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- LESSON 3 SENTENCES - SPECIAL STRUCTURES
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- Capitalize the first word (of):
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- 1. A sentence within a sentence -> The best rule is, Drive carefully.
- The question is, Who really knows? Their motto was, "Always alert!"
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- 2. Sentences in a series which are introduced with a colon ->
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- Father's rules are: Clean your room. Do your homework. Go to bed by 10.
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- 3. Sentences enumerated within a sentence: Father's rules are (1) Clean
- your room. (2) Do your homework. (3) Go to bed by 10.
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- - but for NON-sentences -
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- Father's rules emphasize: a clean room, homework, and bed by 10.
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- Father's rules emphasize (1) a clean room (2) homework (3) bed by 10.
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- 4. Items in a vertical list: Father's rules emphasize: A clean room.
- Homework done.
- In bed by 10.
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- My thought was, Of course we need it!
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- He advocated (1) exercise (2) a light dinner (3) review of class
- notes (4) a good sleep.
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- One guideline for capitalization is to notice how the
- thought changes with and without the capital letters.
- Sometimes the sentence becomes nonsense when the incorrect
- capitalization is used. The rule is, When in doubt, try it
- both ways. (He swam in the Yellow River.)
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- He advocated (1) Get some exercise. (2) Eat a light dinner. (3) Review your
- class notes. (4) Get a good sleep.
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- To prepare for a good dinner means: Buy good vegetables.
- Buy good meat. Make reservations at a good restaurant!
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- He advocated:
- Exercise.
- A light dinner.
- Review of class notes.
- A good sleep.
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- What is an "idiom"?
- An idiom is an expression which means something different than the literal
- meaning of the words it contains. Consider the (absurd) literal meaning of:
- elbow grease, birthday suit, bite the dust, crocodile tears
- (Gee, you people talk funny!)
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- The Seven Commandments
- 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
- 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend...
- ... 7. All animals are created equal.
- {Source: "Animal Farm", book, George Orwell, 1943}
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