{"id":3971,"date":"2019-07-20T12:49:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T07:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stvisapro.com\/?page_id=3971"},"modified":"2019-10-14T17:44:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T12:44:26","slug":"grammar-task-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/grammar-task-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar Task 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a id=\"grammar\"><\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Grammar Section:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Sentence Structure:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8boxlzOObMc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m9Avsw-kK-s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Types of Clauses:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Compound Clause<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Complex Clause<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Compound-Complex Clause<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #800000;\">01. Compound Clause:<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>A compound sentence consists of 2 or 3 clauses. It is when simple sentences are joined together.<\/p>\n<p>In this sentence structure, the clauses are joined with the following\u00a0<strong>coordinating conjunctions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>F\u00a0= for<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0= and<\/p>\n<p>N\u00a0= nor<\/p>\n<p>B\u00a0= but<\/p>\n<p>O\u00a0= or<\/p>\n<p>Y\u00a0= yet<\/p>\n<p>S\u00a0= so<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8216;fanboys&#8217; is an easy way to remember the different conjuntions that make up compound sentences. Obviously the most common are &#8216;and&#8217;, &#8216;but&#8217;, &#8216;or&#8217; and &#8216;so&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of compound sentence structure:<\/p>\n<p>Computers\u00a0are\u00a0important,\u00a0but\u00a0they can be\u00a0dangerous too.<\/p>\n<p>Formula = SV but SV<\/p>\n<p>Computers\u00a0are\u00a0important,\u00a0butthey can be\u00a0dangerous too,\u00a0sowemust be\u00a0careful.<\/p>\n<p>Formula = SV but SV so SV.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid writing too many clauses as the sentence may get difficult to follow, and you\u00a0<strong>cannot<\/strong>\u00a0use each one\u00a0<strong>more than once<\/strong>\u00a0in a sentence to join clauses.<\/p>\n<p>This is\u00a0<strong>wrong<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Computers are used widely in most countries now,<strong><span class=\"r\">\u00a0and<\/span><\/strong>they are a sign of progress,\u00a0<strong><span class=\"r\">and<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0we must ensure everyones has access to them.<\/p>\n<p>Incorrect formula = SV and SV and SV.\u00a0<strong class=\"r\">X<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two possible corrected versions:<\/p>\n<p>Computers are used widely in most countries now,<strong><span class=\"r\">\u00a0and<\/span><\/strong>they are a sign of progress. We must ensure everyones has access to them.<\/p>\n<p>Formula = SV and SV. SV.<\/p>\n<p>Computers are used widely in most countries now,<strong><span class=\"r\">\u00a0and<\/span><\/strong>they are a sign of progress,\u00a0<span class=\"r\"><strong>so<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0must ensure everyones has access to them.<\/p>\n<p>Formula = SV and SV so SV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using semicolons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is an instance when you can have a compound sentence structure without a coordinating conjuntion, and this is when you join two clauses with a semicolon. It is used when two ideas are related.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p>Computers are used widely in most countires; they are a sign of progress.<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #800000;\">02. Complex Clause:<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Complex sentences are more complicated (which is maybe why they are called &#8216;complex&#8217;!).<\/p>\n<p>This type of sentence structure is important for IELTS because to get awarded a band 6 or higher for your &#8216;grammatical range and accuracy&#8217;, you need to demonstrate that you are able to use them.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>more varied<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>more accurate<\/strong>\u00a0your complex sentences are, the higher the band score for this.<\/p>\n<p>There are different types of complex sentences and these will be looked at in more detail later, so here you are just provided with the basics.<\/p>\n<p>Complex sentences are two (or more) clauses joined together, but they are not joined by &#8216;fanboys&#8217; (coordinating conjuntions). They are joined by subordinating conjuntions.<\/p>\n<p>These are subordinating conjunctions:<\/p>\n<p><em>after<br \/>\n<\/em><em>although<br \/>\n<\/em><em>as<br \/>\n<\/em><em>as if<br \/>\n<\/em><em>as long as<br \/>\n<\/em><em>as much as<br \/>\n<\/em><em>as soon as<br \/>\n<\/em><em>as though<br \/>\n<\/em><em>because<br \/>\n<\/em><em>before<br \/>\n<\/em><em>even if<br \/>\n<\/em><em>even though<br \/>\n<\/em><em>if<br \/>\n<\/em><em>in order to<br \/>\n<\/em><em>in case<br \/>\n<\/em><em>once<br \/>\n<\/em><em>since<br \/>\n<\/em><em>so that<br \/>\n<\/em><em>that<br \/>\n<\/em><em>though<br \/>\n<\/em><em>unless<br \/>\n<\/em><em>until<br \/>\n<\/em><em>when<br \/>\n<\/em><em>whenever<br \/>\n<\/em><em>whereas<br \/>\n<\/em><em>where<br \/>\n<\/em><em>wherever<br \/>\n<\/em><em>while<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p>People take natural health supplements\u00a0<strong><span class=\"r\">even though<\/span><\/strong>they may not have been tested.<\/p>\n<p>Our children may not be properly educated\u00a0<strong><span class=\"r\">if<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0we don&#8217;t spend more on schools.<\/p>\n<p>I went to bed\u00a0<strong><span class=\"r\">as soon as<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0he left\u00a0<strong><span class=\"r\">because<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0I was tired.<\/p>\n<p>These are all\u00a0<strong>adverbial clauses<\/strong>. In these types of complex sentence, the second clause can be used to start the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, a comma is needed in the middle.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r\">Even though<\/span>\u00a0they may not have been tested, people take natural health supplements.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r\">If<\/span>\u00a0we don&#8217;t spend more on schools, our children may not be properly educated.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"r\">As soon as<\/span>\u00a0he left, I went to bed\u00a0<span class=\"r\">because<\/span>\u00a0I was tired.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Noun clauses<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>relative clauses<\/strong>\u00a0are also a type of complex sentence structure, but these will be looked at later.<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #800000;\">03. Compound-Complex Clause:<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Compound-complex sentences are the same as complex sentences but they also have a simple (or compound) sentence before or after the &#8216;complex&#8217; part.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p><u>I ate a lot\u00a0<strong class=\"r\">when<\/strong>\u00a0I got home<\/u>,\u00a0<strong><span class=\"r\">but<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0I was still hungry.<\/p>\n<p>The part that is underlined is the complex sentence. As you can see, it also has a simple sentences connected to it. It can also have a full compound sentence attached to it:<\/p>\n<p><u>I ate a lot\u00a0<strong class=\"r\">when<\/strong>\u00a0I got home<\/u>,\u00a0<strong><span class=\"r\">but<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0I was still hungry,\u00a0<strong><span class=\"r\">so<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0I went shopping to buy some more food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. Grammar Section: Sentence Structure: Types of Clauses: Compound Clause Complex Clause Compound-Complex Clause 01. Compound Clause: A compound sentence consists of 2 or 3 clauses. It is when simple sentences are joined together. In this sentence structure, the clauses are joined with the following\u00a0coordinating conjunctions: F\u00a0= for A\u00a0= and N\u00a0= nor B\u00a0= but O\u00a0= &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/grammar-task-19\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grammar Task 19&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3971","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3971"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4277,"href":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3971\/revisions\/4277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stvisapro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}