Combine the Sentence
Combine the sentence using the conjunction if.
Show me both ways!
You don't move
I will run you over!
If you don't move, I will run you over!
I will run you over if you don't move!
In a compound sentence, you need a comma and a
FANBOY
What should go in your introduction? 2 things
Hook and thesis
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:
"He seems to feel that life is a series of trails and misfortunes."
a) Change "seems" to "seem"
b) Change "trails" to "trials"
c) Change "misfortunes" to "missfortunes"
d) No change needs to be made
B: Change trails to trials
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:
"He has losed his wife and is raising his children by himself, but he feels no bitterness or remorse."
a) Change "losed" to "lost"
b) Add a comma after "wife"
c) Remove the comma after "himself"
d) No change is needed in this sentence.
a) Change "losed" to "lost"
She studied every day she passed the test.
(A) She studied every day; she passed the test.
(B) She studied every day and she passed the test.
(C) She studied every day, but she passed the test.
(D) Correct as is
(A) She studied every day; she passed the test.
I always get dressed up, when we go out.
Is this sentence correct?
Yes or No
If no, correct it
No
I always get dressed up when we go out.
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:
"Turtles do not have teeth, but they has a sharp, jagged beak that they use for cutting and tearing their food."
a) Change "do" to "does"
b) Change "has" to "have"
c) Change "use" to "uses"
d) No change needs to be made
b) Change "has" to "have"
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:
"Although outwardly Longfellow's life was very differently from the blacksmith's, he, too, was tested."
a) Change "outwardly" to "outward"
b) Change "differently" to "different"
c) Change "blacksmith's" to "blacksmith"
d) No change is needed in this sentence.
b) Change "differently" to "different"
Combine these sentences to make a complex sentence using the subordinate conjunction although. ANY ORDER
Denise had some doubts. She found the course very useful.
Although Denise had some doubts, she found the course very useful.
She found the course very useful, although Denise had some doubts.
True or False:
You must have a comma in a complex sentence.
False
The main point of the essay, should appear at beginning and end. What entire essay supports.
What is a thesis statement?
When is an apostrophe used?
Hint: 2 reasons
1. Ownership
2. Contraction
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:
"If something threatens it, the turtle pulls its head and legs into its shell and wait until the threat has passed."
a) Change "threatens" to "threaten"
b) Change "pulls" to "pull"
c) Change "wait" to "waits"
d) No change needs to be made
c) Change "wait" to "waits"
I should be home by 3:00 but begin without me if I am not there on time.
(A) I should be home by 3:00 but, begin without me if I am not there on time.
(B) I should be home by 3:00, but begin without me if I am not their on time.
(C) I should be home by 3:00, but begin without me if I am not there on time.
(D) Correct As is
(C) I should be home by 3:00, but begin without me if I am not there on time.
A compound sentence has what types of clauses and how many?
2 independent clauses
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:
"Just as the blacksmith forges metal, or it is shaped by heating it and pounding it on an anvil, we are all tested 'at the flaming forge of life.'"
a) Change "metal" to "medal"
b) Remove the comma after "metal"
c) Change "it is shaped" to "shapes it"
d) No change is needed in this sentence.
c) Change "it is shaped" to "shapes it"
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:
"The shell, which has two parts, the carapace or upper part and the plastron or bottom part, serve both as the turtle's home and its armor."
a) Change "has" to "have"
b) Change "serve" to "serves"
c) Change "serve" to "served"
d) No change should be made.
b) Change "serve" to "serves"
Some of her favorite marine life were dolphins, sea lions, and whales.
(A) Some of her favorite marine life, were dolphins, sea lions, and whales.
(B) Some of her favorite marine life was dolphins, sea lions, and whales.
(C) Some of her favorite marine life were dolphins sea lions and whales.
(D) Correct as is
(D) Correct as is
How else can you create a compound sentence?
Hint: Without using a comma
semi-colon
What is wrong with sentence below.
The school which was built in the 1980's, was getting remodeled.
Need comma before "which" appositive
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:
"The body temperature of leatherback turtles are usually higher than the temperature of the water they swim in because they have a high rate of metabolism."
a) Change "are" to "is"
b) Change "swim" to "swims"
c) Change "have" to "has"
d) No change needs to be made
a) Change "are" to "is"