AM ESOL Online 2-07-23 Agenda Community: Weather and the Environment ❏ News & Housekeeping ❏ Journal Writing ❏ Conjunctions - nor, or, neither/nor, either/or, both/and ❏ Conversation Practice - move to next class. ===================== NEWS - CNA/English Level 5 or 6 - Bus Driver Training ===================== Journal Writing - Introduction Rajaa - Reading Discussion Groundhog Punxsutawny Phil Predict the weather - continue to be cold (winter) - start of spring --------------------------- Coordinating Conjunctions FANBOYS (review focus on: nor, or) There are only 7 FANBOYS words. FANBOYS link sentences FANBOYS For And Nor But Or Yet So ------------------------ Sing with Grammarsaurus - Co-ordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIVL38Is5Ac Video 1x without Video 1x with sound Coordinating Conjunctions For - give reason - explains why (because) And - connects all things - connects words, phrases, clauses Nor - connects a negative Only use it with sentences But - connect opposites Or - choices Yet - connect opposites So - cause and effect (explains the result of something - action) -------------------------------- For - explains why He stayed in for it was raining. He stayed in 'because' it was raining. Practice I married you for I love you. I have you/ I am with you for I love you. I have an doctor's appointment for I am sick. xxI am going for an appointment x I leave for I have an appointment. Nor - connects a negative I can't dance nor can she. I cannot dance also / same She cannot dance I don't like shopping nor does the teacher. Practice Nor I am not qualified for this work nor is my sister. I am not qualified nor is she. I can't eat nor can she. S V nor S V Or I can't eat or sleep. S V or V Do you like coffee or tea? S V O or O I may cook fish or pasta. S V O or O (one or the other but not both) and I may cook fish and pasta. S V O and O (cook both fish and pasta) [Correlative Conjunction nor - Neither / nor They were neither cheap nor convenient.] but I am 10 but she is 2. yet It was early yet we were all ready for bed. ------------------ Groundhog Punxsutawny Phil Predict the weather - continue to be cold (winter) - start of spring Break 10:25 + Journal Writing 10 Minutes Come back 10:35 ---------------------- Share our Journals Valerie xxxxfor enjoy all the winter activities outside although Think more..send me your sentences later Groundhog Punxsutawny Phil (famous groundhog) What does the groundhog do? Berenice Predict the weather - continue to be cold (winter) - start of spring predict = to tell about the future or weather, other things predict = 'educated' guess 'educated' = learned information or facts Ama Groundhog said there is 6 more weeks of winter to go. to go (to come/ coming) / wait until the future wait for spring to come in 6 more weeks. Winter Spring Summer Fall (Autumn) Rajaa send it to me later 10 famous groundhogs 1.The groundhog said that there's more 6 weeks in winter 2. The groundhog didn't say that spring is on the door/coming soon. The groundhog said that there's 6 more weeks in winter. 6 more weeks Order of adjectives (quantity always goes first) Valerie 1. The groundhog say that if he see his shadow we're in for 6 more weeks of winter. Present tense Past tense I say said He/She/It says said You/We/They say said The groundhog said (postitive/use past tense) The groundhog did not say .... (negative / use present tense) Rajja Whether the groundhog predicts right or not it's still ridiculous. Whether/or (it does not matter which choice or way you go) Either/or = choice between to actions/things Either you are right or you are wrong. Either you come or you go. Either you believe the groundhog or you don't. Stephane 1. The groundhog says that his 2023 prediction was that winter would stick around for another six weeks based on him seeing his shadow and didn't say how accurate were his predictions? 1. The groundhog says that his 2023 prediction was that winter would stick around for another six weeks based on him seeing his shadow and didn't say how accurate were his predictions. stick Positive The groundhog says that his 2023 prediction was that winter would stick around for another six weeks based on him seeing his shadow Negative nor didn't he say how accurate were his predictions? ------------------ What did the groundhog say? What did (past) the groundhog say (present)? He/It said (past) -------------------------------- These all mean the same thing. there will be 6 more weeks of winter. there will be 6 more weeks of winter 'to go'. winter would 'stick around' for another six weeks will will wait for spring 'to come' in 6 more weeks. stick around (remain but in bad way) stick around (stay longer in good way) =============================== Punctuation - Mini-Lesson . period , comma ? question mark ! exclaimation point "" quotation marks - dash (also) - negative (minus, or less) / slash (forward slash) \ slash (backward slash) + plus (in addition) () parentheses % percent # number (pound sign) * asterisk ^ carat (insert/add more) $ dollar sign (money) & ampersand (and/also) : colon ; semi-colon [] brackets 2 lb lb = pound : colon =============================== Punctuation and Conjunctions , comma and conjunctions or and between clauses S O ,conjunction S O Conjunction S V, SV. Antoine Why do we use commas or not use commas? 1. English grammar rules 2. logic of the meaning of the sentence. Different punctuation rules for FANBOYS and WABBITS. FANBOYS The fanboys consist of seven words: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. FANBOYS - Punctuation Rules The fanboys operate under two basic rules: (1) when the fanboys connect two ideas that could each be a sentence on its own, then we put a comma in front of the fanboys, and (2) when the fanboys do not connect two ideas that could each be a sentence, then we do not put a comma in front of the fanboys. ------------------------------------ WABBITS The wabbits include when, where, while, after, although, before, because, if, though, and since. These are a sample of subordinate conjunctions. There are more than 50 subordinate conjunctions. WABBITS - Punctuation Rules The wabbits also operate under two rules, but the two rules are quite different from the above. (1) When the wabbits begin a sentence, then a comma is placed in the middle of the sentence, and (2) when the wabbits are in the middle of the sentence, then a comma is not placed in front of the wabbits. ======================================= We will work more with positive and negative sentences using conjunctions ( nor, or, neither/nor, either/or, and both/and. We will work more with past and present verbs in positive and negative sentences. We will continue tomorrow the lesson about punctuation and conjunctions. End Class