ENGLISH 11: CLASS 11

July 20, 2016

THE SEMICOLON
Replaces

clauses.

Use

a period between 2 independent

instead of commas for complex list

Use

to show cause and effect relationship

between 2 independent clauses

Use

after an independent clause followed by

an introductory expression and a list of
examples.

SIGNALS THAT YOU NEED A SEMICOLON

; as a result,
; in contrast,
; moreover,
; finally,
; furthermore
; also, (list)
; finally, (list)
; namely, (list)
; for instance (list)

PRACTICE ANSWERS 1-5

Teddy wont stop crying; it seems his gerbil is

missing.
We must organize our finances; otherwise, well be
broke before April.
We had all hoped that you would join us; however,
because you have a previous engagement, well just
have to carry on without you.
A day without puns is like a day without sunshine;
it leaves gloom for improvement.
I work on the assembly line where we believe that
if a job is worth doing, its worth doing 11, 000 per
day.

PRACTICE ANSWERS 6-8

It is not very difficult to become very wealthy if youre

in your early twenties; all you need to do is put the
price of a pack of cigarettes a day into an RSP each
year, and youll be a millionaire by the time you retire.
We decided to go to a nearby restaurant for pizza; that
is, we would have gone, but Norm insisted on waiting
for Mairi, and by the time we got there, it was closed.
As a dog lover in general and an Afghan owner in
particular, I have to take a lot of abuse; for example,
my wife gave me a book rating the intelligence of
various breeds of dog, and the Afghan ranked seventyninth out of seventy-nine breeds tested.

PRACTICE ANSWERS 9-10

If

you put nonsense into a computer, what

comes out is nonsense; however, once the
nonsense has passed through an expensive
machine, few people seem willing to challenge
it.

According

to a recent Gourmet Magazine poll,

four of the top ten restaurants in the world
are in Paris; three, those ranking eighth,
ninth, and tenth, are in the United States; and
two are in Tokyo. One is in Thailand.

THE MARK OF AN IMMATURE MAN: 4 CORNERS DEBATE

Go

to the corner that best represents your

opinion.

As

a group, generate a justification for

your opinion using the book.

Listen

attentively. Move if a speaker

changes your opinion.

HOMEWORK
Finish

the book
Do revisions based on
feedback