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Sentence Types
1. Simple Sentences
2. Compound Sentences
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4. Compound-Complex Sentences
3. Complex Sentences
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2) Relative Clauses
1) Adverbial Clauses
3) Noun Clauses
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That- Clauses
Sequence of Tenses
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Subjunctive Noun Clauses
PRACTICE 1
PRACTICE2
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IF/WHETHER-CLAUSES
Concession Clauses – To show contrast between
Types of Adverbial Clause two statements, or surprise.
Time Clauses – In reference to a period of time
or another event
Place – To talk about location of position
Rules for Adverbial Clauses
Conditional Clauses – Expressing a hypothesis
or condition, real or imagined
1) Switching the Clauses
Reason Clauses – To explain why
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2) Commas
Examples in Context
3) Meanings
A Common Mistake
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Adverbial Clause Practice Exercise
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Preparing a Presentation The Place
The Objective
The Subject
The Time
The Audience
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Length of Talk
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Editing Your Content
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Full Text
Cue Cards
Mind Maps
Flip Charts
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Handouts
Video
PowerPoint
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Pause
Slow Down
Move Around
Relaxation Exercises
Practice Deep Breathing
Drink Water
Smile
Self-Massage
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Answering Questions
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Rhetorical questions
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Emphasizing/highlighting
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Body Language
What is pronunciation?
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Voice
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General explaining
1. In order to
2. In other words
4. That is to say
5. To that end
6. Moreover
7. Furthermore
8. What’s more
9. Likewise
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10. Similarly
12. As well as
17. However
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20. By contrast/in comparison
23. Yet
28. Nonetheless
29. Nevertheless
30. Notwithstanding
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Giving examples
Signifying importance
33. Significantly
34. Notably
35. Importantly
Summarizing
36. In conclusion
38. Persuasive
39. Compelling
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Introduction phrases
Establishing the importance of the topic:
Outline of structure:
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Explaining Keywords
Concluding sentences
Conclusion Phrases
Summarizing the content
Summarizing the findings (research)
Suggesting implications
Limitations of the current study (research)
Recommendations for further work (research)
Try to avoid:
Contractions
informal adjectives
idioms
No Personal pronouns
Use Passive constructions
Use Gerunds
Noun phrases
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Use fixed academic phrases..
Colloquial / informal words expressions
Informal Verbs
Being Cautious
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Devices that distance the author from a proposition
Being cautious when giving explanations or hypothesizing
Being cautious when explaining results
Being cautious when discussing implications or recommendations
Devices for avoiding over-generalization
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Advising cautious interpretation of findings (Refer to Discussing Findings)
General classifications
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Specific classifications
Introducing lists
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Referring to other people’s lists
Introductory Sentences: Similarities
Comparison within one sentence
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Indicating difference across two sentences
Defining Terms
Introductory phrases
Simple three-part definitions
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General meanings or application of meanings
Indicating varying definitions
Commenting on a definition
Describing Trends
Describing trends
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Describing high and low points in figures
Projecting trends
Describing Quantities
Explaining Causality
Other examples
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Giving Examples
Signaling Transition
Moving from one section to the next whilst indicating addition, contrast or opposition
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Time phrases associated with the use of the simple past tense: specific times or periods of time in the past,
completed
Time phrases associated with the use of the present perfect tense: past and present connected
The present perfect tense may also be used to describe research or scholarly activity that has taken place
recently
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For reference to single investigations or publications in the past, the simple past tense is used
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