ECW, Sept. 25th.

Hansung University ECW Students working dilligently on their partner project: "My wonderful partner in 2016."
I. Independent Sentences. Conjunctions: AND, BUT, SO

It’s a combination of two or more sentences in which each fragment expresses a complete thought.
)Mike can sing.
B) Mike can dance.
A + B = Mike can sing, and he can dance.

A) Mike is sick.
B) He didn’t go to school
A + B = Mike is sick, so he didn’t go to school.

A) Mike is sick.
B) He went to school.
A+B= Mike is sick, but he went to school.

Usually, it is considered bad style to start a new sentence with AND, BUT and SO.

AND: Instead of and, use: in addition, furthermore, also
Mike can sing. And he can dance. (wrong)
Mike can sing. In addition/furthermore/also, he can dance.
BUT: Instead of but, use: however/nevertheless/on the other hand
SO: Instead of so, use: therefore/as a result


II. Dependent Clauses

Dependent clause is dependant on the main clause. Look at this example:
When I was young. This is not a sentence - where is the complete thought?
When I was young.... (what?) = When I was young I could run fast.

II. Dependent Clauses begin. Conjunctions:

if when where as after whatever

since before until unless during because

despite even if while so that although whereas

who wherever though whom whenever

Make your own examples with the above conjunctions. E.g.

If it rains, we will not go on a picnic.
I will love you until the day I die.
Wherever I go, I take with me a packge of kimchi.


Which one is or which ones are complete sentences?

1. The man down the street

2. Has written 15 books in the last ten years.

3. People who smoke shouldn’t

4. Koreans are friendly people

5. Birds fly.
Solution: 1.no/2. no/3. no/4. no (there is no period [.] at the end)/5.yes

Some of the statements below are sentence, some are not. Change the ones you think are not complete to make correct sentences.

1. ping pong and badminton are popular in Korea
2.%