Cette leçon contient 19 diapositives, avec quiz interactifs et diapositives de texte.
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Lesson plan
Lesson aims
Explanation (practice inbetween)
Exercises
Checking the answers
Final questions
Slide 1 - Diapositive
Lesson aims
At the end of this lesson you can...
Identify any co- and subordinating conjunctions;
Split a sentence up into head- and subclauses;
Explain the difference between simple and complex sentences.
Slide 2 - Diapositive
Simple vs Complex
Simple:
- Consists of only one clause.
Complex
- Consists of two or more clauses.
- Typically consists of one main clause and one subclause.
Slide 3 - Diapositive
Compound sentence
Typically consists of two clauses.
Two independent clauses.
Linked by a coordinating conjunction
Slide 4 - Diapositive
Which sentence is a complex sentence?
A
I ran to school.
B
I walked slowly, because I did not want to get sweaty.
C
Three adorable puppies are running after an old, chewed-up ball bouncing down the hall.
D
The old man is finally gone, but another has taken his place.
Slide 5 - Quiz
Which sentence is a simple sentence?
A
I have a brother and he is 24 years old.
B
I ran to the supermarket.
C
The waitresses are basking in the sun like a herd of skinned seals, their pinky-brown bodies shining with oil.
D
I ate the entire pizza, because I was hungry.
Slide 6 - Quiz
What is a clause?
Part of a sentence
Contains subject and predicator
Can be independent (main) or dependent (sub)
Slide 7 - Diapositive
main vs sub
Main (independent)
Most important;
Gives meaning on its own;
Can be a simple sentence;
Contains a subject and predicator.
Sub (dependent)
Cannot be a sentence on its own;
Introduced by a subordinator;
Is a complement of the main clause.
Slide 8 - Diapositive
How can you recognize a main clause?
Slide 9 - Question ouverte
Which sentence contains a subclause?
A
Whales cannot breathe under water for they have lungs instead of gills.
B
Since it was Sunday, we went to church.
C
I rode my bike yesterday.
D
I had to run, because the train almost left.
Slide 10 - Quiz
Conjunctions
Coordinating:
Links two independent clauses.
Subordinating:
Links a dependent clause with an independent clause;
it shows the relation between the clauses.
Slide 11 - Diapositive
Coordinating conjunctions
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Slide 12 - Diapositive
Subordinating conjunctions
Long list of subordinating conjunctions
Slide 13 - Diapositive
What is the function of a coordinating conjunction?
A
Give meaning to a main clause.
B
Link a main clause and a subclause.
C
Link to main clauses.
D
Link two subclauses.
Slide 14 - Quiz
What can we use the conjunctions for when analyzing a sentence?
A
We can use them to identify what type of clause we are dealing with.
B
For splitting two clauses.
C
For finding the finite verbs.
D
We do not use them.
Slide 15 - Quiz
Write down the conjunctions and identify which type of conjunction it is.
- He went to the store just now but you won’t be able to catch him. - She ran a red light and ignored a police officer. - I will calm down if you would only lower your voice! - He is listening, even though he excels in this subject. - The red team will win, provided that they score enough goals.
Slide 16 - Question ouverte
“Now when I had mastered the language of this water, and had come to know every trifling feature that bordered the great river as familiarly as I knew the letters of the alphabet, I had made a valuable acquisition. But I had lost something, too. I had lost something which could never be restored me while I lived. All the grace, the beauty, the poetry, had gone out of the majestic river!”
Write down all of the co- and subordinating conjunctions. Also, think about the types of sentences that occur within this piece of text.