Sentence Types

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

~ Samuel Johnson

Sentence Variety

Simple Sentence - ______________________________________________________________________ Akron has many parks. Compound Sentence - __________________________________________________________________ a). FANBOY = Akron has many international restaurants, so ELI students can get a taste of home. b). FANMEN = Akron has many international restaurants; thus, ELI students can get a taste of home. c). Semi Colon* = Akron has many international restaurants; ELI students can get a taste of home. *The relationship between both independent clauses must be very strong. Complex Sentence - ____________________________________________________________________ a). IND + DEP = ELI students succeed because they study hard. b). DEP + IND = Because they study hard, ELI students succeed.

Common Sentence Mistakes

Run On - ____________________________________________________________________________

L The university has many new buildings the library is old.

Comma Splice - ______________________________________________________________________

L The university has many new buildings, the library is old.

Fix it: a). FANBOYS = The university has many new buildings, but the library is old. b). FANMEN = The university has many new buildings; however, the library is old. c). SUBORDINATOR = Although the university has many new buildings, the library is old.

Fragment - __________________________________________________________________________

L As we drove to Cleveland.

Fix it: a). Add IND Clause = As we drove to Cleveland, we didn’t get lost once.

Parallel Structure - ___________________________________________________________________

                L We read, write, and are learning vocabulary.

Fix it: a). Change the different structure = We read, write, and learn vocabulary.