4M Theme 5 compound and complex sentences

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Theme 5

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Lessongoals:

At the end of this lesson you have refreshed your memory on compound and complex sentences

Grammar twelve

Grammar 12 gaat over samengestelde en complexe zinnen. We gaan het hebben over hoe deze zinnen in elkaar zitten, hoe ze te herkennen zijn en we gaan kijken naar woorden die horen bij de verschillende soorten zinnen.

Let's summarize!

Enkelvoudige zinnen gebruik je om één gedachte over te brengen. Dit soort zinnen hebben altijd één onderwerp en één persoonsvorm

He likes playing games in the afternoon

Let's summarize!

Samengestelde zinnen ('compound sentences' ) zijn twee enkelvoudige zinnen aan elkaar gelijmd met één van de volgende voegwoorden:

For, and, nor, but, or, yet or so

FANBOYS!

The oil spills ruin beaches and kill animals

Let's summarize!

Een complexe zin ('complex sentence') is één hoofdzin die is samengevoegd met één of meer bijzinnen. Deze bijzinnen worden toegevoegd aan de hoofdzin met één van de volgende voegwoorden:

because, since, after, although, when, that, so, after, who, which.

Study the 'voegwoorden' well! They will help you tremendously

Joe waited for the train.

1. Simple sentence
2. Compound sentence
3. Complex sentence

It's cold so I don't want to go home yet.

1. Simple sentence
2. Compound sentence
3. Complex sentence

After he finished his meal, he did the dishes.

1. Simple sentence
2. Compound sentence
3. Complex sentence

Combine the sentences w/ a FANBOY conjuntion:

The test was tough. I still scored a perfect 10.

Do you like playing outdoors ____ prefer watching TV inside?

1. for
2. and
3. or
4. yet

Jim neither exercises ___ does he care about what he eats

1. nor
2. so
3. and
4. for

I called Vivian many times ____ she didn't anwer.

1. for
2. but
3. or
4. so

I was stuck in a traffic jam, ____ I was late for my appointment.

1. so
2. for
3. and
4. yet

Ruth came back home early, ____ she wasn't feeling very well

1. for
2. and
3. nor
4. so

It was a really beautiful summer afternoon,

Besides hiking and swimming

I go walking as often as I can. 

Besides, it's good exercies and I need to lose weight!

so we decided to go for a walk in the country.

I play quite a lot of tennis and the occassional game of squash.

I love the countryside and I'm into nature and wildlife and that kind of thing.

It was a really beautiful summer afternoon.

Although it was a beautiful afternoon,

I love going for walks in the country as it's great exercise.

I also like anything to do with nature and wildlife

Therefore, as soon as they'd had lunch, they went out for a walk in the country. 

we stayed in as Sally wasn't feeling well. 

My father's job is very difficult ___ he enjoys doing it every day.

1. so
2. but
3. since
4. while

____ my father's job is very difficult, he enjoys doing it every day.

1. Although
2. So
3. Therefore,
4. Yet

Would you rather go to the movie that we talked about last night ____ spend the day at home with NetFlix?

1. because
2. yet
3. or
4. but

She didn't want to go to the dentist, ___ she went anyway.

1. because
2. yet
3. or
4. but

_____ studying French seems difficult, it's simpler than you think.

1. Despite
2. Therefore
3. Although
4. As well as

I am very hungry ____ the fridge is empty.

1. in order to
2. but
3. so
4. because

I ate all the food ____ the fridge is empty.

1. in order to
2. but
3. so
4. because

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