Wednesday, April 27
WORD FORMS
Recognizing and using the correct form of words will allow you to improve your writing greatly. These two exercises from the text (LAWS-2, p. 170) will provide you some practice in this.
Recognizing and using the correct form of words will allow you to improve your writing greatly. These two exercises from the text (LAWS-2, p. 170) will provide you some practice in this.
UNIT 5: HOW TO EXPRESS AN OPINION
This blog article (from LAWS-2, pages 165-166) explains the background of a case where a student at a high school cheated on some classwork for an honors class.
This blog article (from LAWS-2, pages 165-166) explains the background of a case where a student at a high school cheated on some classwork for an honors class.
For practice in writing an opinion, study this article carefully. If you have any questions, ask the instructor. Then answer the questions below:
After you have chosen your position ("yes" or "no"), then here is the outline (below) to write down ideas for why you chose your opinion. You can click and print it out, if you wish. If you have any questions, see the instructor.
SIMPLE SENTENCES AND COMPLEX SENTENCES
Review the difference between simple sentences and complex sentences from the text books:
Review the difference between simple sentences and complex sentences from the text books:
REASON CLAUSES
Often you can make your writing better by combining two separate, simple sentences into one, single complex sentences. This is important when you are explaining reasons and results, something which is important when you express your opinion:
Often you can make your writing better by combining two separate, simple sentences into one, single complex sentences. This is important when you are explaining reasons and results, something which is important when you express your opinion:
EXAMPLE:
A: The father believes his son should remain in the honors class.
B: The rules of the school and the rules of the teacher are in conflict with each other.
Use because to show the relationship between the two ideas.
COMBINATION:
The father believes his son should remain in the honors class because the rules of the school and the rules of the teacher are in conflict with each other.
OR:
Since the rules of the school and the rules of the teacher are in conflict with each other, the father believes his son should remain in the honors class.
A: The father believes his son should remain in the honors class.
B: The rules of the school and the rules of the teacher are in conflict with each other.
Use because to show the relationship between the two ideas.
COMBINATION:
The father believes his son should remain in the honors class because the rules of the school and the rules of the teacher are in conflict with each other.
OR:
Since the rules of the school and the rules of the teacher are in conflict with each other, the father believes his son should remain in the honors class.
RESULT CLAUSES
In order to show the result of a condition, we use if (sometimes with then):
In order to show the result of a condition, we use if (sometimes with then):
EXAMPLE:
A: We do not punish cheating.
B: We reward students who cheat and we put honest students at a disadvantage.
COMBINATION:
We reward students who cheat and we put honest students at a disadvantage if we do not punish cheating.
OR
If we do not punish cheating, (then) we reward students who cheat and we put honest students at a disadvantage.
A: We do not punish cheating.
B: We reward students who cheat and we put honest students at a disadvantage.
COMBINATION:
We reward students who cheat and we put honest students at a disadvantage if we do not punish cheating.
OR
If we do not punish cheating, (then) we reward students who cheat and we put honest students at a disadvantage.
REMEMBER:
The order of the clauses can be reversed, but that changes the use of the comma.
The order of the clauses can be reversed, but that changes the use of the comma.