Sentences from Quiz

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Sentences from Quiz 3

• He likes sports games for example he likes
  playing tennis and swimming.
• (Run-on error)
• He likes sports games for example, he likes
  playing tennis and swimming.
• He likes sports games. For example, he likes
  playing tennis and swimming.

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• She is not a vegetarian, on the contrary, she
  loves eating meat.
• (Comma splice error)
• She is not a vegetarian on the contrary, she
  loves eating meat.
• She is not a vegetarian. On the contrary, she
  loves eating meat.

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• Lisa is one of the top students in her class
  similarly, John, her little brother, is an
  excellent student.
• Lisa is one of the top students in her class.
  Similarly, John, her little brother, is an
  excellent student.

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• The physics requirements are very demanding in
  contrast, the chemistry requirements are
  extremely lenient.
• The physics requirements are very demanding. In
  contrast, the chemistry requirements are
  extremely lenient.

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• People started to eat more meat. For example, the
  consumption of chicken increased.
• People started to eat more meat. As a result, the
  consumption of chicken increased.

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• Im going home now. Incidentally, do you need a
  ride?
• Im going home now. By the way, do you need a
  ride?

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• He is a computer geek. In other words, he is so
  absorbed in studying computer technology that he
  behaves a little bit strangely sometimes.
• He is a computer geek. That is to say, he is so
  absorbed in studying computer technology that he
  behaves a little bit strangely sometimes.

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Chap. 27 Adverbial Clauses Conditions

• Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008

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Real conditions of fact

• If water freezes, it turns into ice.
• If she was in class, she definitely took notes.
• Unless she eats breakfast, she doesnt function
  well at work.

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Real conditions of prediction
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• If you move to California (and it is possible),
  you are going to be able to visit us more often.
• If I have three children (and it is possible that
  I will), I will send them all to public school.

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• I will change jobs unless I get promoted.
• If you hear some odd noises from the engine, you
  ought to check the car immediately.
• If you finish your homework by 5 pm, I might
  consider bringing you out for dinner.

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Hypothetical conditions of speculation
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• If I had some free time, I would help you. (But I
  dont have any free time)
• If we knew how to speak Italian, we would go to
  Italy. (We dont know how to speak Italian)

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• If you moved to California (but this isnt very
  likely), you would be able to visit us more
  often.
• If the price were to go down, I would buy that
  car. (but the chances are very remote)
• If I were you, I would not give up this
  opportunity.

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Exercise 3 (p. 303)

• Oral response

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Exercise 4 (p. 303)

• If I had ten children,
• If war were declared tomorrow,
• If I werent a student,

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Hypothetical condition of hindsight
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• If my grandmother had seen you in that bathing
  suit, she would have had a heart attack.
• (But she didnt see you, so she didnt have a
  heart attack)

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• If you had had my phone number, you could have
  called me for help.
• (But you didnt have my phone number, so you
  were not able to call me.)

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• If I had known he is so unreliable, I would not
  have given him the job.
• (I didnt know that he is unreliable, so I gave
  him the job.)

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Wishes

• I wish I could dunk. (but I cant)
• I wish I had gone to Florida with them. (but I
  didnt)
• I wish (your turn)

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Other conjunctions

• as if, as though
• He acted as if (as though) he were crazy.
• He acted like a madman.
• in case / in case of
• You may call me in case you encounter an
  emergent situation.
• You may call me in case of emergency.

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• provided that
• Water turns into ice provided that the
  temperature drops to zero.

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Omitted if

• If I had tried harder, I could have done better.
• Had I only tried harder, I could have done
  better.
• If I were the president, I would make a lot of
  changes.
• Were I the president, I would make a lot of
  changes.

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Exercise Omit if in the following sentences

• If my grandmother had seen you in that bathing
  suit, she would have had a heart attack.
• If I had known he is so unreliable, I would not
  have given him the job.

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Assignment

• Work on Short Writing Assignment 2 (p. 297) -
  due next Monday
• Write an account of time when you helped someone
  out or someone offered you help when it was
  needed. Include details about the time, the
  place, and the people involved. Explain what
  happened in details. Let your reader know, too,
  about the purpose and motives of the people
  involved and about the results of those actions.

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• Read Chap. 7, 8, 9, 10