Sentence = Independent Clause (Sub./Verb/Obj.) LEAP pp.30-31
Example: Our cegep has many good students.
1. A) Using a phrase phrase + I.C. Example: In 2009, our cegep has many good students.
phrase : is a time phrase.. group of words without verb
1. B) I.C. + Phrase Example: Our cegep has many good students in 2009
2. A) Using a Dependent Clause with subordination conjunction: D.C./ I.C.
Example: Since our cegep offers many excellent programms, it has good students.
Why it is a D.C.: Because it's not a complete idea.
2. B) I.C./D.C. Our cegep attracts mostly francophone students while Vanier draws mostly allophone ones.
Sentences:
- If you were just a little more faster, you would win the race.
- Whether you like it or not, we are going camping all together.
- He was so a happy person until that day came along.
- You could go far in this sport unless you quit.
3. Combine an I.C. and a I.C. using coordinating conjunction
Example: Our cegep has a fantastic cinema program, and many graduates go on to successful careers.
..., but it is not as good as Vanier's program.
..., so there is much demand.
(There's a coma because there's TWO I.C.)
4. NEXT CLASS
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
10 Collocations in Sentence
Do business: This is how we do business in this country.
Break a record: Alex needs to work hard if he wants to break a record.
Go deaf: If you don't lower down the volume of your radio, i'll go deaf.
Get married: Did you know that Carl and Vanessa are getting married?
Take a break: Malcolm looks tired, he should take a break of work.
Make room: Make room for that poor lady, she's sick.
Pay attention: Shut up and pay attention to the road!
Catch the flu: Marty couldn't come today, he caught the flu.
Keep in touch: Even if we are far away from each other we should keep in touch.
Come to an end: This fight between you two should come to an end before a slap you both.
Break a record: Alex needs to work hard if he wants to break a record.
Go deaf: If you don't lower down the volume of your radio, i'll go deaf.
Get married: Did you know that Carl and Vanessa are getting married?
Take a break: Malcolm looks tired, he should take a break of work.
Make room: Make room for that poor lady, she's sick.
Pay attention: Shut up and pay attention to the road!
Catch the flu: Marty couldn't come today, he caught the flu.
Keep in touch: Even if we are far away from each other we should keep in touch.
Come to an end: This fight between you two should come to an end before a slap you both.
10 prefixes
1. Dis- not, opposite of Example: disloyal, disagree
2. mid- middle Example: midlife, midterm
3. Out- better, faster, longer, beyond Example: outreach, outcome
4. Over- too much Example: overreact, overrated
5. Post- after Example: post-election, post-graduation
6. Self- self Example: self-sufficient
7. Step- family relation by remarriage Example: stepbrother
8. Un- not, opposite of Example: unnecessary, unequal
9. Under- below, beneath, lower in grade/dignity, lesser, insufficient Example: underachieve, underground, underpass
10. Inter- between, among Example: interstate, interact
2. mid- middle Example: midlife, midterm
3. Out- better, faster, longer, beyond Example: outreach, outcome
4. Over- too much Example: overreact, overrated
5. Post- after Example: post-election, post-graduation
6. Self- self Example: self-sufficient
7. Step- family relation by remarriage Example: stepbrother
8. Un- not, opposite of Example: unnecessary, unequal
9. Under- below, beneath, lower in grade/dignity, lesser, insufficient Example: underachieve, underground, underpass
10. Inter- between, among Example: interstate, interact
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