Gary Provost was born in 1944 and died in 1995. He was the author of many books across a range of genres including four award-winning young adult novels. Provost was also a highly sought after writing instructor and published a number of writing advice books including Make Every Word Count (Writers Digest Books, 1980). Read more about Gary Provost at garyprovost.com, a site established and maintained by his wife Gail.
Presentation on theme: «This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening.»— Presentation transcript:
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This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.
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Syntax How sentences are built “Word order”
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Syntax: Part 1 1.Punctuation, creation of stops and pauses 2.Repetition 3.Sentence length, sentence variety
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Syntax: Part 2 4. Subject-verb arrangement, clause arrangement and sentence construction.
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Simple, Declarative Sentences This is true. It is time. There is no other way to say this. Our irresponsible behavior must cease.
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Inversion/Inverted Sentences Standard We will overcome poverty, we will overcome violence, and we will never be afraid to speak out against injustice. Inverted Poverty we will overcome, violence we will overcome, and never will we be afraid to speak out against injustice.
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Periodic Sentence Leaves the independent clause to the end of the sentence. Delays the main idea—why? When I am too sad and too skinny to keep keeping, when I am a tiny thing against so many bricks, then it is I look at trees.
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Cumulative Sentence Begins with the independent clause, then adds a series of modifications, qualifications and details. Extends the sentence—why? I slowed still more, my shadow pacing me, dragging its head through the weeds that hid the fence.
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Name it! When analyzing syntax, name what you’re talking about: 1.A specific punctuation mark creating a pause or stop. 2.Repetition of a word, phrase or construction. 3.Long sentences, short sentences, variety of the two 4.Declarative sentences 5.Inversion/Inverted sentence(s) 6.Periodic sentence 7.Cumulative sentence 8.Others: Rhetorical Questions, Alliteration, Juxtaposition
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Pro Tips Rhetorical questions “confront the reader.” “Flows”
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Words to Describe Syntax Terse Mellifluous, Lyrical (pretty, poetic) Complex Choppy Varied Balanced Elliptical Direct
D 14 Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold. 1 Kate hasn’t phoned her mother for a week. phoned The last time. Kate phoned her mother was… a week ago. 2 They have never visited Vienna before. time It’s the 3 It’s a long time since I ate out. for I 4 Roger hasn’t played tennis for six weeks. played The last time 5 It’s years has a long time. Vienna. tennis was six weeks ago. since Mr Smith went on holiday. Mr Smith for years. 6 John hasn’t been to his country house since Easter. The last time John went was at Easter. D 14 Complete each sentence with two to five words , including the word in bold . 1 Kate hasn’t phoned her mother for a week . phoned The last time . Kate phoned her mother was … a week ago . 2 They have never visited Vienna before . time It’s the 3 It’s a long time since I ate out . for I 4 Roger hasn’t played tennis for six weeks . played The last time 5 It’s years has a long time . Vienna . tennis was six weeks ago . since Mr Smith went on holiday . Mr Smith for years . 6 John hasn’t been to his country house since Easter . The last time John went was at Easter .
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1. should be invited
2. must have been promoted
3.Ought to mend
4.May have gone
5.Can’t have forgotten
6.Needn’t have attended
7.Should go and tidy
8.Could have been held up
9.Mustn’t smoke
10.Needn’t have locked
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Контрольная работа 1 вариант, 11 класс (module
5)
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Choose the correct word for each sentence.
1. manor/cottage
a) Speke Hall is a large, impressive ______ built in
the 15th century.
b) The Smiths bought a nice little _____ in the country
2. industrial/
residential
a) All the warehouses are in the _______ area near the port.
b) This is a ______ area; you won’t find any office space to rent
here.
3. shed
/stable
a) The farmer had to put the horses back in the _____, as it had
started raining
b) If you need to borrow any tools, look in the little _____ behind the
house.
2 Fill in: do (in, up,
without)
1. I
don’t know what I’d do___________ you.
2. There
was a pile of gifts all done ______________in shiny paper.
3. That
football match has really done me_____. I feel like I could sleep for days.
4. Let’s do__________
our boat , it looks very bad .
3 Fill in modal verbs: need, must, can,
should
1. You ______ trust your parents.
2. Seat
belts are an absolute____________.
3. ______________ I
have your card?
4. I
____________glasses for reading.
4.Dependent prepositions:
beyond, at, in, of.
1. They
were badly ______ need of help.
2. Our
office is within easy reach _____ the bus station. It’s only a five-minute
walk.
3. Food
supplies were frequently _______ bad condition.
4. Look_____ the
way he’s dressed!
5. His
reputation has been damaged ___________repair.
5. Match numbers to
letters to make a phrase.
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1. rubbish |
a. hawkers |
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2.cat |
b. houses |
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3. stray |
c. animals |
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4.street |
d. mess |
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5.semi-detached |
e. on the streets |
Контрольная работа 2 вариант, 11 класс (module
5)
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Choose the correct word for each sentence.
1. beggar /hawker
a) The street _______ said that the jackets he was selling were made
of real leather
b) Luke feels very sad when he sees a _______ living on the streets
2. sink/
drain
a) When Juliet goes away for the weekend, she takes everything but
the kitchen ____with
her!
b) Don’t throw money down the ______ renovating the kitchen in your rented apartment
3. run-down
/filthy
a) Your clothes are _______! Have you been repairing your bike again?
b) They will demolish the old, ______ school and build a new one in its place.
2.Fill in: do (in, up,
without)
1. I
can do____________ your advice.
2. Meggy
is doing _____her bedroom at the moment. She wants to make it bright and modern.
3. I
feel like I could sleep for days. Cleaning the flat has really done me_____.
4. Do ___ your shoelaces.
3. Fill in modal verbs: mustn’t, can, may,
need
1. You
________go now if you like.
2. You
___________ play with matches.
3. You ________ know
a lot about ships, Steve, but you don’t know anything about people.
4. If
you ___________anything, just say.
4. Dependent prepositions:
in, at, beyond, of.
1. We
must care for those _____ need.
2. Now
it should be clear by now that this book is______ bad condition.
3. He
threw an angry look________ me.
4. I
will be within easy reach _____London.
5. The
car was __________repair, so the insurance company paid for a new one.
5. Match numbers to
letters to make a phrase.
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1. heavy traffic |
a. packed on the |
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2.dog |
b. houses |
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3. council |
c. public |
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4. overcrowded |
d. mess |
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5. cars |
e. on the roads |
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1 Manor Cottage Industrial Residential Stable Shed 2 Without Up In Up 3 Should Must Can Need 4 In Of In At Beyond 5 1e 2d 3c 4a 5b |
1 Hawker Beggar Sink Drain Filthy Run 2 Without Up In Up 3 Can Mustn’t May Need 4 In In At Of Beyond 5 1e 2d 3b 4c 5a |