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Objects:
utensil spoon soup spoon
Ideas:
thought idea plan
Sentence with a “be” verb: Scooters are a dominant feature of modern European
traffic.
Sentence with an action verb:
Scooters dominate modern European traffic.
3. Combine sentences three and four using the word which to introduce one of
the ideas.
Answers will vary.
Example: The power failure, which left the lower-level classes completely in
the dark, hit without warning.
1. Ryan Braun was being held at first base by Albert Pulois. The pitcher was
signalled by the catcher Yavier Molina to throw a pitch out.
Albert Pulois was holding Ryan Braun at first base. The catcher Yavier Molina
signalled the pitcher to throw a pitch out.
2. I think that Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch of the United Kingdom, but, if I’m
not mistaken, the prime minister actually governs the country.
Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch of the United Kingdom, but the prime
minister actually governs the country.
2. We were really scared when the cops pulled us over on the Confederation
Bridge. Who wouldn’t be?
Informal Semi-formal
Answers will vary.
Example: The sentence contains first-person references and a popular
expression.
3. Elderly people in Edmonton often struggle to pay their utility bills during the
coldest months of the year. One utility advocacy group reports that….
Informal Semi-formal
Answers will vary.
Example: The sentence is carefully constructed and contains no contractions,
clichés, or first-person references.
Informal style
Answers will vary.
Example: This relaxed style of writing is marked by first-person references,
contractions, popular expressions, clichés, and occasional fragments. It is used for
casual communication.
Semi-formal style
Answers will vary.
Example: This careful, purposeful style of writing is found in academic essays,
articles, reports, and papers. This style uses few contractions and no clichés or first
person references. When semi-formal style is used, words are carefully chosen and
sentences are carefully constructed.