My favorite school(Sonnet)

I have attended Basis for three years.
My parents sacrificed their life savings.
The school cafeteria give me tears.
At least I don’t have anymore cravings.
I study hard until the break of dawn.
I can finally close my tired eyes.
To society, I am just a pawn.
That will never wake up to all the lies.
It’s been a long day without you my friend.
Let us travel the world for old time’s sake.
Please do you have a couple bucks to lend?
I promise to go to our favorite lake.
I have attended Basis for too long.
For I feel my sanity too far gone.

To the guy that likes cherry (Villanelle)

ref – https://writewithchorus.com/rhymes/later

It’s been a long day without you my friend.
I will tell you all about it later.
You know why stupid love will always end?

Do you have some time, old buddy, to lend?
Don’t be distracted by that dumb player.
Because you have no more money to spend.

This is absolutely not your dead end.
Come out from the sadness you dumb stranger.
Stop looking at her beautiful rear end.

Girls and money are not all our intend.
Come out of your room and be my neighbor.
Get your lifestyle together and suspend.

Your time is money so don’t overspend.
Let’s play some games and use up those lasers.
There is a book I want to recommend.

The great book is called “Will You Be My Friend?”
I will come to you and be your savior.
For we do not want others to offend.
Is all this something you can comprehend?

celery (n) 芹菜
I hate celery.
Celery taste bad.
{Celery} is the third singular, so please add an -s at the end of {taste}.
Celery tastes bad.

Celery is healthy.
Good!

endearment (n) 表示爱慕的话语
She speak endearment to her pet every day.
{She} is the third singular, so please add an -s at the end of {speak}.
endearment means “the act of endearing, such as a caress or a hand on a shoulder”.

So, we must use it like this:

• “Words of endearment”
• “Object of my endearment”
• “terms of endearment”

She love to speak endearment to her pet.
{She} is the third singular, so please add an -s at the end of {jump}.
She speaks words of endearment to her pet every day.

She don’t like to speak endearment.
{She} is the third singular, so we use {doesn’t}.
endearment – noun
endearing – adjective
She doesn’t like to say endearing things.

riot (n) 丰富多彩
The garden was a riot of color.

widow (n) 寡妇
She is a widow.
She became a window ten years ago.
She don’t want to be a widow.
{She} is the third singular, so we use {doesn’t}.
She doesn’t want to be a widow.

society (n) 社会
The society is bad.
The society is peace.
Use an adjective here.
The society is peaceful.

The society is dangerest.
Watch your spelling!
The society is dangerous.

career (n) 生涯
She has a career of teacher.
He has a career of doctor.
Good!

Every one has career.
{Everyone}!
Everyone has career.

Daisy has no money.
Ok!

The farmer will give her a gold coin if she take his milk to market.
{She} is the third singular, so please add an -s at the end of {take}.
The farmer will give her a gold coin if shes takes his milk to the market.

Don’t always dreams about things.
It is an imperative sentence. It should be started with the original form of a verb.
Also, auxiliary verbs should be followed by the original form of a verb
Don’t dream too big.

She dreams about she become rich. “I’ll marry a prince.” Daisy want to marry a prince.
{About} is a preposition which should be followed by the present participle form of a verb.
{Daisy} is the third singular, so please add an -s at the end of {want}.
She dreams about becoming rich. “I’ll marry a prince.” Daisy wants to marry a prince.

She was happy so she jump.
Keep your tense the same in the same story.
{She} is the third singular, so please add an -s at the end of {jump}.
She is happy so she jumps.
If you want to use simple past tense, remember to add -ed at the end of the verb.
She was happy so she jumped.

“The milk is gone” The mike is pured.
You mean {pour}?
“The milk is gone” The mike was poured.

Her milk is pured.
Watch your spelling!
Her milk was poured.

Don’t always dreams about things.
Auxiliary verbs should be followed by the original form of a verb.
Don’t always dream about things.

“A bug on a log is less.” So her dad by a bug.
Simple past tense! Also, add a comma behind {so}.
“A bug on a log is less.” So, her dad bought a bug.

Nell have a pet bug.
Still the tense problem. If you are telling a story, use simple past tense please.
Distinguish {it’s} and {its}.
Use the plural form of {thing} because the good things are more than one.
Every pet had its good things.

ref – https://chineseruleof8.com/2024/03/25/english-sentences/

1) Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?

A. “Icebergs are a hazard to shipping”

This is a simple sentence because it is a complete thought wrapped up in a complete sentence:

Icebergs (subj) are (verb) a hazard (obj) to shipping (obj complement).

B. “She did not cheat on the test, for it was the wrong thing to do”

for is a conjunction

She (subj) did not cheat (verb) on the test (obj) – independent
it(subj) was (verb) the wrong thing (obj) to do (infinitive as adjective) – independent

independent, (‘for’ conjunction) independent –> compound sentence

C. This is a Complex Compound sentence.

D. “She returned the computer after she realized the damage”

She returned the computer (independent)
after she realized the damage (dependent)

Note that ‘after’ is a linking subordinate conjunction. This means the clause that contains the ‘after’ is a dependent clause (aka subordinate clause)

So this is the complex sentence √

3) Identify the type of sentence

Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days would be her own.

A. Simple
B. compound
C. complex
D. compound-complex

Explanation:

[Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days]
is a compound subject

[would be] is the verb

[her own] is object

Therefore, the sentence is a complete thought.

4)

I would (helping/aux verb) wonder (main verb) about (preposition) the outcome (obj).

A. Transitive verb?
I (subj) wonder (trans verb) you (direct obj). (X)

B. Intransitive verb?
I wonder (about) you. (√) It requires preposition ‘about’. It cannot function with a direct object as shown above.

C. linking verb? No, wonder is an action verb.

D. auxiliary verb? would is the auxiliary verb.

5)

A. Since I studied literature (subordinate clause because ‘Since’)
I can take over the world (independent clause)

B. “After lunch” is not a clause. A clause requires a subj and verb.

C. This is a compound sentence
I have read all the books in the series – simple sentence
, and joining method
I have also seen the movie – simple sentence

D. This is a complex compound sentence.

I finally played the video game – simple sentence
that I got for my birthday – subordinate sentence
I did not like it – simple sentence

Writing Question – SWIFT

The poem “Friendship” by Emma Guest does not strictly adhere to a traditional rhyme scheme. Instead, it is written in free verse, which means it lacks a set meter, rhyme pattern, or melodic structure.

You only answered the question:

• tone is positive
• theme is friends are important and helpful.

What you need:

– talk about numerous similes
– talk about imagery
– talk about word choice..all those adjectives
– some kind of rhyme scheme does exist:

both beautiful and wise
Or perhaps a friend is like a ghost
whos spirit never dies.

perhaps a friend is like a ghost
is like a hear that goes

strong until the end
Where would we be in this world
If we didn’t have a friend

You missed too many opportunities for points

BONUS – write an example of an reflexive pronoun:

A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that’s used in the object position when the subject and object of the sentence are the same (i.e., to show someone acting on themselves).

Answer (any one of them will do):
I(subj) am teaching myself(obj) how to play the piano.
We(subj) can entertain ourselves(obj).
Daniel (subj) talks to himself(obj) sometimes.
We(subj) blame ourselves(obj) for what happened.

ref –

Dependent and Independent clauses

A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of just one independent clause. For example:

I know the answer.
My dog and my cat sleep together on the sofa.

A simple sentence has no dependent clauses.

For example:
I know the answer because Jack explained it to me. (X)

When the sun is shining through the window, my dog and my cat sleep together on the sofa. (X)

Compound Sentence

Remember that in a compound sentence, ALL simple sentences MUST NOT start with a subordinate conjunction.

Two or more independent clauses joined by conjunctions (FANBOY).

example:

[I have a dog], and [she has a cat].

Notice the comma and the conjunction ‘and’. This is the joining method for a compound sentence.

[I drink green tea], but [they drink coffee].

Jack likes Jill, but Jill likes Mark.

Joining the Independent Clauses in a Compound Sentence

In a compound sentence, the independent clauses are joined using one of the following 5 methods:

(1) a conjunction with a comma (e.g., “, and”)

I like tea, and he likes coffee.

(2) a semicolon
I like hot chocolate; it sends me to sleep.

(3) a colon

I want one thing: war.

(This is rare because the words after a colon are not often an independent clause.)

(4) a dash

I know you’re here — I can smell your perfume.

(5) a conjunction with a semicolon (e.g., “; and”)

After the lights went out, I could hear you whispering; and I know you were talking about me.
(This is rare because it’s an outdated style.)

Complex Sentence

A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

We must not swim where the seals are.

The monkeys move to the tree when the clouds darken.

When the cake is brown, remove it from the oven.

Notice that the comma is used just like in a compound sentence.
The difference is that we’re not using conjunctions here.

By using “When” we’re creating a dependent clause first and because we have another clause coming up, we use a comma.

Where as in compound sentence, we never use “dependent linking words” as each clause must be independent.

Dependent and Independent clauses

Stay in the bath until the phone rings.

dependent linking word ‘until’.

In these examples of complex sentences, the subordinating conjunctions are highlighted.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Wise men speak because they have something to say.

Fools speak because they have to say something.

Even though he’s a moron, I supported Tyson Fury.

The role of a subordinating conjunction and the dependent clause is to establish a time, a place, a reason, a condition, a concession, or a comparison for the main clause.

A Compound-Complex Sentence

A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

For example:

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when he asked for my autograph in a department store, but I still want to believe in him.

Though Samantha prefers peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, she ordered a pastrami on rye, and she thought it was delicious.

He finished his report for work, but he still needs to fill out the accompanying presentation even though he should have had it done last quarter.

While waiting for the bus, Angela played games on her phone, and Lizzy read a book.

After all this time, I still can’t fathom why he had to make such a big deal of it, but I guess he had his reasons.

As I put the kettle on, I looked in the jar for biscuits, but I couldn’t see any in there.

While Jessica likes rom-coms, Sarah likes thrillers, but Ellie only watches documentaries.