AP English 11

 In the warm-up section of your notebook, write for five minutes about your weekend. Use at least one complex sentence. Read Write Speak Listen

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 Warm-up  Sentences -  Types (continued)  Worksheet Read Write Speak Listen

 Hey, who can define these sentence types?  Simple  Compound  Complex  Compound complex Read Write Speak Listen

 Huzzah! Sentence pattern 1  Compound sentence with a semicolon and no conjunction  S V ; S V  When to use  When you have several short sentences with similar ideas, you can combine them to make a longer and stronger sentence.  It is cloudy today. + It may rain. = It is cloudy today; it may rain. Read Write Speak Listen

 Huzzah! Sentence pattern 1a  Compound sentence with a conjunctive adverb  S V ; (conjunctive adverb), S V  Conjunctive adverbs  However, hence, therefore, thus, then, moreover, nevertheless, likewise, consequently, accordingly  It is cloudy today. + therefore, + It may rain. = It is cloudy today; therefore, it may rain.  The comma after the conjunctive adverb is optional ; you should use it. Ha! Read Write Speak Listen

 Huzzah! Sentence pattern 1b  Compound sentence with a coordinating conjunction  S V, (coordinating conjunction) S V  Coordinating conjunctions  FANBOYS – For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so  It is cloudy today. +, + and + It may rain. = It is cloudy today, and it may rain.  If you leave out the comma after the first independent clause, innocent bunnies will die, so you shouldn’t do it. Read Write Speak Listen

 Huzzah! Sentence pattern 1c  Compound sentence with two or more semicolons  S V ; S V ; S V   It is cloudy today. + The humidity is high+ It may rain. = It is cloudy today; the humidity is high; it may rain.  Obviously, the ideas need to be pretty closely connected for this work effectively. Read Write Speak Listen

 Huzzah! Sentence pattern 2  This is going to make your head hurt a little. Sorry.  You know that … is called an ellipsis, right. It means that something has been left out. It makes your reader wonder what will happen next…  You can also have an elliptical construction when part of a clause is left out because it would needlessly repeat an element of the previous clause. Ouch? Read Write Speak Listen

 Huzzah! Sentence pattern 2  Compound sentence with elliptical construction (comma indicates the omitted verb)  S V DO or C; S, DO or SC   To err is human. + To forgive is divine = To err is human; to forgive, divine. Read Write Speak Listen

 Huzzah! Sentence pattern 2 (cont’d)  This is a great way to elevate your diction and increase rhetorical distance, but not if you screw it up.  Make sure that both clauses really are independent, even though the second has an unexpressed verb (or other elements).  The omitted verb has to match the previous verb exactly (form and tense).  You can use a coordinating conjunction instead of a semicolon (To err is human, and to forgive, divine). Never use a semicolon with a coordinating conjunction. Bunnies die! Read Write Speak Listen

 Huzzah! Sentence pattern 3  Compound sentence with an explanatory sentence (independent clauses separated by a colon)  General statement (idea) : specific statement (example).  When to use  The colon performs a special function: it signals the reader that something important or explanatory will follow. See what I did there?  It is cloudy today. + Clouds suggest rain will follow. = It is cloudy today: clouds suggest rain will follow. Read Write Speak Listen

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