ID 201Week One Class One

Introduction: Lies and truth

ACTIVITY ONE Greet your partner and BRIEFLY discuss

whether you would tell a white lie (stretch the truth) or tell the truth?

SITUATION 1

A friend is visiting with his newborn baby. You think the baby is extremely ugly. The friend asks if you think the baby is beautiful.

SITUATION 2 Your sister is going to escape with a man your parents don’t like. She shares this secret with you in confidence. One day your mother asks if you know why your sister has been acting so secretively acting.

SITUATION 3A cousin who has very low self-esteem asks if you think he would be a good doctor. Your honest opinion is that he would make a very poor doctor.

Why would (not) you lie?

ACTIVITY TWO Watch each picture and mention a famous lie

they told.

Why do they lie?

How can you tell a person is not telling the truth?

2.

Lied about his relationship with different women while married.

1.

Lied under oath about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky

4.

Some people believe he lies about research done with UFOs

3.

Lied about having gone to school.

ACTIVITY THREE Give your own definition of a lie. Write it down

and verify.

Is your sentence …

complete? clear? organized?

My definition: it is a verbal device to build, keep or end social relationships.

ID 201

PHRASES, CLAUSES, AND FRAGMENTS

PHRASES A group of related words.

It may include a

Noun (noun phrase, infinitive phrase, prepositional phrase)

Verb (verb phrase)

But not both. It can’t stand alone because it is part of a

sentence.

CLAUSE A group of related words.

It contains both a subject and a complete verb that has a TENSE.

It can be

Dependent

Independent

CLAUSES

DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT A truth that would

hurt another person.

Because it’s difficult to tell the difference between an appropriate lie and an acceptable lie.

Not every person has the right to know the truth.

Some motives for telling the truth are too destructive.

FRAGMENT An ungrammatical sentence.

It lacks a complete verb that has tense or a subject. Since I became independent Writing compositions in English.

An incomplete idea.

They are not independent clauses.

ACTIVITY FOUR Work in pairs and identify fragments.

Homework: read and answer 24-29

Answers 1. Children are told to avoid fights by going to the teacher and

telling the truth. OK

2. Occasionally, a truth shared in confidence. B NOUN PHRASE

3. An appropriate way of lying in which people feel they are being honest. A DEPENDENT CLAUSE

4. Telling a white lie to the wrong person at a wrong time. B A VERB PHRASE

5. We know that sometimes courtesy calls for creative stretching of the truth. OK

6. A lie that protects someone from unnecessary pain. B NOUN PHRASE

ID 201

Identifying and Correcting Fragments

FRAGMENTS Identifying Correcting

Phrase Subject OR verb Incomplete idea

Dependent clause Subject AND verb Subordinating conjunctions or

relative pronouns (who, that). Incomplete idea

Incorrect punctuation Missing words

Type 1: Connect the fragment to an independent clause (punctuation).

Type 2: Add the necessary words (connectors).

For exampleIn order to speak truthfully about lying, the ancient philosopher Aristotle may be of help to us. He said that honesty was more than unloading everything to everyone. But, speaking the truth to the right person, at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

For exampleIn order to speak truthfully about lying, the ancient philosopher Aristotle may be of help to us. He said that honesty was more than unloading everything to everyone. But, speaking the truth to the right person, at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

It’s a verb phrase .

CORRECTING FRAMENTS Joey idolizes his older brother David. Combing his

hair in the style that David wears, drinking coffee with cream, and giving teachers the same excuses for late homework. ..

A verb fragment (phrase) that has no subject.

Type 2 : Add the necessary words (connectors) Joey idolizes his older brother David. He combs

his hair in the style that David wears, drinking coffee with cream, and giving teachers the same excuses for late homework. As a consequence, everyone calls Joey “David” by mistake!

Exercise 6 1 Two only children who marry each other may

have problems. Because both are used to a lot of attention and approval.

Type 1 Two only children who marry each other may

have problems because both are used to a lot of attention and approval.

2 An oldest child may find that another oldest is

not a good marriage match. An oldest may be happier with an only child. Or with a youngest child.

Type 2

An oldest child may find that another oldest is not a good marriage match. An oldest may be happier with an only child or with a youngest child.

3 A youngest sister of sisters matches best with

an oldest brother. Who will appreciate her charm. Also tolerate her manipulation.

Type 1

A youngest sister of sisters matches best with an oldest brother who will appreciate her charm and tolerate her manipulation.

4 The best match for a middle child is often

another middle child. Since both are tactful. And normally not aggressive.

Type 1

The best match for a middle child is often another middle child since both are tactful and normally not aggressive.

5 Although only children find it easier to make

good matches. There are bad matches for them. Such as another child.

Type 1 Although only children find it easier to make

good matches, there are bad matches for them, such as another only,

Correcting Fragments Exercise 2

Homework: read and answer 12-16