Parallel Structures and Sentence Problems.pptVIP

Practice ? 5.(a) Education in a free society teaches children how to think. (b)Education in a dictatorship teaches children what to think. Equal? Not equal? Main idea? Relationship: Combined sentence: Run-on sentences and comma splices My family went to Australia then they emigrated to Canada. My family went to Australia, then they emigrated to Canada. ? My family went to Australia. Then they emigrated to Canada. My family went to Australia; then they emigrated to Canada. My family went to Australia, and then they emigrated to Canada. My family went to Australia before they emigrated to Canada. After my family went to Australia, they emigrated to Canada. Practice New York is very cosmopolitan, people from many cultures and ethnic groups live there. Add a period: Add a semicolon: Add a subordinator: Add a coordinator: Stringy sentences Many students attend classes all morning, and then they work all afternoon, and they also have to study at night, so they are usually exhausted by the weekend. Many students attend classes all morning and work all afternoon. Since they also have to study at night, they are usually exhausted by the weekend. Practice First-born children in a family often have more responsibility than their younger siblings, and they feel pressure to set a good example, so they often become superachievers. _____________________________________ 2. Last-born children, on the other hand, often have little responsibility, and they may be pampered as the “baby” of the family, but they are the smallest, and they have to get people to like them, so they often develop superior social skills. _____________________________________ Practice 3. The lack of rainfall has caused a severe water shortage, so people have to conserve water every day, and they also have to think of new ways to reuse water, but the situation is improving. ________________________________________ Writing Task What do you think of the following statements? Wr