJECTIVES – PICK 2-3

 

*opinion, size, age, shape, colour, material, origin, purpose NOUN

 

My grandmother broke her gorgeous sky-blue English teapot.

Shari loves to listen to ancient Persian music.

The dog plays with a big round plastic chew toy.

Yuko collects old Japanese tea sets.

 

That is a green nice sweater. XXX sounds weird

That is a nice green sweater.

 

individual adjectives – good for simple ideas

 

more complicated, in-depth description – use adjective clauses

 

Three most common pronouns for adjective clauses: who that which

96% of the time: who that which

 

Other less commonly used pronouns for adjective clauses: whom, where, whose – NOT USED OFTEN

whom – rarely used, very fancy sounding, like a grammar book

Native English speakers rarely use ‘whom’.  We say ‘who’.

 

MY ADVICE: Forget about ‘whom’. It is not important.

One exception about ‘whom’. writing to someone, don’t know who will be receiving the letter

One exception:

GREETING: To whom it may concern,

e.g. business letter

Not an everyday occurrence. Pretty rare.

 

 

FOCUS ON HIGH FREQUENCY USAGE: who that which – 97% of the time

 

who – used for people, any people, sounds nice, sounds polite and respectful

 

that- things that are not alive, animals, people (sounds a little disrespectful, you don’t that person)

SUBTLETY IN ENGLISH, signal your opinion of a person:

The guy that my sister married is odd. adjective clause

The man who my other sister married is awesome. adjective clause

 

Who is that? Not an adjective clause, sounds polite

Who is that woman you were talking to?

That is a beautiful baby!

Is that your son? -sounds ok

 

which- special things (special to you), unique things

 

This is a watch that I bought last week. not special

I really like the watch which my dad gave me for my 18^th birthday. special

 

witch – a magical woman

 

wedding ring – which

necklace that your grandmother gave you – which

toothbrush – that

glasses- that

 

EXAMPLES

who- people

My neighbour who is very elderly does not like my son to play in the backyard.

who is very elderly adj cl  SV

 

elderly(adj) – elder, senior, aged (Biblical), older, old (doesn’t sound polite), senior citizen

Her dad is getting older. He is older now. He is 79.

 

IDIOMS impolite- one foot in the grave, one paw in the grave, on his last legs, knocking on Heaven’s door, long in the tooth, ready to give up the ghost

That old dog is long in the tooth. very old

 

long in the tooth (idiom)- horses teeth grow their whole life, also mice, also beavers

 

Sometimes people who are very elderly start to worry about going to heaven. They start going to church and praying and reading Holy books.

“They are cramming for the final.”

‘cramming for the final’ - studying all night before a big test

cram- study hard in a short period of time

‘cram schools’ – Japan, school that promote intense studying for a exam

 

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain is a nurse.

Jun’s sister that lives in Spain is a nurse. SOUNDS STRANGE, Don’t use ‘that’ for a person.

 

COMMON ERROR:

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain.  sentence fragment, not a complete sentence, half a sentence

*In a sentence with an adjective clause, you have to say two things, two SV.

Jun’s sister who lives in Spain is a nurse. 1 2

The phone that she bought was not expensive. 1 2

 

 

that – animals, things, people we don’t like or don’t respect (rare)

Marta has a dog who that has cute floppy ears. ‘who’ sounds strange for animals

Shirin got a new phone that has a seven-inch screen.

I met the guy that Joanne is seeing now. -sounds like don’t like him

The guy that my sister married is a bit of a clown.

a clown -  a loser

 

The guy that my sister married is a clown.

a bit of a – a little bit

My friend is a bit of a drama queen.

drama queen- big emotions all the time, like an actor, dramatic, big show, like a soap opera

 

The guy that my sister married is coming over for a visit. -secret message- don’t like him much-

The guy who my sister married is coming over for a visit. – secret message- like him-

The guy who my sister married is really good fellow.

 

SOURCE OF CONFUSION ‘that’ is used in many ways

-noun clauses

-adjective clauses

-a pronoun

 

multi-use word, confusing

Examples

That sandwich was delicious. pronoun

The sandwich that she made was very tasty. adj cl

I think that that sandwich was scrumptious. noun clause, pronoun

She thinks that that sandwich that you made was so good that she wants to have another one. confusing, not good writing, grammar is fine

 

That guy is really tall. pronoun

 

*which – special things, unique things

special things- You decide if it is special to you.

I have a silver ring which my son gave me. a special thing to me

Mei is wearing the jade necklace which her grandmother gave to her.

Shirin is wearing the jade necklace that her grandmother gave to her. (sounds like a regular necklace, not special)

Clara put the picture which her son painted for her up on the fridge.

 

unique things- only one in the world

Beijing, which is the capital of China, hosted the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. unique

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris.

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower that is in Paris. XXX

Marta visited the Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris.

 

Example from my EF56 students:

1.    His house, which is located in North Vancouver, is very expensive.

2.    I came to Vancouver, which is the best city to live in the world.

3.    I would like to visit my grandmother who will turn 100 years old.

4.    My son who is 12 loves to play with Lego.

5.    My friend who is very beautiful is a fashion model.

6.    Her dog that has a long tail is brown.

7.    I visit my mother who lives in Ottawa.

8.    I went to the aquarium which is in Stanley park.

9.    The girl who is wearing the red shirt is my little sister.

10.                       My daughter who is playing the violin decided to study more music.

11.                       I love the ring which my husband gave me on my birthday.

12.                       Joe bought a new laptop that cost $2000.

13.                       The girl who is standing in the corner is my classmate.

14.                       My friend visited the park which is close to my home.

15.                       I have a lot of apples that my mother gave me yesterday.

16.                       My boss who is very polite resigned yesterday.

17.                       I went to the aquarium which is in Stanley park.

18.                       James wore a fine black tux which his dad gave him.

 

HOMEWORK: Try some sentences of your own that use adjective clauses. Email me a few of them by 7. Use ‘who’, ‘that’, and ‘which’.

We can share them tomorrow.

 

E 10 11 24 class-

 Good morning.

We will get started at 8:30.

Wednesday – Hump Day, middle of the week

Today’s Agenda:

• Test#3 paragraph- definition writing

• Example sentences from homework

• Tomorrow – business letters, cover letters

• HW Go to a job-posting site (e.g. indeed.com). Find a job that 

you want to apply for. Friday, you will write a cover letter for that job application.

Thursday

• Causal verbs

• Begin noun clauses

• Begin business letters

Friday

I will be away on Friday I have a provincial meeting for adult educators, Friday and Saturday. Barbara will be here. Cover letters for resumes for when you’re looking for a job.

Definition writing

Write a 150-200-word definition paragraph on one of the following 

topics. Submit it by 9:40.

1. A dish from your home country

2. A landmark from your home country

3. Choose one of your own

These are some of the sentences that you sent to me for homework:

1. We worked in the fields for six hours; finally, we got in the truck and drove to town.

drove to town   drove to Burnaby   drove home   drove downtown

drove to hospital (UK)   drove to the hospital

drove/went, drive/go, take the bus, ride your bike

I took the bus to Surrey. I took the bus home.

2. Although, there were enough chairs for twelve people, the rest had to sit on the floor.

Although there were enough chairs for twelve people, the rest had to sit on the floor.

CONFUSION

However, we sat on the floor.

Although you sat on a chair, I sat on the floor.

3. There were enough chairs for twelve people; however, the rest had to sit on the floor.

4. Take a look at this sportcard sportscar that it belongs to my boss.

Take a look at this sportcard that belongs to my boss.

The Corvette is a gas-guzzler.

The Prius sips gas.

5. Take a look at this sports car. it It belongs to my boss.

Take a look at this sports car; it belongs to my boss.

6. I will pick up the children after work, so you can finish painting the kitchen.

SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT INTENTION

I will pick up the children after work so that you can finish painting the kitchen.

7. Drivers must be careful when it is dark and raining because of the pedestrians.

8. She is busy and can not come to the phone right now. Please call back later.

9. Bob wrote a letter to his sister who lives in Toronto, and she sent him a birthday card.

10. Bob's sister who lives in Toronto sent him a birthday card, so he wrote a letter to her.

11. I remember when I was six years old. My father took me to a Chinese restaurant where I had my first bowl of won ton soup. It tasted very unusual, and I liked it. Later, I had two more bowls. After that day, we went there every week for lunch on Sunday afternoons.

The kids are playing jump-rope. She is skipping rope.

criss-cross apple sauce

hide and go seek

tag

freeze tag

Red light, green light.

Red Rover

hopscotch

paper airplanes

kites

12. The policewoman burst through the door; finally, she knocked down the thief and grabbed his gun. He struggled to get up, and she twisted his arm behind his back. After, she handcuffed him and read him his rights.

13. The new store opened on Tuesday, but the first day of work was very slow. Wednesday and Thursday were not any better, and the hours passeddragged. No customers entered the store on Friday, so the owner was sure that his new business had failed. Although he felt very bad, he knew that he would have to tell all of his employees that the store would be closed on Saturday. He arrived at nine o'clock, and there were customers lined up to get into the store. The owner was relieved and excited as were his employees.

14. Take a look at this sport car! It belongs to my boss. 

15. Take a look at this spost car; it belongs to my boss.

16. I’ll pick up the children after work, so you can finish painting the kitchen.

17. I’ll pick up the children after work; therefore, you can finish painting the kitchen.

18. Drivers must be careful when it’s dark and raining because it’s hard to see pedestrians.

19. She can’t come to the phone right now because she is busy. Please call back later.

20. Bob wrote a letter to his sister, who sent him a birthday card. She lives in Toronto.

SUMMER

Composition 11 and Literary Studies 11- split class

composition – sentences, paragraphs, essays

lit studies – short story, novel, poetry

Next week – short story “Boys and Girls”?