Sentence Skills
We will write ______________ (much/many) essays in the next few months.
Mehmet needs __________ some information about Portugal. (to find)
To find
__________ i began to rain, Hector closed the windows.
(time clause)
As soon as/after/before/when - time clause
My homestay family_____________ (provide)all my meals, if I _____ (stay) with a homestay.
My homestay family will provide al my meals, if I stay with a homestay. - future possible (if clause - simple present, result/main clause - will + base form
Every week, we _________ a new essay. (write)
Present simple - write (habit)
The teacher asked the students to write _________ (a/an/the) essay and then edit _______ (a/an/the) essay.
An / the
Oh no! Lin forgot ________ milk. (to buy)
To buy
_________ Mary is rich, John is poor.
(contrast/opposite)
While/ whereas - contrast/opposite
You should find a place to live as soon as you arrive in Kitchener. If I ______ you, I ______ _____ (go) to the International Education Office immediately.
You should find a place to live as soon as you arrive in Kitchener. If I were you, I would go to the International Education Office immediately.
Present UNREAL – I am not you. The conditional is used to give ADVICE.)
IF CLAUSE – use “were” to show that it is unreal
RESULT / MAIN CLAUSE – modal “would” + base form of verb “go"
Mohamed _________________ any parties since he started the ELS program. (attend, not)
Present Perfect - have not attended - started in the past and still relates to the present
Find and correct the mistakes:
"In order to be success in an academic program, students must develops strong grammar and writing skills."
Success --> Successful
Develops--> Develop
Everybody enjoyed ________________ the cha-cha-cha. (to dance)
Dancing
Ertugrul can't travel abroad _________ he has a passport.
(condition)
Condition - unless
I lived alone in an apartment in my first semester. If I _____ _______ (live) with a homestay family, I _____ _____ ______ ______ (not be) so homesick all semester.
I lived alone in an apartment in my first semester. If I had lived with a homestay family, I might not have been so homesick all semester.
Past Unreal - IF CLAUSE – past perfect = “had” + past participle (regular verb “live” + “ed”)
RESULT / MAIN CLAUSE – perfect modal = modal “might” + NOT + have + past participle (irregular verb “be”)
Sofi ____________ here since the beginning of the semester. (be)
Present perfect - has been - started in the past, relates to the present
What type of sentence is it? (Simple, Complex, Compound, Compound-Complex).
"Because the ELS program is challenging, students have to study very hard while they are in the program."
Complex
Because the ELS program is challenging - dependent
Students have to study very hard - independent
While they are in the program - dependent
I always put off ___________ my homework until the last possible moment. (to do)
Doing
________ Erdal wasn't tired, he didn't go to bed.
(reason)
Because/since/as - reason
Jungmin had many assignments last week. If h ______ _____ ________ (have) so many assignments, he ______ _______ _______ (go) to Florida with his family.
I had many assignments last week. If I had not had so many assignments, I could have gone to Florida with my homestay family.
Past unreal - IF CLAUSE – past perfect – “had” + NOT + past participle (irregular verb “have”)
NOTE --- In this example, “have” is both the AUXILIARY (HELPING) VERB and the MAIN VERB of the clause.
RESULT / MAIN CLAUSE – perfect modal = modal “could” + have + past participle (irregular verb “go”)
By the time Birkan and Abidin arrived at school, the class ________________ started. (already, start)
Past perfect - Had already started - action happened before another action in the past
Correct the following sentence:
"Students have to change their habits otherwise we will have many ill people with serious health problems in the future"
Run-on sentence: "Students have to change their habits; otherwise, we will have many ill people with serious health problems in the future"
or
"Students have to change their habits. Otherwise, we will have many ill people with serious health problems in the future"
Chloe offered __________ me to the airport, which was very kind of her. (to take)
To take
Erdogan can travel abroad _________ he has a passport.
(condition)
if/If only/Provided that - condition
If I _______ (choose) to live in an apartment with friends instead of living in a homestay, I _____ _____ (cook) my own meals.
If I choose to live in an apartment with friends instead of living in a homestay, I will cook my own meals.
Future possible - IF CLAUSE – simple present
RESULT / MAIN CLAUSE – future “will” + base form
Eric is in level four. He _________ many essays in level three. (write)
Past tense - wrote - something happened in the past (finished)