Vocabulary &
Sentence Types
Sentence Types
Fill in the blank and identify the POS. Identify the sentence type.
While it is good to offer constructive feedback, we should always try to avoid __________ others if they are trying their best.
a) critical
b) criticize
c) criticizing
criticizing (v - gerund form)
COMPLEX
What should be included in an academic summary statement? (6 items)
1.The source: book, video, article, etc.
2. The name of the article or talk
3. The name of the author (s) if any are given
4. Appropriate reporting verb (in present tense)
4. APA in-text citation of the original work
5. Overall main idea
Change the following statement into a question:
Instructors are responsible for creating a safe learning environment.
Who is responsible for creating a safe learning environment?
Identify the error and make the correction.
In modern society, ethics increasingly represents a major concern whose is very important to consumers.
Relative pronoun (relative clause)
whose --> which
Identify the conditional in the following sentence and explain why it is being used:
If businesses do not act ethically, they will risk losing customers.
First conditional (real) - Used to make a prediction about the future that will come true 50-90% of the time; a future result of a condition being met.
Fill in the blank, identify the POS AND identify the conditional:
If I witness someone doing something unethical, it is difficult to predict how I will _________.
a) reaction
b) react
c) reactive
react (v)
REAL conditional & zero
What information is needed when using in-text citation in the summary statement?
1. Author/s' last name
2. DOP (date of publication) after the author/s' last name
Correct the error in the following question:
What companies do to ensure ethical standards are being followed by employees.
What SHOULD/CAN/MUST companies do to ensure ethical standards are being followed by employees.
Identify the error and make the correction.
As a result of recent protests, there may be a time in the future when taking on sustainable business practices consider necessary for all companies.
Voice (need passive form)
consider --> will be considered
Identify the conditional in the following sentence and explain why it is being used:
If I like someone, I run away.
Zero conditional (real) - Used to express ideas that are usually or always true; a usual result of a condition being met.
Fill in the blanks and identify the POS:
Often, it is not until after a process has already begun that we stop to __________ its effects on __________.
a) considerations/societal
b) consider/society
c) society/consider
b) consider (v) / society (n)
Why is it important to refer to the original author/speaker throughout the summary?
To remind the reader or audience that this is NOT your own work but a summary of another's work.
Identify the error in the following question:
Should doctors are held accountable for violating the laws that govern medicine?
Should doctors BE held accountable for violating the laws that govern medicine?
Identify the error and make the correction.
Apple is an extremely successful company, we also need to explore the reasons why they are so profitable.
CS (comma splice)/sentence structure
Possible answer:
Apple is an extremely successful company;however, we also need to explore the reasons why they are so profitable.
Identify the conditional in the following sentence and explain why it is being used:
If we had approached the environment differently, more animals would have been saved.
Third conditional (unreal in the past) - Used to express regrets about the past (therefore true 0% of the time); an imaginary past result of an imaginary past condition being met
Fill in the blanks, identify the POS for both words AND identify the sentence type.
In life, difficult moments will ___________ ___________ ; however, it is how we respond to them that will define us.
a) inevitably/occur
b) considerably/emerge
c) inevitable/occurrence
inevitably (adv) / occur (v)
COMPOUND
True or False?
You should include your own opinion in a summary.
False!
Covert the following statement to a question:
Businesses will be fined heavily for any operations that directly harm the environment.
Answers may vary:
Will businesses be fined heavily for any operations that directly harm the environment?
What will happen to businesses if any of their operations directly harm the environment?
Identify the error and make the correction.
Canada Goose which had made winter jackets since 1957 claims that all of its products are ethically produced.
verb tense
had made --> have been making
Identify the conditional in the following sentence and explain why it is being used:
If I were rich, I would be the most ethical person on this planet.
Second conditional (unreal) - used to express imaginary situations in the present time, wishes, advice, and unlikely/impossible results that have a 0-10% chance of coming true; an imaginary result of an imaginary condition being met
Fill in the blanks, identify the POS for all words AND identify the sentence types:
Voters initially had a strong ___________ to the controversy which caused many people to question the ___________ of their current political leader. However, because no other candidate had ___________, the result still seemed ___________.
a) reaction/judgement/emerged/inevitable
b) reactive/judgemental/emergent/inevitability
a) reaction (n) / judgement (n) /
emerged (v) / inevitable (adj.)
Sentence 1 - COMPLEX
Sentence 2 - COMPLEX
True or False?
A summary paragraph uses paraphrasing techniques, and is structured like a body paragraph (with a topic sentence, supporting ideas and concluding sentence), and should be about 30% of the original work.
True!
Write the question for the following statement for the answer to focus on the OBJECT.
Consumers boycotted unethical companies as a way of demonstrating their disapproval.
WHAT DID consumers BOYCOTT as a way of demonstrating their disapproval.
Identify the error and make the correction.
It is difficult to understand celebrities which wear fur coats but then protest against animal cruelty.
Relative clause
Relative pronoun: who
Decide whether the following sentence is a conditional or not and explain why:
Companies will ultimately lose money unless they begin to integrate ethics into their business models.
Yes, it is!
Here we are starting with the result clause and substituting if for unless (if not) in order to begin the condition clause to form the first conditional (real).