Syntax - veškeré výsledky cvičení
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Mr. Smith doesn’t like his aunt ,SO he won’t invite her to his wedding.
Mr. Smith doesn’t like his aunt; THEREFORE, he won’t invite her to his wedding. (CONSEQUENTLY)
↓The young man needs a car for his work. He is going to buy one right away. (result ← ???)
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The young man needs a car for his work so he is going to buy one right away.
The young man needs a car for his work; THEREFORE, he is going to buy one right away.
Punctuate the sentences by adding commas or periods.
The boys walked the girls ran. → The boys walked. The girls ran.
The teacher lectured. The students took notes. (ful stop added, ← a period for American extremists)
The teacher lectured (,) and the students took notes. (not necessary)
Elena came to the meeting, but Pedro stayed home. (a comma is necessary)
Elena came to the meeting. Her brother stayed home. (ful stop added, ← a period for American
extremists)
Her academic record was outstanding, yet she was not accepted by the university. (a comma is
necessary)
I have not finished writing my term paper yet. I wil not be finished until sometime next week. (ful
stop added, ← a period for American extremists)
We had to go to the grocery store for some milk and bread. (OK)
We had to go to the grocery store, for there was nothing in the house to fix for dinner. (a comma is
necessary)
Kostas didn’t have enough money to buy an airplane ticket, so he couldn’t fly home for the holiday.
(a comma is necessary)
Exercises – relative clauses
Relatives, commas + provide alternatives
1 Sir James Blenkinsop, WHO is a radical Member of Parliament (a proper name was used →
there's no need to further specify it → non-defining RC (we must use commas), we can't use THAT and we are
talking about a person → WHO)