Monday, April 8 ~ Finishing up projects and a side note...

Today we finish up last projects.

If we have time, let's work on a small skill with big results: Sophisticated Sentence Structure.

This week you will...

• Learn the FOUR types of sentences: Simple, Compound, Complex & Compound-complex,
• Analyze your essays to figure out what kinds of sentences you are usually using, and
• Work on improving our writing to create a more sophisticated sentence structure.

Let's try to identify the type for each type of sentence below:

1. Robert doesn't eat meat, so Barbara made a special vegetarian dish for him. 
2. This new laptop computer has already crashed twice.
3. I'm happy, even though the dish didn't turn out as good as my mom's.
4. After getting home from work, my brother and I went to the mall last night, but my sister stayed home to study. 

Let's take grammar notes from this video.

Also, this link is pretty clear if you need further explanation. 

Do you know this skill already? 

If I give you this compound/complex sentence, can you build a simple, compound and complex sentence from it? 

• After getting home from work, my brother and I went to the mall last night, but my sister stayed home to study. 

Here is a quiz to begin testing your knowledge.