Chapter 1

Chapter 1

ENGL 1220 - Sara Alshamran - 2011
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In this chapter you have to learn:
 Paragraph form.
 Subjects, Verbs and Objects.
 Simple Sentences.
 6 rules of capitalization.
 4 steps in writing process.
 Journal writing.

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Chapter 1 INTRODUCING PEOPLE

 Who’s your classmate?
 Ask Questions and take Notes

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organization

A paragraph can be described as a Yummy Cheeseburger. It must
has one topic sentence, one concluding sentence, and many
supporting sentences.

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organization
Your name - Ann Naguyen
Course number - 1220
ENGL
Due date -- Sep 25, 2011

Indent the first sentence

Remember!
Use black or dark
blue ink
Use 8,5 inch-by-
11inch lined, 3 hole
paper

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organization

YOUR NAME - Sara Alshamran
COURSE NUMBER -English 1220
DUE DATE --
25/9/2011
MARGIN
My classmate
TITLE IN CENTER

Our classmate from Brazil is very athletic. His

name is Antonio Gonzales. His friends call him tony. He

USE THE TAB KEY is the oldest son in his family. His family sent him here
TO INDENT THE
FIRST SENTENCE to learn English and to study business. Then he will

return to his home and work in his family company.
DOUBLE SPACE
Remember! Tony is a big sport fan. He watches sports on television
Use a standard font
style, such as TIMES NEW all the time. His favorite sport is soccer. After all, he is
ROMAN. from Brazil! I would like to play soccer with Tony after
Use 8,5 inch-by-11inch
white paper. class some day.

MARGIN
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Grammar and
Capitalization

period

Sara watches TV. We understand a
complete thought
Capital letter at
the beginning subject verb

A sentence is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb
and expresses a complete thought. It begins with capital letter
and end with period

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Grammar and
Capitalization

Comehere.
You If a sentence gives a
understand Stoptalking. command or
the subject is
instruction, we
Positive you
understand that the
subject is you, but we
don’t say or write you.
The verb in a command
sentence is always in
No the simple form.
Verb
subject

Don’tCome here.
Negative To make a command
Don’t Stop talking. negative, put Don’t
before the verb.

Verb 8


Grammar and
Capitalization

Sara watches TV.

Sara is TV
The
doing receives
something action
the action

Subject Verb Object

It is always It tells an action or just To find it, make a question by putting what
after an action verb
expressed links the subject with Noun or pronoun
Certain verbs MUST have objects, such as
Noun or pronoun the rest of the sentence need, want, give, have, like, love…

1. Action verbs name an action that produced by the subject, and they can have
objects, such as watch, hit, play… etc.
2. Linking verbs link the subject with the rest of the sentence, and they don’t have
objects, such as be, look, feel… etc
Example: My classmate is from Riyadh. She looksfriendly. I feel happy with her. 9


organization

The first word in a sentence. My classmate is from Riyadh. She likes cats.

The pronoun I. My mother and I like cats.

Names of people and their titlesPresident Barak Obama.
A title without a name is not capitalize but if this title refers to specific person it is
capitalized. There are many presidents in the hall. The President of USA is there too.

Nationalities. My friends are Saudi, Swedish and British.
Languages. I can speak English, Chinese and French very well.
Religions. They are Muslims, Jewish and Buddhist.
Ethnic group Native ethnic groups of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan self-
identify themselves as Asian.

Names of school courses with numbers. I study English1220.
Don’t capitalize the school subjects except names of nationalities, languages, religions
and college classes with numbers

Specific places you could find on the map. I was in USA. I visited New York City and I spent 10
along time in the Times Square. I went to Disneyland. ENGL 1220 - Sara Alshamran - 2011


Grammar and
Capitalization

 A journal is a notebook in which you write
about your life and thoughts. Each time you
write in journal, you make a journal entry.
 You write the date, the time you start and
the time you stop writing your journal
entry.

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Sentence
Structure

simple Lily
Subject
compound Lily and Nora

simple simple talks
verb
compound compound Eat and talk
sentence complement
complex

Compound- Example:
complex •Lily eats pizza (S V)
•Lily eats pizza and talks with Maya (S V V)
•Lily and Nora eat pizza. (S S V)
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Sentence
Structure

And joins similar things
•Positive sentences . (+ +)

AND
•Example: I like salad, pasta and pizza.

Joins similar things
•Negative sentences (- -)
•Example: I don’t like milk or tea

OR •Choice or alternatives (T? F?)
•Example: I want to visit Paris or Rome next week. (choice)
•My sister or my brother will come today. ( alternative)

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Sentence
Structure

Nora likes
blueberry
ice-cream.

•Don’t repeat words (
likes- blueberry ice-
Nora and lily cream)
Lily likes like blueberry •You may omit some
blueberry
ice-cream words but don’t leave any
ice-cream.
important information
and cookies.
(blueberry- ice-cream)
•You may change words
(they)
•You may add words (and)

They like
cookies

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writing

•Getting idea – Brain Storming
Free •Choose a topic – write whatever on your mind- don’t worry about grammar,
spelling…etc
writing

•Rough form
•Don’t worry too much about errors
1st Draft

•Checking your writing – make changes – correct the errors …
•You have to check: 1- the paragraph as a whole( the meaning)
Editing •2- the paragraph form, organization, grammar …etc

•Write a well paragraph that can be submitted to your teacher.
The final
copy
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