1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFECIENCY 1
Lecturer`s name
Dashima Bt Abdul Wahab
Group
Muhammad Rusydi bin Muhammad
Muhammad Hafiz Haqimi bin Ismail
Aminuddin Amzar bin Amran
18. COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Neyo is handsome; moreover, he is
rich.
Clause 1
Independent
Clause 2
Independent
19. COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Neyo is handsome; moreover, he is
rich.
Note: Semicolon before conjunctive
adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!
20. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS “FLOAT”
Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called “floating”
adverbs because they can be positioned at the
beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.
21. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE BEGINNING, IN THE MIDDLE,AT THE END
Neyo is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Neyo is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
Neyo is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
22. Semicolons
“If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main
clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction,
you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little,
Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361).
29. COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Even though Roy is ugly, he is popular.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Dependent Independent
30. EXAMPLES OF COMPLEX SENTENCES
Gerald had to begun his thesis over again when his
computer crashed.
After she had learned to drive, Alice felt more
independent.
If the paperwork arrives on time, your cheque will be
mailed on Tuesday.
I wondered whether the homework was necessary (or
not).
33. EXAMPLES OF COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES
The package arrived in the morning, but the courier left
before I could check the contents.
Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and
understood the material.
There are many problems to solve before this program
can be used, but engineers
believe that they will be able to solve them soon.
35. ANALYZE THESE SENTENCES
1. Ottawa is the capital of Canada,
but Toronto is the capital of
Ontario.
2. Democracy is a noble goal; it is
important, however, to protect the
minority from the tyranny of the majority.
36. 3. Unless my girlfriend postpones
her visit from Calgary, I will not
have time to study for my exam.
4. Susanne wanted to be here, but
she cannot come because her car
is in the shop.
37. 5. The football game was cancelled
because it was raining.
6. The football game was cancelled
because of the rain.
7. The Island was filled with many trails
winding through the thick
underbrush, a small lake, and
dangerous wild pigs.
38. REFERENCES
Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice
Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley,
Longman, 1999.
The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and
Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.