Sentences - H3T
Lesson duration is: 60 minItems in this lesson
Turn these sentences into coordinated sentences using and/or/but. 1. Mary’s training for a marathon. David just goes on runs for fun. 2. Danny called Mark. Mark just broke up with his girlfriend. 3. Joe is cooking dinner. Jane just got home from work. 4.Hannah didn’t like the play. Hannah left the theatre.
Turn these into complex sentences using a conjunction or relative pronoun 1. Mary’s training for a marathon. David just goes on runs for fun. 2. Danny called Mark. Mark just broke up with his girlfriend. 3. Joe is cooking dinner. Jane just got home from work. 4.Hannah didn’t like the play. Hannah left the theatre.
How to recognize the main and dependent clause
The dependent clause is the clause introduced by the relative pronoun or conjunction:
We didn't want to see them, unless they apologised.
Because Monica was ill, we were one team member short.
I spoke to my mother, who was just doing the dishes
Then what about coordinated sentences?
They have two clauses, you can just call them clause 1 and clause 2
Example: Do you want to watch a movie or do you want to go out for dinner?
Clause 1: do - movie
Clause 2: do - dinner
Conjunction: or
In this sentence, what is the main and dependent clause? When I saw my ex, I turned around to avoid him.
Recap!
We have simple, compex and coordinated sentences.
When two simple sentences are joined by and/or/but, it becomes a coordinated sentence
When two simple sentences are joined by another conjunction (because, when, if, unless, etc) or a relative pronoun (who, whose, that), it becomes a complex sentence
Complex sentences have a main and a dependent clause. The dependent clause starts after the conjunction.
Coordinated sentences also have two clauses (clause 1 and 2)
What kind of sentence is this: Unless you have the right size, do not try on the shoe.
Simple
Coordinated
Complex
What is the first word of the main clause? Unless you have the right size, do not try on the shoe.
Unless
you
do
What is the conjunction? Unless you have the right size, do not try on the shoe.
What type of sentence is this? I think that this exercise is difficult.
simple
coordinated
complex
What is the first word of the dependent clause? I think that this exercise is difficult.
I
that
this
What is the conjunction? I think that this exercise is difficult.
What type of sentence is this? She really wanted to go to the toilet and take a shower.
simple
coordinated
complex
What are the two clauses and the conjunction? She really wanted to go to the toilet and take a shower.
What type of sentence is this? My dog is always happy.
simple
coordinated
complex
What are the clauses and the conjunction? Does she live here or is she just visiting?
How confident are you that you understand this grammar?