EF7/ E10 "Buying" sentence combining

Buying

They were shopping for a gift. KERNEL

They were shopping for a gift for their mother.

France and Monica saw a display of antique, refinished furniture in the mall.

France and Monica were shopping for a gift for their mother, and they saw a display of antique, refinished furniture in the mall.

France and Monica were shopping for a gift for their mother when they saw a display of antique, refinished furniture in the mall.

When/ While France and Monica were shopping for a gift for their mother, they saw a display of antique, refinished furniture in the mall.

France and Monica, who were shopping for a gift for their mother, they saw a display of antique, refinished furniture in the mall.

HIGH QUALITY SENTENCES

2.      One particular chair caught their eye and the chair gave them an idea.

One particular chair which caught their eye gave them an idea.

One particular chair which caught their eye gave them an idea.

3.      They decided to look for a chair to refinish because their mom liked antiques.

Their mom liked antiques, so they decided to look for a chair to refinish.

Their mom liked antiques; therefore, they decided to look for a chair to refinish.

4. They looked in some shops on a side street not far from the mall, and they found two delicate chairs that they knew would look super in the family breakfast nook.

As/ After they looked in some shops on a side street not far from the mall, they found two delicate chairs that they knew would look super in the family breakfast nook.

After they looked looking in some shops on a side street not far from the mall, they found two delicate chairs that they knew would look super in the family breakfast nook.

5.      The price was reasonable, so they bought both chairs, and as they left, they were talking excitedly about how to restore them.

The price was reasonable, so they bought both chairs, and they left, talking excitedly about how to restore them.

As/ Because the price was reasonable, they bought both chairs; as they left, they were talking excitedly about how to restore them.

As/ Because the price was reasonable, they bought both chairs. As they left, they were talking excitedly about how to restore them.

The cat fell off the roof; amazingly, he was unhurt. ; linked closely

The cat fell off the roof. Amazingly, he was unhurt.

They bought both reasonably-priced chairs. As they left, they were talking excitedly about how to restore them.

EF6 sentence combining work

The object looks long. KERNEL

The object looks thin.

The object measures about 8 inches in length.

The object which measures 8 inches in length looks long and thin.

The object looks long(a), thin(a) and measures(v) about 8 inches in length.

The object looks long and thin and measures about 8 inches in length.

The object which looks long and thin measures about 8 inches in length.

The object looks thin and long as/because it measures 8 inches in length.

The object looks thin and long, and it measures 8 inches in length.

The long, thin-looking object measures about 8 inches in length.

2. The object has many flat sides, but it appears rounded with a diameter that measures about 1/8 inch.

The object which has many flat sides appears rounded with a diameter that measures about 1/8 inch.

The object, that appears rounded, has many flat sides and a diameter which measures about 1/8 inch.

The object, measuring about 1/8 inch in diameter, has many flat sides but appears rounded. APPOSITIVE

E10/EF7 sentence combining quiz possible solutions

SENTENCE COMBINING-

3 sentence types

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

Quiz

1.The pool opens during the winter

It opens at 6 p.m.

It opens each evening.

The pool is public.

The pool is for swimming.

Gino goes regularly.

The pool opens during the winter, and it opens at 6 p.m. AVOID UNECESSARY REPETITION

The public swimming pool opens at 6 p.m each evening during the winter, so Gino goes regularly.

Gino goes regularly to the public swimming pool which opens at 6 p.m each evening during the winter.

Gino goes regularly to the public swimming pool even though it opens at 6 p.m each evening during the winter. STRANGE MEANING, LOGIC?

It opens.

It opens.

The pool is.

The pool is for.

2.He offers to take Mario who is his five years old brother  

noun modifies a noun no 's'

 a grocery store, NOT a groceries store

He offers to take Mario who is his five-year-old brother 

- hyphen

He offers to take his brother Mario who is five-year-old five years old

He offers to take his brother Mario who is five

This is a two hours two-hour class. NOUN DESCRIBING A NOUN

I am a 150-cm tall guy.

I bought a new two-hundred-dollar phone.

3. The freezing rain is falling outside, but inside the 22-degree water is warm.

Outside, freezing rain is falling, but inside the water is 22 degrees and warm.

Outside, freezing rain is falling; however, inside the water is 22 degrees and warm.

4. Gino is late, so he must hurry or he won't have time for a relaxing sauna.

COMBINE MORE FULLY

He offers to take his brother Mario who is five years old.

APPOSITIVE

My sister, Kathy, is a nurse.

My sister whose name is Kathy is a nurse.

His dog, a poodle, is very smart.

His dog which is a poodle is very smart.

My school, South Hill, is on Fraser.

Hong Kong, which is my birthplace, is a big city.

My birthplace, Hong Kong, is very nice.

Hong Kong, which is a big city, is close to Macau.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES ,,

Hong Kong, which is my hometown, is a big city.

All people who are born in Canada have Canadian citizenship. T

ESSENTIAL CLAUSE/ RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE

All people, who are born in Canada, have Canadian citizenship. F

NON-ESSENTIAL CLAUSE/ NON-RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE

My sister who is a nurse plays volleyball. 2 sisters

My sister, who is a nurse, plays volleyball. 1 sister

I want to buy a guitar that has seven strings. ESSENTIAL

I want to buy a piano, that has black and white keys.

I want to buy a phone that has a seven-inch screen.

I want to buy a Galaxy 6S, that has a four-inch screen.

My mother, who is retired, likes to go birdwatching.

a surrogate mother

Let's go to the restaurant which is on Fraser and 35th. ESSENTIAL

Let's go to your mother's house, which is on Fraser and 35th. NON-ESSENTIAL

I have lived in Vancouver, Canada, Nagano, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea.

EF6 sentence type practice

SIMPLE

This new restaurant has delicious food.

He gave a compliment to his girlfriend about her haircut.

Her kitchen is being renovated.

COMPOUND

The little boy dropped his dish, but it didn’t break.

We had a big family banquet last night, and my two uncles got into a fight.

We had a big family banquet last night; not surprisingly, my two uncles got into a fight.

She loves the aroma of coffee; however, she doesn’t like the taste of it.

COMPLEX

He bought the ingredients that he needs to prepare/bake/make Mooncakes.

The little girl didn’t like the soup because there were too many hot spices in it.

I think that she is telling the truth.

After school, my group of friends go have delicious dimsum that we get at Lucky Swan Restaurant.

“It’s on me.”

“Let me get this.”

separate bills

EF6 compound sentence examples with ;xxx,

consequently- happened next because of ...
"He was late for work every day this week; consequently, he was fired."

therefore
"She really wants to go to VCC; therefore, she is improving her writing skills."

generally = in general = usually = normally
"My dad loves to play golf; generally, he plays every day in the summer."
"Our EF6 class has a lot of tests and quizzes; generally, we do two a week."

generally speaking?

thus (low frequency) = therefore (high frequency)

moreover = most importantly
"I like Vancouver because of its natural beauty and great restaurants; moreover, I love how friendly people are."

also
"I like Vancouver because of it's natural beauty and great restaurants; also, I love how friendly people are."

;also,

;therefore,

ONE EXCEPTION ;then

"She went downtown; then she went home."

"She went downtown; then, she went home." MINOR ERROR

besides

I live in Vancouver because I like the multicultural environment and the close proximity to the mountains; besides, there are plenty of great coffee shops.

indeed (low frequency)

it's = it is "It's cold today."

its = possessive "The dog licked its paw."

nevertheless- high frequency

"Mary twisted her ankle two weeks ago; nevertheless, she still ran a 10k race yesterday."

"Mary twisted her ankle two weeks ago, but she still ran a 10k race yesterday."

"Mary twisted her ankle two weeks ago; surprisingly, she still ran a 10k race yesterday."

instead

"She planned to go to Japan; instead, she went to Fiji."

"She went to Fiji instead of Japan."

"She went to Fiji rather than Japan."

meanwhile = at the same time

"I was making supper; meanwhile, my kids were doing their homework happily."

"I was making supper while my kids were doing their homework happily." ADV CL

in the meantime = while we are waiting

" The bus will come in 25 minutes; in the meantime, let's go grab a coffee."

on one hand/ on the other hand = besides (two things)

EF6 Simple sentence exercises

Ex27
3. Jan and I are walking on the Seawall.
4. Why are you so grumpy?
5. The kid is hiding in the closet.
The lady is shopping in the mall.
preposition- to in on for
She has a hat on her head.
6. Here are your papers and books.
7. I like singing and love dancing.
She speaks Mandarin but doesn't speak French.
8. Did you finish your homework and eat?
9.  DOESN'T MAKE SENSE

Ex28
2. Write the letter.
Come inside the room.
Listen to me.
Look at me.

E10/EF7 example paragraph

WRITING PROMPT:

Why didn’t the boys harvest the pheasants?

specific

intent of the question?

CONTROLLING IDEA why not kill the birds

1.    innocent, naïve

2.    incomplement weather

3.    no tools

4.    felt empathy, felt sorry

COHERENCE- TIME, SPACE, IMPORTANCE

TOPIC SENTENCE- topic, controlling

PLOT, RETOLD THE STORY

WHY?

vt, vf, punc, CS, sp

          Why didn’t the boys harvest the pheasants?

          1.-felt empathy for them/ same situation

          frozen, cold, outside- breath, moving heads

2. -children- want to protect all living things, pure, good hearts, not adult farmers

want to save pheasants

3.- first boy took ACTION, everybody else followed

         

          The boys didn’t kill the pheasants even though they set out to do so because when they were faced with the reality of the helpless birds, they couldn’t go through with it. First of all, the boys aye have felt unconciously that the birds and they were in a similar situation, in the cold on the stormy day. Consequently, they felt protective of the birds and wanted to save them from the cold.  Most importantly, when one of the boys chose to take the action of putting his coats over two birds, the other boys followed his lead.  The decision about what to do had been made for them. In the end, the boys changed their minds about harvesting the birds.