GE: Block 3 - Week 4

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English - week 4, block 3

What are the goals for today?

• You understand the importance of punctuation, linking words and conjunctions.
• You understand how and when to properly use punctuations, linking words and conjunctions.

What is today's schedule?

• We will go over what punctuation is and when how to use it properly.
• We will go in-depth about linking words and how to correctly apply them.
• I will show you the different types of conjunctions with basic examples.
• Short quiz: Punctuation, linking words and conjunctions

Punctuation

• Everything that makes a sentence start, pauze and stop.
• Gives basic logic and understanding to a sentence.
• Consists out of capital letters, commas,  periods (.), exclamation mark (!), apostrophe (') or question mark (?) and much more.

• Example: lets eat grandpa
• With punctuation: Let's eat, grandpa.

Overall, punctuation is an essential tool!

Linking words

• Words that connect two sentences.
• Types of Linking words.
  Addition: and, also, moreover, furthermore
  Contrast: but, however, nevertheless, on the other hand
  Cause and effect: because, since, as a result, consequently
  Time: then, later, after, before
  Conclusion: in conclusion, to sum up, therefore, thus

Examples of linking words

• "I like ice cream, and I also like cake."
• Addition (and)
• "I woke up early this morning, and then I went for a run."
• Time (and then)
• "I want to go to the beach, but it's too cold outside."
• Contrast (but)
• "I was tired, so I went to bed early."
• Cause and effect (so)
• "In conclusion, I think we should all work together to solve this problem."
• Conclusion 

Conjunctions 1/2

• Coordinating conjunctions
• Connects words or groups of words that are equal in importance.
• Example: "I like apples and oranges."
• Example: "Do you like your sandwich with chocolate or peanut butter?"

• There are seven coordinating conjunctions:
  For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
  (To remember these words think of the word FANBOYS!)

Conjunctions 2/2

• Subordinating conjunctions
• Connects groups of words that cannot stand alone.
• Example: "Because it was raining, I stayed inside."
• Example: "I will go to the beach today, unless it starts raining."

• There are a twelve subordinating conjunctions:
  After, although, as, as if, because, before, how, if, since, than, though, unless, until, when, where and while.

Why are all of these important?

1. Improves creative writing.
2. This is something we have to grade during exams.
3. Using variations will improve your exam grade.

Which icon is NOT commonly used for punctuation?

1. Period (.)
2. Exclamation mark (!)
3. Plus (+)
4. Colon (:)

The following linking words are usually used to tell (but, however, nevertheless, on the other hand)

1. Addition
2. Time
3. Contrast
4. Conclusion

At which place does a subordinating conjunction usually start?

1. At the start of the sentence
2. After the comma
3. It does not matter
4. At the start of a dependent clause

Assignment

Sales and Marketing Book 2, chapter 1, 2 and 3. (page 4 to 9)

When you are done, continue working on chapter 4 and 5.

If you happen to be done after this I will give you a bonus assignment about punctuation, linking words and conjuntions that you can make for extra credit.

Reviewing today's goals

• You understand the importance of punctuation, linking words and conjunctions.
• You understand how and when to properly use punctuations, linking words and conjunctions.

Homework

• Finish Sales and Marketing Book 2, chapter 1, 2, 3 and 4. (page 4 to 11)