Objectives

To learn how to write correct simple sentences

To learn about subjects, verbs, and objects
To practice the verb be and prepositions of place
To practice correct capitalization and punctuation
To understand editing and journaling

Can you describe an amazing

place?
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What Is a Sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. For
example:
Joe likes basketball.
The weather is cold today.
Words can go together to make sentences. Sentences can go together to
make a paragraph. Finally, paragraphs can be combined into an essay. In this
book, you will study sentences and sentences in paragraphs.

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Grammar for Writing
Parts of a Sentence: Subjects, Verbs, and Objects
In this unit, you will learn about a sentence pattern that we call a simple
sentence. In English, every sentence has two main parts: the subject and the
verb. Sometimes there is an object and/or other information after the verb.

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Activity 3 Identifying Subjects, Verbs, and Objects
Read these sentences about making tuna salad. Underline each subject. Circle
each verb. Put a box around any objects.
1. Tuna salad is easy to make.
2. The ingredients are simple and cheap.
3. Two ingredients are tuna fish and mayonnaise.
4. I also use onions, salt, and pepper.
5. First, I cut up the onion.
6. Then I add the tuna fish and the mayonnaise.
7. Finally, I add some salt and a lot of pepper.
8. Without a doubt, tuna salad is my favorite food!

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What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words which expresses a complete thought.

•Put ✓ next to the correct sentences.

1. A good student.
2. A good student diligent.
3. I am a good student. ✓
4. My friend a good student.
5. A student study English at school.
6. We always read English books.✓

Subject + Verb + Object + other information

Grammar for Writing
A Fragment—An Incomplete Sentence
Every sentence must have a subject and a verb. A sentence without a
subject or without a verb is called a fragment. A fragment is a piece of a
sentence. It is not a complete sentence.

In writing, a fragment is a serious mistake. When you write, check each

sentence to make sure that there is a subject and a verb.

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Activity 6 Editing: Sentence or Fragment?
Identify each group of words as a fragment (F) or a complete sentence (S). Then
add the missing part of the sentence to the fragments to make them complete
sentences.
S
1. _______ Hans lives in a big apartment.
makes
F
2. _______ My mother breakfast every morning.
^
F
3. _______ Is incredibly delicious. Answers will vary for student
corrections to F sentences.
S
4. _______ Karen has a car.
F
5. _______ They my cousins from Miami.
F
6. _______ You a student.
S
7. _______ Michael likes classical music.
F
8. _______ Nicole and Jean very best friends.
S
9. _______ The girls play soccer after school.
S
10. _______ I am from Colombia.

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Grammar for Writing
The Verb Be
The most frequently used verb in the English language is the verb be. Be has
five main forms: am, is, are, was, and were.
I am a student. My writing is good. My classes are difficult.
I was a good student in kindergarten. The assignments were easy.
There are four common sentence patterns for be.

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When you begin a sentence with there, the subject follows the verb be.

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Grammar for Writing
Prepositions of Place—At, On, and In
Three important prepositions are at, on, and in. These prepositions are
often used to describe location.
The pyramid design shows the difference in meaning between at, on, and in.
• The top of the pyramid is a small, specific place. We use
at for a specific location or building, such as business
names and street addresses (number + street.)
• The middle of the pyramid is larger than the top.
We use on for a street name, which is larger than
a specific place like a bank or specific address.
• The bottom of the pyramid is the largest. We
use in for a city, state, region, or country—
places that are much larger than a street.
There is a list of common time prepositions on
pages 240–242 in the Brief Writer’s Handbook.
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Activity 10 Choosing the Correct Preposition
Fill in each blank with the correct preposition. Use at, on, or in.
1. in
The Sahara is a desert region ____________ Africa.
2. at
My friend Tina works ____________ Washington Central Bank.
3. in
The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark ____________ Paris.
4. on
There is a very popular sushi restaurant ____________ Pine Street.
5. in
Busan is an interesting city ____________ South Korea.
6. at
My friends and I attend classes ____________ a local university
in
____________ our city.
on
7. There are many theaters ____________ in
Broadway Avenue ____________
New York.
at
8. The company meeting will be ____________ 1202 Waters Avenue.

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Capitalization and Punctuation in a Sentence
In addition to having a subject and verb, a correct sentence must have
correct capitalization and punctuation.

Beginning a Sentence with a Capital Letter

In English, there are two kinds of letters: capital letters (H, R) and lowercase
letters (h, r).

Most of the time, we use lowercase letters. However, we always begin a

sentence with a CAPITAL letter.

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Ending a Sentence with a Period
The most common way to end a sentence is with a period (.).

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Building Better Vocabulary
Activity 19 Word Associations
Circle the word or phrase that is most closely related to the word or phrase
on the left. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning of words you do
not know.

A B
1. a surprise known unknown
2. to work at the beach at the office
3. to understand to add to know
4. ingredients when you cook when you read
5. simple difficult not difficult
6. cheap a high price a low price

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 A B
7. finally* the first the last
8. to cut up to make into many pieces to keep in one piece
9. an addition something put in something taken out
10. to attend to be present to do something
11. a break a short process a short rest
12. to enjoy to dislike to like
13. a company a business a school
14. a region* a place something you believe
15. famous professional well known

*Words that are part of the Academic Word List. See pages 245–246 for a
complete list.

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Activity 20 Using Collocations
Fill in each blank with the word that most naturally completes the phrase on the
right. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning of words you do not
know.

1. popular / capital popular

a ______________ actor
2. to / from to
to add lemon juice ______________ the hummus
3. a supermarket / a class a class
to attend ______________
4. region / branch branch
a bank ______________
5. result / break result
a surprising ______________
6. sun / movie movie
an interesting ______________
7. simple / cheap simple
a ______________ answer
8. a chair / a sentence a sentence
to understand ______________
9. a drink / an onion an onion
to cut up ______________
10. meet / add add
to ______________ salt

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Activity 21 Parts of Speech
Study the word forms. Fill in each sentence with the best word form provided.
Use the correct form of the verbs. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the
meaning of words you do not know. (NOTE: The word in bold is the original
word that appears in the unit.)

addition
attendance
attend
popular
popularity
happy
happiness
works
work
Noun endings: -tion, -ance, -ity, -ness Adjective endings: -al, -y
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Activity 23 Editing Simple Sentences
Some of the sentences below have mistakes with fragments, punctuation, or
capitalization. Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect, and check the
appropriate box. If the sentence contains a mistake, describe the mistake. Then
edit the sentence to make it correct.
is
1. Mexico not near Great Britain.
^
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ fragment – missing verb
Reason: _____________________________
New York
2. The Statue of Liberty is in new york.
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ missing capitalization
Reason: _____________________________
Africa
3. Sudan is in africa.
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ missing capitalization
Reason: _____________________________
4. Portland is a popular city in Oregon.
❑ Correct ❑ Incorrect Correct
Reason: _____________________________
are
5. Austria and Hungary in Europe.
^
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ fragment – missing verb
Reason: _____________________________
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 are
6. Russia and Canada bigger than the United States.
^
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ fragment – missing verb
Reason: _____________________________
It rains
7. Rains a lot in Southeast Asia during the rainy season.
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ fragment—missing subject
Reason: _____________________________
8. Three main groups of people live in Malaysia.
❑ Correct ❑ Incorrect Correct
Reason: _____________________________
The United States is
9. Is between Mexico and Canada.
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ fragment—missing subject
Reason: _____________________________
10. Nepal is north of India .
^
❑ Correct ✓
❑ Incorrect missing end punctuation
Reason: _____________________________
The population of
11. Of Thailand is more than 67,000,000.
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ fragment—missing subject
Reason: _____________________________
have
12. Bolivia does not any seaports.
^
❑ Correct ✓ Incorrect
❑ fragment – missing verb
Reason: _____________________________

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Objectives
To learn about adjectives
To understand the parts of a paragraph
To study subject and object pronouns
To learn about possessive adjectives

Can you describe an activity or

sport that you enjoy?
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Unit 2 p. 33
Grammar for Writing
Using Adjectives
When you write, you can make a sentence much more interesting if you add
descriptive words. These descriptive words are called adjectives. They describe
nouns.
• A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
student, doctor, city, park, book, pencil, and love
• An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
good, busy, new, crowded, green, heavy, and beautiful

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Word Order: Adjective + Noun
Good writers avoid writing too many simple sentences about one subject.
When you have two short sentences about the same noun with an adjective,
you can combine the sentences by putting the adjective before the noun. This
will make your writing more interesting.

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IMPORTANT: Make sure you put the adjective before the noun, not after.

IMPORTANT: Adjectives do not have a plural form to describe plural nouns.

There is more information about order of adjectives on page 239 in the Brief Writer’s Handbook.

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Activity 1 Editing: Nouns and Adjectives
Combine the related sentences into one sentence. You will have to eliminate a
few words. Remember to use a capital letter at the beginning and a period at
the end of each sentence.

1. Rob owns a car. The car is red.

Rob owns a red car.
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2. I do not like this weather. The weather is humid.
I do not like this humid weather.
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3. Paris is a city in France. This city is beautiful.
Paris is a beautiful city in France.
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4. Ali has a job. The job is part-time.
Ali has a part-time job.
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5. They like to drink soda. The soda is diet.
They like to drink diet soda.
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6. Nina reads folk tales. They are international.
Nina reads international folk tales.
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7. My mother grows roses. The roses are big. The roses are beautiful.
My mother grows big beautiful roses.
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8. Juan works for a company. The company is small. The company is
independent.
Juan works for a small independent company.
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9. My grandparents live in a town. It is a farming town. The town is small.
My grandparents live in a small farming town.
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10. Sharon rents a house on Smith Street. The house is white. The house is tiny.
Sharon rents a tiny white house on Smith Street.
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Grammar for Writing
Word Order: Be + Adjective
If the main verb of a sentence is be, the adjective can come after the verb.

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Word Order: Linking Verb + Adjective
The verb be is a linking verb. A linking verb connects the subject to the
adjective that comes after it. These verbs are often (but not always) related to
your five natural senses: sight, taste, touch, smell, and hearing.
If the main verb of a sentence is a linking verb, the adjective can come after
the verb.

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 My mother tastes her soup.
Adj.
The soup tastes good.

Many linking verbs can also be actions verbs. When a linking verb is
followed by an adjective, it does not have any action.

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 Title
Topic sentence (ใจความส
____________________.__________าคั
ญ ของย่
อ หน้
า )
_________________._______________
________.________________________
Body
____________________________.____
(ส่
ว นขยายความ)
___________________._______________
__.______________________________
________.________________________.
Concluding sentence (สรุป)
__________________.
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 A title gives the reader information about what is in a book, magazine, song,
movie, or paragraph. Here are some rules to follow when you write a title for
your paragraphs.
Rule #1: A good title is usually short. Sometimes it is only one word. Titanic and
Help are titles.
Rule #2: A good title is usually not a complete sentence. Some examples of
paragraph titles in this book are Staying Healthy, A World Traveler, and
An Old Family Photo.
Rule #3: A good title catches a reader’s interest. It tells the reader about the main
topic, but it does not tell about everything in the paragraph. A Long Flight,
An Important Invention, and My First Car are all titles of paragraphs in this
book. Each one gives you a good idea of what the paragraph will be about.
However, it does not give you all the information.
Rule #4: A good title also follows special capitalization rules. Always capitalize the
first letter of the first word. Only capitalize the first letter of the important
words in the title. Do not capitalize a preposition or an article unless it is
the first word.
Rule #5: A title never has a period at the end.
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 Parts of a Paragraph: The Topic Sentence
Every good paragraph has a topic sentence. The topic sentence is one
sentence that tells the main idea of the whole paragraph.
The topic sentence:
• is usually the first sentence in the paragraph
• should not be too specific or too general
• must describe the information in all the sentences of the paragraph
If a paragraph does not have a topic sentence, the reader may be
confused because the ideas will not be organized clearly. Make sure
every paragraph has a topic sentence!

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Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives
I love you.
Subject Object Possessive
Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives
I me my
You you your
He him his
She her her
It it its
We us our
They them their
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Grammar for Writing
Subject Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. A subject pronoun is a
pronoun that takes the place of a noun that is the subject in a sentence.

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Object Pronouns
An object pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of a noun that is the
object in a sentence.

An object pronoun can also replace the noun after a preposition. A

preposition is a word that shows location, time, or direction. Some common
prepositions are in, on, to, and near.

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Grammar for Writing
Possessive Adjectives
When you want to talk about something that belongs to someone or
something, you use a possessive adjective. A possessive adjective answers
questions related to ownership such as Whose house? Whose books? and
Whose television?
Like regular adjectives, a possessive adjective always comes before the
noun that it describes.

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Activity 15 Practicing Subject Pronouns and Possessive
Adjectives
Underline the correct pronoun or possessive adjective.

Example Paragraph 24
(I / My) Grandmother
A very important person in (1. I / my) life is (2. I / my)
grandmother. (3. She / Her) name is Evelyn Anna Kratz.
(4. She / Her) life is very interesting. (5. She / Her) is 89 years
old. (6. She / Her) comes from Poland. (7. She / Her) can
speak English well, but (8. she / her) first language is Polish.
My grandmother comes from a large family. (9. She / Her) has
two brothers. (10. They / Their) names are Peter and John.
(11. I / My) grandmother has two sisters, too. (12. They /
Their) names are Karina and Maria. (13. I / My) like to listen
to (14. my / her) grandmother’s stories because (15. they /
their) are so interesting. In (16. I / my) opinion, they are the
most interesting stories in the world.
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Building Better Vocabulary
Activity 23 Word Associations
Circle the word or phrase that is most closely related to the word or phrase on
the left. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning of words you do not
know.
A B
1. an opinion a belief a fact
2. a headache pain relaxation
3. to consider to talk to to think about
4. to spend money comes in money goes out
5. historic career city
6. furniture a rug a sofa
7. to come from a destination an origin

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 A B
8. afternoon darkness daylight
9. to serve to give to take
10. traffic pedestrians vehicles
11. downtown a city center a suburb
12. to prepare food a headache
13. to organize to make messy to make neat
14. a variety few choices many choices

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Activity 24 Using Collocations
Fill in each blank with the word that most naturally completes the phrase on the
right. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning of words you do not
know.

1. idea / ideal ideal

an ____________ job
2. of / for of
a variety ____________ ideas
3. do / follow follow
to ____________ a recipe
4. to / for for
to prepare ____________ an emergency
5. have / make have
to ____________ an accident
6. be / get be
to ____________ worth
7. in / on in
to major ____________ engineering
8. in / on on
to be ____________ the third floor
9. eat / take take
to ____________ an aspirin
10. high / tall high
a ____________ temperature

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Activity 25 Parts of Speech
Study the word forms. Fill in each blank with the best word form provided. Use
the correct form of the verb. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning
of words you do not know. (NOTE: The word in bold is the original word that
appears in the unit.)

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 dreams
dream
lovely
love
problem

problematic
enjoyment
enjoyable
patience
patient
Noun endings: -ment, -ence
Adjective endings: -ly, -atic, -able

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Objectives
To learn the simple present tense
To study simple and compound sentences
To practice the articles a and an

Can you write about things

you do every day?
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Grammar for Writing
The Simple Present Tense: Statements
Use the simple present tense to write about:
• daily habits or routines
Max checks his e-mail each morning.
• general truths
Children go to school.
Fish live in water.

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 IMPORTANT: Verbs for third person singular subjects (he, she, it, Nick, Sylvia)
end in –s or –es.

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Grammar for Writing
There Is / There Are ยำ้ ให้นักศึกษำใช้ There is / There are ให้เป็ น
Use There is and There are to show that something exists in a certain place.
Use is with singular subjects. Use are with plural subjects.

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Grammar for Writing
The Simple Present Tense: Negative Statements
To make negative statements with be, add not after am/is/are.

NOTE: You can form contractions with is/are and not.

is not = isn’t are not = aren’t
there is not = there isn’t there are not = there aren’t

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 To make negative statements with other verbs, use do not and does not.

NOTE: You can form contractions with do / does and not.

do not = don’t does not = doesn’t

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Activity 12 hanging Verbs from Affirmative to Negative
Change the verb in each sentence from the affirmative to the negative. Also
write the contraction form.
1. I have a car.
I do not (don‘t) have a car.
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2. The capital of Japan is Osaka.
The capital of Japan is not (isn’t) Osaka.
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3. Jeremy goes to the library every day.
Jeremy does not (doesn’t) go to the library every day.
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4. There is a Thai restaurant on Green Street.
There is not (isn’t) a Thai restaurant on Green Street.
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5. Angel Falls is in Brazil.
Angel Falls is not (isn’t) in Brazil.
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6. Kate and Julia are roommates.
Kate and Julia are not (aren’t) roommates.
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7. Jeff and Michael work at the gas station.
Jeff and Michael do not (don’t) work at the gas station.
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8. There are answers in the back of the book.
There are not (aren’t) answers in the back of the book.
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9. The teacher wants a new computer.
The teacher does not (doesn’t) want a new computer.
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10. Olivia bakes cookies every Saturday.
Olivia does not (doesn’t) bake cookies every Saturday.
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Grammar for Writing
Using A and An with Count Nouns
A count noun is a noun that you can count. A count noun has a singular form
(such as phone) and a plural form (such as phones). A non-count noun has only
one form (such as rice).
Follow these rules for using a/an with singular count nouns:
• Use a or an in front of a singular count noun when the noun is general
(not specific).
• Use a in front of a singular count noun that begins with a consonant
sound.
• Use an in front of a singular count noun that begins with a vowel sound.
There is information on exceptions to these rules for words beginning with h and u on page 237 in
the Brief Writer’s Handbook.

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IMPORTANT: Forgetting to put a or an in front of a singular count noun is a
grammatical mistake.

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 When there is an adjective before a singular count noun, a / an agrees with
the first letter of the adjective, not the noun.

There is a list of common non-count nouns on page 238 in the Brief Writer’s Handbook.

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Grammar for Writing
Simple Sentences
A simple sentence is a sentence that has only one subject-verb combination.
Most simple sentences have one subject and one verb.
Japan imports oil from Saudi Arabia.
However, simple sentences can have a subject-verb combination that has
more than one subject and/or more than one verb.

NOTE: All of these sentences are simple sentences because they have only one
subject-verb combination.
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Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is a sentence that has two simple sentences that are
joined by a connecting word (such as and). A compound sentence has two
separate subject-verb combinations.

IMPORTANT: Compound sentences always use a comma (,) and a connecting

word to connect two sentences.

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Activity15 Identifying Sentence Types
For each sentence, circle the subject(s) and underline the verb(s). Then write S
(simple sentence) or C (compound sentence).

C
1. _______ Japan’s flag is red and white, and Canada’s flag is also red and white.
S
2. _______ Japan and Canada have the same two colors in their flags.
C
3. _______ The weather is bad, but the airplane will leave on time.
S
4. _______ It is extremely hot in Abu Dhabi during the summer.
S
5. _______ This map of Europe, Africa, and Asia is very old.
S
6. _______ You can have cake or ice cream for dessert.
C
7. _______ The students take a test every Friday, but they do not like it!
S
8. _______ January, March, May, July, August, October, and December have 31
days.
S
9. _______ This recipe requires two cups of flour, two cups of sugar, and one
cup of milk.

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 S
10. _______ Ian and Carlos like surfing and skiing.
C
11. _______ Some people prefer gold rings, but I prefer silver rings.
C
12. _______ These silver and gold rings are different in weight, so they are
different in price.

There are more comma rules on pages 232–233 in the Brief Writer’s Handbook.
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Grammar for Writing
Connecting Words in Compound Sentences

There are more connecting words on page 244 in the Brief Writer’s Handbook.

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Activity 16 Combining Simple Sentences into
Compound Sentences
Combine each pair of simple sentences into one compound sentence. Use a
comma and a connecting word: and, but, or, or so. Some sentences can be
connected with more than one connecting word. Be prepared to explain your
choice.

1. Seher lives in Turkey. Seher’s sister lives in Canada.

Seher lives in Turkey, but his sister lives in Canada. Or Seher lives
in Turkey, and his sister lives in Canada.
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2. Carlos works on Saturday. He cannot come to the movies with us.
Carlos works on Saturday, so he cannot come to the movies with us.
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3. We go to school every day. We play tennis on weekends.
We go to school every day, and we play tennis on weekends.
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4. Luis and Kathy are related. They are not brother and sister.
Luis and Kathy are related, but they are not brother and sister.
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5. Hurricanes begin in the Atlantic Ocean. Typhoons begin in the Pacific.
Hurricanes begin in the Atlantic Ocean, but typhoons begin in the
Pacific.
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6. I like to go to the beach in the summer. My brother prefers to hike in the
mountains.
I like to go to the beach in the summer, but my brother
prefers to hike in the mountains.
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7. I do not feel well. I will call the doctor.
I do not feel well, so I will call the doctor.
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8. You can watch television. You can watch a movie.
You can watch television, or you can watch a movie.
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Activity 19 Editing: Grammar and Sentence Review
Correct the paragraph. There are 13 mistakes. The first mistake has been
corrected for you.
2 adjective mistakes 2 verb mistakes 3 capitalization mistakes
2 punctuation mistakes 1 article mistake 2 possessive adjective mistakes
1 subject pronoun mistake

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 Example Paragraph 42
Not an Average Teenager
Steven Mills is not your typical athletic teenager. typical: average;
a wants ^
Steven is an gymnast, and he want to compete in the regular
O
olympics. He wakes up at five o’clock in the morning every
day because he has to practicehe
before school. First, he has
healthy
a breakfast healthy. Then she jogs to the National
^ S
Gymnasium on Cypress street. He practices gymnastics for
two hours. Then he gets ready for school. Steven goes to
school from eight-thirty in the morning until three o’clock
in
g
the afternoon. After school, he returns
his
to the
special
Gymnasium for classes special with him coach. When
es^
practice finish at six o’clock,, Steven returns home. He eats
^ his
dinner, does his homework and talks with their family.
^
Steven is in bed early to be ready to work hard again the
next day.
Building Better Sentences: For further practice with the sentences and paragraphs in this unit, go to
Practice 3 on page 254 in Appendix 1.
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Building Better Vocabulary
Activity 20 Word Associations
Circle the word or phrase that is most closely related to the word or phrase on
the left. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning of words you do not
know.
A B
1. successful negative effect positive effect
2. an entrepreneur to be the boss to have a boss
3. part-time to work forty hours to work twenty hours
4. engineering bridges orchestras
5. typical normal rare
6. a sibling a brother an uncle
7. forever an end no end

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 A B
8. servers an office a restaurant
9. to separate to divide to mix
10. professional* a nice suit shorts and a t-shirt
11. to wake up to go to sleep to stop sleeping
12. traditional* new old
13. stressful* an earthquake a picnic
14. athletic a library a soccer field
15. requires* must have optional

*Words that are part of the Academic Word List. See pages 245–246 for a
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Activity 21 Using Collocations
Fill in each blank with the word that most naturally completes the phrase on the
right. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning of words you do not
know.
1. make / take make
to ______________ a friend
2. make / take take
to ______________ a shower in the morning
3. from / with from
to be separated ______________ your family
4. at / on at
to wake up ______________ six in the morning
5. desk / mistake mistake
a common ______________
6. in / on in
to compete ______________ a game
7. in / on on
to write ______________ the whiteboard
8. of / to of
a map ______________ the region
9. see / watch watch
to ______________ a television show
10. get / take get
to ______________ information for a report

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Activity 22 Parts of Speech
Study the word forms. Fill in each blank with the best word form provided. Use
the correct form of the verb. If necessary, use a dictionary to check the meaning
of words you do not know. (NOTE: The word in bold is the original word that
appears in the unit.)

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 friend
friendly

profession
professional

separate (verb)
separate (adj)
visitor
visits

preference
prefers

Noun endings: -ship, -ion, -al, -tion, -or, -ence

Adjective endings: -ly, -al, -ed
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