PRACTICE 2 A: Compound Sentences

PRACTICE 2 A: Compound Sentences

Decide which of the following are compound sentences and which are simple sentences. Click CS or SS in the space at the left, and add commas to the compound sentences. Some states allow you to get married at age fourteen but most states require you to be sixteen. Couples may get married in a church or in a government office. A religious official or a government official may perform the marriage ceremony. The bride's family pays for the wedding but the groom's family pays for the rehearsal dinner. The groom enters the church, and waits for his bride at the front. The friends of the groom write "Just Married" on the young couple's car and the old shoes and tin cans to the rear bumper. The bride usually wears a white dress and carries a bouquet of flowers in her hands. The bachelor party lasted until 3:00 a.m, so the groom was late to his own wedding.

PRACTICE 2 B: Compound Sentences

Combine each of the following pairs of sentences to make a compound sentence. Use all three ways you have just learned, and punctuate carefully. a). use a conjunction b). use a semicolon c). use sentence connector. Robots can do boring, repetitive work. They can do unsafe jobs. Robots can make minor decisions. They cannot really think. Robots don't get tired, sick, or hungry.They can work twenty-four hours a day. Human factory workers must learn new skills. They will be out of work because of robots. Answer: 1. a. b. c. 2. a. b. c. 3. a. b. c. 4. a. b. (not possible) c.

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Compound Sentence

Compound Sentence
1. The bride's guests sit on the left, ..... the groom's guests sit on the right. A. but B. or C. and D. so 2. The bride's father pays for the wedding, ........ he doesn't pay for the rehearsal dinner. A. and B. but C. or D. so 3. The party lasted until midnight, ....... everyone was tired. A. so B. and C. but D. or 4. The bride may have one bridesmaid, ....... she may have several. A. and B. but C. so D. or 5. The wind is blowing, ......... it is not cold A. yet B. for C. nor D. so 6. Some people are starting to leave, ........ the storm is predicted to reach the city. A. nor B. yet C. for D. so 7. The sun isn't shining, ......... is the wind blowing now. A. or B. nor C. for D. and 8. We rarely stay in the hotel, for ................................... A. we are rich. B. the hotel fare is cheap. C. we are on vacation. D. we cannot afford it. 9. ........................ but I don't bring my ATM card. A. I need to withdraw money soon B. I want to save my money in the bank C. I don't need much money. D. I found a wallet 10. The electricity is off, so ........................ A. I can finish my paper. B. I don't need to submit my paper. C. I cannot finish my paper. D. I will study all the night.

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Compound Sentence

Compound Sentence

A compound sentence is composed of two simple sentences joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. So, a compound sentences consists of two independent clauses. There are seven coordinating conjunctions in English: and, but, so, or, for, nor, and yet. Here are compound sentences: Tom loves Erica, and she loves him. Jack loves Jean, but she loves Ronald. Jack should forget Jean, or he will die a lonely man. Jean doesn't love Jack, so she won't marry him. Bob is tired, yet he is not going to sleep. We rarely stay in hotels, for we can't afford it. I can't swim well, nor can I play tennis. RULES FOR USING COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS ■ and joins sentences that are alike. ■ but joins sentences that are opposite or show contrast. ■ so joins sentences when the second sentence expresses the result of something described in the first sentence. ■ or joins sentences that give choices or alternatives. ■ yet has approximately the same meaning as but', that is, it shows contrast or joins opposites. ■ for means because; it introduces a reason or cause. ■ nor means not this and not that; use nor to join two negative sentences. NOTE-1: The word order after nor is like a question. The helping verb (is, does, did, can, will, etc.) comes before the subject of the part of the sentence introduced by nor. NOTE-2: Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction in compound sentences only. Do not use a comma when joining compound elements in simple sentences. Notice the difference: Compound sentence. The bride may have one bridesmaid, or she may have several. Simple sentence with a compound complement: The bride may have one bridesmaid or several. Compound sentence: They wanted to get married immediately, but they decided to wait until June. Simple sentence with a compound verb: They wanted to get married immediately but decided to wait until June. The second way to make a compound sentence is to join the two independent clauses with a semicolon (;). Tom loves Erica; she loves him. Jack loves Jean; she loves Ronald. Jean doesn't love Jack; she won't marry him. NOTE: Or cannot be replaced by a semicolon. A third way to make a compound sentence is to join the two independent clauses with a semicolon + sentence connector + comma. A sentence connector is a word such as however or therefore. Here is a list of frequently used sentence connectors and their approximate meanings. Sentence Connector Meaning moreover and furthermore and however but otherwise or, in the sense of "if not" therefore so, in the sense of "as a result" Tom loves Erica; moreover, she loves him. Tom loves Erica; furthermore, she loves him. Jack loves Jean; however, she loves Ronald. Jack should forget Jean; otherwise, he will die a lonely man. Jean doesn't love Jack; therefore, she won't marry him.

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Practice : Sentence without 'to be'

Translate the following sentences into good English.

1. Kamu bisa menemuiku besok pagi.
2. Mereka sudah menyelesaikan semua tugas bahasa Inggris I.
3. Saya membeli kamus ini di Shopping Center.
4. Semua sungai mengalir ke laut.
5. Saya lulus SMA tahun 2006.
6. Dia berasal dari Surabaya.
7. Kita sudah makan siang.
8. Saya biasanya bangun tidur sekitar jam 5 pagi.
9. Musim hujan biasanya mulai di bulan Oktober.
10. Orangtuaku akan berkunjung ke rumah kos-ku minggu depan.

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Sentence without 'to be'

Tidak semua kalimat membutuhkan kehadiran 'to be'. Kalimat berikut tanpa 'to be':

1. Verbal Sentence yang bermakna kebiasaan (Present Tense)

Untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang bersifat kebiasaan: habits, routines, permanent actions or general truth, digunakan (Verb-1/ Verb+es).
1. The sun rises in the morning -(general truth)
2. I Play basketball on Sundays. -(habit)
3. She loves me. -(hopefully permanent)

2. Verbal Sentence yang bermakna lampau (Past Tense).

Dalam kalimat yang bersifat 'Lampau', digunakan (Verb2 / Verb+ed).
Subject + Verb-2

Examples:
1. I played football yesterday afternoon.
2. She bought a dictionary three days ago.
3. We renovated the house last year.


Past form (V2) dari Regular Verbs dibentuk dengan menambah akhiran -ed pada Verb tersebut. Sedangkan Past form dari Irregular Verbs tidak ada aturan tetap, sehingga harus dihafalkan.

3. Kalimat dengan Modal Auxiliary Verb

Modal Auxiliary Verb atau singkatnya disebut Modal terdiri dari kata-kata berikut:
Can
Could
must
May
Might
ought to
Will
Would
Shall
Should

Pola kalimat:
Subject + modal+ Verb-1

Examples:
I can swim.
They will go to Jakarta.
You should finish your job soon.

4. Kalimat yang bermakna 'Sudah/ Telah' (Perfect Tense)

Dalam pola kalimat ini have/has/had bermakna sudah atau telah.
Subject + have/has/had+ V3

Examples:
Dia sudah mengumpulkan tugas bahasa Inggris.
She has submitted the English assignment.

Mereka sudah merenovasi rumahnya.
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