English Folder de Juan Carlos

21
 ENGLISH CLASS LEVEL 5 INGENIERIA ELECTRICA ALUMNOS:  PENAGOS SOLIS JUAN CARLOS 06270353 TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, CHIAPAS A 09 DE JUNIO DE 2010 INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE TUXTLA GUTIERREZ

Transcript of English Folder de Juan Carlos

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 1/21

 

ENGLISH CLASS

LEVEL 5

INGENIERIA ELECTRICA

ALUMNOS:

  PENAGOS SOLIS JUAN CARLOS 06270353

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, CHIAPAS A 09 DE JUNIO DE 2010

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO

DE TUXTLA GUTIERREZ

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 2/21

2

MODULE INDEX  #PAG 

o  MODULE 1

  Present simple 3

  Present progressive 3  Present perfect simple 4

  Present perfect progressive 4

o  MODULE 2

  Past simple 5

  Past progressive 5

  Past perfect simple 6

  Past perfect progressive 6

o  MODULE 3

  Future will 7  Future going to 7

  Future progressive 8

  Future perfect simple 8

  Future perfect progressive 8

  Modal verbs 9

  Conditional sentences

  Zero 9

  Type 1 9

  Type 2 10

o  MODULE 4

  Relative clauses 11

  Participle clauses 13

o  MODULE 5

  Passive voice 14

o  MODULE 6

  Report speech 15

  Conditional sentences type 3 18

  Sentences 18

  Simple 19

  Compound 19

  Complex 19

  Complex sentences / Adjective clauses 20

o  REFERENCE 20

o  ENGLISH CLASS EXPERIENCES 21

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 3/21

3

GRAMMAR REFERENCE

MODULE 1

  Present simple

The simple present expresses an action in the present taking place once, never or several times. It is also

used for actions that take place one after another and for actions that are set by a timetable or schedule.

The simple present also expresses facts in the present. 

o  To describe permanenet situations.

  Tina lives in London

o  To describe repeated/habitual actions.

  He wakes up at 7:30 every morning.

o

  To talk about general truths.  Water boils at 100°C.

o  To talk about future actions related to timetables and programmes.

  Our plane leaves at 10:00 tomorrow.

o  To refer to the plot of a book, film, etc.

  Harry Potter lives with his uncle Vernon.

o  In sport commentaries.

  Jefferson shoots and he scores!

o  In exclamatory sentences with here… and there… 

  Here comes Uncle Harry!

  Present progressive

The present progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action. 

o  To describe actions happening now.

  Robert is talking to his boss right now.

o  To describe temporary situations.

  I’m staying with mu aunt at the moment. 

o  To talk about general truths.

  Water boils at 100°C.

o  To talk about annoying actions which happen repeatedly (with the adverbs or frequency

always, constantly and continually).  You’re always interrupting me! 

o  To describe situations which are changing or developing around the present time.

  Air pollution is increasing in our city.

o  To talk about future arrangements.

  I’m visiting some friend at the weekend. 

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 4/21

4

  Present perfect simple

The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an

influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.

Form of Present Perfect

Positive Negative Question

I / you / we / they I have spoken. I have not spoken. Have I spoken?

he / she / it He has spoken. He has not spoken. Has he spoken?

o  To puts emphasis on the result

  She has written five letters.

o  Action that is still going on

  School has not started yet.

o  Action that stopped recently

  She has cooked dinner.

o  Finished action that has an influence on the present

  I have lost my key.

o  Action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking

  I have never been to Australia.

  Present perfect progressive

The present perfect progressive expresses an action that recently stopped or is still going on. It puts

emphasis on the duration or course of the action.

Form of Present Perfect Progressive

Positive Negative Question

I / you / we / they I have been speaking. I have not been speaking. Have I been speaking?

he / she / it He has been speaking. He has not been speaking. Has he been speaking?

o  puts emphasis on the duration or course of an action (not the result)

  She has been writing for two hours.

o  action that recently stopped or is still going on

  I have been living here since 2001.

o  finished action that influenced the present

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 5/21

5

  I have been working all afternoon.

MODULE 2

  Past simple 

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used

for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past

Positive Negative Question

No differences I spoke. I did not speak. Did I speak?

o  action in the past taking place once, never or several times

  He visited his parents every weekend.

o  actions in the past taking place one after the other

  He came in, took off his coat and sat down.

o  action in the past taking place in the middle of another action

  When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

o  if sentences type II (If I talked, …)

  If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

  Past progressive 

The past progressive puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.

Form

Positive Negative Question

I / he / she / it I was speaking. I was not speaking. Was I speaking?

you / we / they You were speaking. You were not speaking. Were you speaking?

o  puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past

  He was playing football.

o  two actions happening at the same time (in the past)

  While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.

o  action going on at a certain time in the past

  When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 6/21

6

  Past perfect simple 

The past perfect simple expresses an action taking place before a certain time in the past.

Form of Past Perfect Simple

Positive Negative Question

No differences I had spoken. I had not spoken. Had I spoken?

o  action taking place before a certain time in the past

(putting emphasis only on the fact, not the duration)

  Before I came here, I had spoken to Jack.

o  Conditional Sentences Type III (condition that was not given in the past)

  If I had seen him, I would have talked to him.

  Past perfect progressive 

The past perfect progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action taking place before a

certain time in the past.

Form of Past Perfect progressive

Positive Negative Question

No differences He had been talking. He had not been talking. Had he been talking?

o  action taking place before a certain time in the past

o  sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple

o  puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 7/21

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 8/21

8

  Future progressive 

Future I progressive puts emphasis on the course of an action taking place in the future.

Form of Future progressive

Positive Negative Question

No differences He will be talking. He will not be talking. Will he be talking?

o  Action that is going on at a certain time in the future

o  Action that is sure to happen in the near future

  Future perfect simple 

Future perfect Simple expresses an action that will be finished at a certain time in the future.

Form of Future perfect simple

Positive Negative Question

No differences He will have talked.  He will not/won’t have talked. Will he have talked?

o  Action that will be finished at a certain time in the future

  Future perfect progressive 

Future perfect progressive puts emphasis on the course / duration of an action taking place before a certain

time in the future. It can also be used to express an assumption regarding a future action.

Future perfect progressive is not used very often as it can usually be replaced by future II simple.

Form of Future perfect progressive

Positive Negative Question

No differences He will have been talking. He will not/won’t have been talking. Will he have been talking?

o  action taking place before a certain time in the future

o  puts emphasis on the course of an action

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 9/21

9

  Modal verbs

Modal verbs are for example may , can, must , should , need . They express an ability, permission, wish etc. to

do something. (I may, can, must swim.) Many modal verbs cannot be used in all of the English tenses. That's

why we need to know the substitutes to these modal verbs.

Form of Future progressive

Modal Verb Substitute Example

must to have to I must swim. = I have to swim.

must not not to be allowed to I must not swim. = I am not allowed to swim.

can to be able to I can swim. = I am able to swim.

may to be allowed to I may swim. = I am allowed to swim.

need to have to I need to swim. = I have to swim.

need not not to have to I need not swim. = I don't have to swim.

shall / should/

ought to

to be supposed to / to be expected to /

to be to

I shall / should / ought to swim. = I am

supposed to swim. / I am expected to swim. / I

am to swim.

  Conditional Sentences

ZERO CONDITIONAL

Form If /When+ present simple, present simple

If/When you press the button, the machine starts.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES TYPE 1

Form  If + Simple Present, will-Future 

If I find her address, I will send her an invitation.

The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.

I will send her an invitation if I find her address.

Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Simple Present und will-Future on how to form

negative sentences.

If I don’t see him this afternoon, I will phone him in the evening. 

Use

Conditional Sentences Type I refer to the future. An action in the future will only happen if a certain

condition is fulfilled by that time. We don't know for sure whether the condition actually will be fulfilled or

not, but the conditions seems rather realistic – so we think it is likely to happen.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 10/21

10

If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation. 

I want to send an invitation to a friend. I just have to find her address. I am quite sure, however, that I will

find it.

If John has the money, he will buy a Ferrari.

I know John very well and I know that he earns a lot of money and that he loves Ferraris. So I think it is very

likely that sooner or later he will have the money to buy a Ferrari.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES TYPE 2

Form If + Simple Past, main clause with Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)

If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.

I would send her an invitation if I found her address.

Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Simple Past and Conditional I on how to form

negative sentences.

If I had a lot of money, I wouldn’t stay here. 

Were instead of Was 

In IF Clauses Type II, we usually use ‚were‘– even if the pronoun is I, he, she or it   –.

If I were you, I would not do this.

Use

Conditional Sentences Type II refers to situations in the present. An action could happen if the present

situation were different. I don't really expect the situation to change, however. I just imagine  „what would 

happen if …“  

If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

I would like to send an invitation to a friend. I have looked everywhere for her address, but I cannot find it.So now I think it is rather unlikely that I will eventually find her address.

If John had the money, he would buy a Ferrari.

I know John very well and I know that he doesn't have much money, but he loves Ferraris. He would like to

own a Ferrari (in his dreams). But I think it is very unlikely that he will have the money to buy one in the

near future.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 11/21

11

MODULE 4

  Relative Clauses 

We use relative clauses to give additional information about something without starting another sentence.

By combining sentences with a relative clause, your text becomes more fluent and you can avoid repeating

certain words.

How to Form Relative Clauses

Imagine, a girl is talking to Tom. You want to know who she is and ask a friend whether he knows her. You

could say:

A girl is talking to Tom. Do you know the girl?

That sounds rather complicated, doesn't it? It would be easier with a relative clause: you put both pieces of 

information into one sentence. Start with the most important thing  – you want to know who the girl is.

Do you know the girl … 

As your friend cannot know which girl you are talking about, you need to put in the additional information

 – the girl is talking to Tom. Use „the girl“ only in the first part of the sentence, in the second part replace it

with the relative pronoun (for people, use the relative pronoun „who“). So the final sentence is: 

Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom?

Relative Pronouns

Relative

pronounUse Example

whosubject or object pronoun for people I told you about the woman who lives next

door.

whichsubject or object pronoun for animals and

things

Do you see the cat which is lying on the

roof?

which referring to a whole sentence He couldn’t read which surprised me.

whosepossession for people animals and things Do you know the boy whose mother is a

nurse?

whom

object pronoun for people, especially in non-

defining relative clauses (in defining relativeclauses we colloquially prefer who)

I was invited by the professor whom I met at

the conference.

that

subject or object pronoun for people,

animals and things in defining relative

clauses (who or which are also possible)

Subject Pronoun or Object Pronoun?

Subject and object pronouns cannot be distinguished by their forms - who, which, that are used for subject

and object pronouns. You can, however, distinguish them as follows:

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 12/21

12

If the relative pronoun is followed by a verb, the relative pronoun is a subject pronoun. Subject pronouns

must always be used.

the apple which is lying on the table

If the relative pronoun is not followed by a verb (but by a noun or pronoun), the relative pronoun is an

object pronoun. Object pronouns can be dropped in defining relative clauses, which are then called Contact Clauses.

the apple (which) George lay on the table

relative adverb can be used instead of a relative pronoun plus preposition. This often makes the sentence

easier to understand.

This is the shop in which I bought my bike.

→ This is the shop where I bought my bike.

Relative Adverbs

A relative adverb can be used instead of a relative pronoun plus preposition. This often makes the sentence

easier to understand.

This is the shop in which I bought my bike.

This is the shop where I bought my bike.

Relative

adverbMeaning Use Example

when in/on which refers to a time expression the day when we met him

where in/at which refers to a place the place where we met him

why for which refers to a reason the reason why we met him

Defining Relative Clauses

Defining relative clauses (also called identifying relative clauses or restrictive relative clauses) give detailed

information defining a general term or expression. Defining relative clauses are not put in commas. 

Imagine, Tom is in a room with five girls. One girl is talking to Tom and you ask somebody whether he knows

this girl. Here the relative clause defines which of the five girls you mean.

Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom?

Defining relative clauses are often used in definitions. 

A seaman is someone who works on a ship.

Object pronouns in defining relative clauses can be dropped. (Sentences with a relative clause without the

relative pronoun are called Contact Clauses.)

The boy (who/whom) we met yesterday is very nice.

Non-Defining Relative Clauses

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 13/21

13

Non-defining relative clauses (also called non-identifying relative clauses or non-restrictive relative clauses)

give additional information on something, but do not define it. Non-defining relative clauses are put in

commas. 

Imagine, Tom is in a room with only one girl. The two are talking to each other and you ask somebody

whether he knows this girl. Here the relative clause is non-defining because in this situation it is obvious

which girl you mean.

Do you know the girl, who is talking to Tom?

Note: In non-defining relative clauses, who/which may not be replaced with that .

Object pronouns in non-defining relative clauses must be used.

  Participle Clauses

Use

If a clause is shortened using a participle construction, the clause is called participle clause.

Watching TV , she forgot everything around her.

In English, participle clauses are mainly used in writing in order to put a lot of information into one sentence.

When shortening or combining clauses with a participle construction, keep the following rules in mind:

o  Both clauses should have the same subject.

o  The less important part becomes the participle clause. Important information should

always be in the main clause.

o  Make sure, you use the correct participle form (see above).

o  The conjunctions as, because, since and relative pronouns who, which are left out.o  The conjunctions before, when are used in the participle clause.

o  The conjunctions after, while can be used or left out.

Participle Clauses with different Subjects

Sometimes participle clauses can be used even if the clauses to be combined do not have the same subject.

This is the case for example if the main clause contains one of the following verbs + object :

 feel, find, hear, listen to, notice, see, smell, watch  

I heard him playing the guitar.

Here, the participle clause must directly follow the object it is relating to. (Note: Some of the verbs

mentioned here can also be used with the infinitive. For further information see Infinitive or Ing-Form)

A participle construction is also possible, if both subjects are mentioned (often the word 'with' is put before

the subject in the participle clause). This is very formal, however, and not often used.

Mrs Jones went to New York. Mr Smith took up her position.

→ (With) Mrs Jones going to New York, Mr Smith took up her position.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 14/21

14

MODULE 5

  Passive voice 

Use of Passive

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or

what is performing the action.

My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.

Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:

A mistake was made.

In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a

mistake.).

Form of Passive

Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle

A letter was written.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

  the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence

  the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)

  the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

Examples of Passive

Tense Subject Verb Object

Simple

Present

 Active: Rita writes a letter.

Passive: A letter is written by Rita.

Simple Past  Active: Rita wrote a letter.

Passive: A letter was written by Rita.

PresentPerfect

 Active: Rita has written a letter.Passive: A letter has been written by Rita.

Future I  Active: Rita will write a letter.

Passive: A letter will be written by Rita.

Be  Active: Rita can write a letter.

Passive: A letter can be written by Rita.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 15/21

15

Examples of Passive

Tense Subject Verb Object

Present Progressive  Active: Rita is writing a letter.

Passive: A letter is being written by Rita.Past Progressive  Active: Rita was writing a letter.

Passive: A letter was being written by Rita.

Past Perfect  Active: Rita had written a letter.

Passive: A letter had been written by Rita.

Future II  Active: Rita will have written a letter.

Passive: A letter will have been written by Rita.

Conditional I  Active: Rita would write a letter.

Passive: A letter would be written by Rita.

Conditional II  Active: Rita would have written a letter.

Passive: A letter would have been written by Rita.

Passive Sentences with Two Objects

Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the two objects becomes

the subject, the other one remains an object. Which object to transform into a subject depends on what you

want to put the focus on.

Subject Verb Object 1 Object 2

 Active: Rita wrote a letter to me.

Passive: A letter was written to me by Rita.

Passive: I was written a letter by Rita.

MODULE 6

  Report Speech 

If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct speech),

but reported (indirect) speech. Therefore, you need to learn how to transform direct speech into reported

speech. The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement,

question or request.

Statements

When transforming statements, check whether you have to change:

o  pronouns

o  present tense verbs (3rd person singular)

o  place and time expressions

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 16/21

16

o  tenses (backshift)

Type Example

direct speech “I speak English.” 

reported speech He says that he speaks English.

reported speech He said that he spoke English.

Pronouns

In reported speech, you often have to change the pronoun depending on who says what.

She says, “My mum doesn’t have time today.” – She says that her mum doesn’t have time today. 

Tenses

No backshift Do not change the tense if the introductory clause is in Simple Present (e. g. He says). Note,

however, that you might have to change the form of the present tense verb (3rd person singular). 

He says, “I speak English.” – He says that he speaks English.

Backshift You must change the tense if the introductory clause is in Simple Past (e. g. He said ). This is

called backshift . 

He said, “I am happy.” – He said that he was happy.

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Simple Present Simple Past

Present Progressive Past ProgressiveSimple Past Past Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Simple

Past Perfect Simple

Past Progressive Past Perfect Progressive

Present Perfect Progressive

Past Perfect Progressive

Future I (going to) was / were going to

Future I (will) Conditional I (would)

Conditional I (would)

The verbs could, should, would, might, must, needn’t, ought to, used to do not normally change.

He said, “She might be right.” – He said that she might be right.

Place and Time expressions

For place and time expressions you have to check whether place and time are the same in direct and

reported speech or not.

Therefore you always have to think which place and time expressions are logical in a certain situation.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 17/21

17

In the following table, you will find ways of transforming place and time expressions into reported speech.

Direct Speech Reported Speech

today that day

now thenyesterday the day before

… days ago … days before

last week the week before

next year the following year

tomorrow the next day / the following day

here there

this that

these those

Questions

When transforming questions, check whether you have to change:

o  pronouns

o  present tense verbs (3rd person singular)

o  place and time expressions

o  tenses (backshift)

Also note that you have to:

o  transform the question into an indirect question

o  use the interrogative or if / whether  

Type Example

with interrogative direct speech “Why don’t you speak English?” reported speech He asked me why I didn’t speak English. 

without

interrogative

direct speech “Do you speak English?” 

reported speech He asked me whether / if I spoke English.

Requests

When transforming questions, check whether you have to change:

o  pronouns

o  place and time expressions

Type Example

direct speech “Carol, speak English.“ 

reported speech He told Carol to speak English.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 18/21

18

  Conditional sentences type 3 

Form If + Past Perfect, main clause with Conditional II

If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.

I would have sent her an invitation if I had found her address.

Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Past Perfect and Conditional II on how to form

negative sentences.

If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed my exams. 

Use 

Conditional Sentences Type III refer to situations in the past. An action could have happened in the past if a

certain condition had been fulfilled. Things were different then, however. We just imagine, what would have

happened if the situation had been fulfilled.

If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

Sometime in the past, I wanted to send an invitation to a friend. I didn't find her address, however. So in the

end I didn't send her an invitation.

If John had had the money, he would have bought a Ferrari.

I knew John very well and I know that he never had much money, but he loved Ferraris. He would have

loved to own a Ferrari, but he never had the money to buy one.

  Sentences: Simple, Compound and Complex

Experienced writers use a variety of sentences to make their writing interesting and lively. Too many simple

sentences, for example, will sound choppy and immature while too many long sentences will be difficult to

read and hard to understand.

This page contains definitions of simple, compound, and complex sentences with many simple examples.

The purpose of these examples is to help the ESL/EFL learner to identify sentence basics including

identification of sentences in the short quizzes that follow. After that, it will be possible to analyze more

complex sentences varieties.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 19/21

19

SIMPLE SENTENCE

A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a

complete thought. In the following simple sentences, subjects are in yellow, and verbs are in green.

A. Some students like to study in the mornings.

B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon.

C. Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.

The three examples above are all simple sentences. Note that sentence B contains a compound subject, and

sentence C contains a compound verb. Simple sentences, therefore, contain a subject and verb and express

a complete thought, but they can also contain a compound subjects or verbs.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as

follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells

FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences, coordinators are always preceded by a comma. In the following

compound sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the coordinators and the commas that

precede them are in red.

A. I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.

B. Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.

C. Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping.

The above three sentences are compound sentences. Each sentence contains two independent clauses, and

they are joined by a coordinator with a comma preceding it. Note how the conscious use of coordinators

can change the relationship between the clauses. Sentences B and C, for example, are identical except for

the coordinators. In sentence B, which action occurred first? Obviously, "Alejandro played football" first,

and as a consequence, "Maria went shopping. In sentence C, "Maria went shopping" first. In sentence C,

"Alejandro played football" because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, for or because "Maria

went shopping." How can the use of other coordinators change the relationship between the two clauses?

What implications would the use of "yet" or "but" have on the meaning of the sentence?

COMPLEX SENTENCE

A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex

sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun

such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green,

and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.

A. When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.

B. The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 20/21

20

C. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.

D. After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.

E. Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying.

When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator such as sentences A and D, a comma is required at theend of the dependent clause. When the independent clause begins the sentence with subordinators in the

middle as in sentences B, C, and E, no comma is required. If a comma is placed before the subordinators in

sentences B, C, and E, it is wrong.

Note that sentences D and E are the same except sentence D begins with the dependent clause which is

followed by a comma, and sentence E begins with the independent clause which contains no comma. The

comma after the dependent clause in sentence D is required, and experienced listeners of English will often

hear a slight pause there. In sentence E, however, there will be no pause when the independent clause

begins the sentence.

COMPLEX SENTENCES / ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Finally, sentences containing adjective clauses (or dependent clauses) are also complex because they

contain an independent clause and a dependent clause. The subjects, verbs, and subordinators are marked

the same as in the previous sentences, and in these sentences, the independent clauses are also underlined.

A. The woman who(m) my mom talked to sells cosmetics.

B. The book that Jonathan read is on the shelf.

C. The house which AbrahAM Lincoln was born in is still standing.

D. The town where I grew up is in the United States.

Adjective Clauses are studied in this site separately, but for now it is important to know that sentences

containing adjective clauses are complex.

  REFERENCE 

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/ 

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary 

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/inhalt_grammar.htm 

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html 

8/9/2019 English Folder de Juan Carlos

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/english-folder-de-juan-carlos 21/21

21

  EXPERIENCES

This semester I learned different topic about future, modal verbs, but the

most important for me that I realize that English is necessary for

communication, subject and for read, analyze scientific text or essays.

I can only conclude by thanking the attempt that has set me remove the psychosis

of displeasure to English, thanks you.