Thursday, November 6, 2008

Sentence Pattern 6 and 7

Pattern 6: A internal series of appositives or modifiers using dashes -- or parentheses ( )

Ex. My favorite french wines - merlot, chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon - are wonderful to savour.

Ex. Many books students enjoy reading ( Emma, Little Women, Jane Eyer) show women in traditional roles in society.

My Favorite fighters from the gym -Librado Andrade, Hermann Ngoudjo, Olivier Lontchi, Joachim Alcine - have important upcoming fights.

All punching forms (jab, hook, uppercut) are very harmful.

Pattern 7: Dependant Clauses -subordinating conjonctions- in a pair of serie( beginning or end)

Ex. Because it may seem difficult at first, because it may sound awkward, because it creates long sentences, this pattern seems forbidding to writers, but it's easy; try it!

Ex. Since he has little imagination and since he had even less talent, he wasn't hired for the job.

Because of his stamina, because of his strength, because of his fighting heart, Andrade will defeat Bute with ease.

Time: When, since, after, before, while
place: where, where ever
purpose:because
Contrary: although, though, even if,
Condition: if, unless

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