Selasa, 03 November 2009

conditional if

CONDITIONAL (IF)

1. If I am late to work, my boss gets very angry. That is why I am always on time.

2. When I leave work, I usually go to the fitness center to work out.

3. When he eats, he tries to choose healthy foods.

4. His car is very reliable, and he rarely has any trouble with it. But he has had a couple of difficulties in the past. If his car breaks down or he has any problems, he calls the auto club.

5. His car is terrible! It always breaks down. When his car breaks down or he has any problems, he calls the auto club.

6. Mary gets six weeks paid vacation a year. She loves to travel. When she goes on vacation, she always goes somewhere exotic.

7. Diane works harder than anyone I know. I don't think she has taken a day off in three years. But she does really love to travel. If she goes on vacation, she goes somewhere exotic.

8. He loves going to the movies. When he goes to the movies, he always gets a large popcorn with tons of butter.

9. She hates TV. She thinks television is a waste of time. If she watches any television at all, it is usually a documentary or a news program.

10. My friend always keeps in touch by mail. When I get a letter, I usually write back immediately.

Sabtu, 31 Oktober 2009

clause sentences


A. clause

Clause is a group of words or sentence that contains a subject and a verb.

Examples:

a. Kezi helps him.

b. Yuga protects it.

  1. Phrase.

Phrase is two words, which one is explaining about the main idea, and the other express as the adverb of it.

Examples:

a. Yuga rides his red car.

b. Kezi eats red apple.

  1. Sentences.

Sentences are a group of words that can be used to communicate your ideas with other people.

Examples:

a. Kezi drinks a glass of milk everyday.

b. Yuga gets exercises every morning.

  1. Independent Clause.

Independent clause is a clause that contains subject, verb, and expresses complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence by itself.

Examples:

a. Kezi usually drinks a glass of milk everyday.

b. Yuga usually gets his exercise every morning.

  1. Dependent Clause.

Dependent clause is a clause that contains subordinator + subject + verb (+ complement). It does not express complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence by itself.

Examples:

a. ….although Kezi usually drinks a glass of milk everyday…

b. ….although Yuga usually gets his exercise every morning…

  1. Simple Sentence.

Simple sentence is one independent clause.

Examples:

a. Kezi enjoys training exercise with Yuga every morning.

b. Yuga enjoys making Kezi mad with everyday.

  1. Compound Sentence.

Compound sentence is two or more independent clause joined together.

Examples:

a. Kezi enjoys exercising with Yuga, but Yuga enjoys making Kezi mad.

b. Kezi drinks a glass of milk; Yuga gets his exercises.

  1. Compound Sentences with a Coordinator.

A sentence with format: independent clause + coordinator + independent clause. The coordinators are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Examples:

a. Kezi drinks a glass of milk, and Yuga gets his exercise.

b. Kezi drinks a glass of milk, or Kezi drinks an orange juice.

  1. Compound Sentences with Conjunctive Adverbs.

A sentence with format: independent clause; + conjunctive adverb, + independent clause. The conjunctive adverbs are:

besides, furthermore, moreover, also, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, otherwise, accordingly, consequently, hence, therefore, thus.

Examples:

a. Yuga always making Kezi mad; however, he loves her so much.

b. Kezi must accepting Yuga that always make her made; otherwise, she won’t get trained from Yuga.

  1. Compound Sentences with Semicolons.

A sentence with format: independent clause; independent clause. It possible only when the two independent clauses are closely related in meaning.

Examples:

a. Kezi studies Russian literature; Yuga studies technical machine.

b. Kezi drinks a glass of milk; Yuga drinks a can of soda.

  1. Complex Sentences.

It contains one independent clause, and one or more dependent clauses. More important idea is placed in the independent clause, and other is placed in the dependent clause.

Examples:

a. Kezi could not beat Yuga, although she has trained harder with him.

b. Yuga loves Kezi since they were kids until now from first meet, although it has happened twelve years ago.

L. Adverb Clause.

A clause that begins with an adverbial subordinator such as: when, while, because, although, if, so that, etc.

Examples:

a. Although Kezi has trained harder with Yuga, she could not beat him.

b. Yuga loves Kezi so much, he always makes Kezi mad because he want to get her attention for him

M. Adjective Clauses.

A clause that begins with a relative pronoun such as: who, whom, which, whose, that, or with relative adverb such as: where, when.

Examples:

a. It is Yuga’s pendant that has been given by Kezi when both of them were kids.

b. Kezi’s best friend is Kenji, a criminal who is being looked for by polices.

N. Noun Clauses.

A clause that has function as a noun and begins with a wh- question word, that , whether, or sometimes if. It cans either a subject, or an object. No commas.

Examples:

a. Kezi doesn’t believe that Yuga loves her from twelve years ago until now.

b. Yuga’s friends don’t believe that Kezi could changes Yuga calmer since she came to his life.