ULN6097 ENGLISH STRUCTURE

HOMEWORK SESSION 1. Parts 1 and 2

By: Ing. Connie Dávila M.Sc.

Complete Sentences

Exercise: Write yes if the sentence is complete, or no if it is not.

( 1 ) Brianna is the president of the company. Yes

( 2 ) Won the game! NO

( 3 ) Hailey Wallace is definitely the world’s greatest actress. YES

( 4 ) Screamed loudly when it jumped out at us. NO

( 5 ) Talked to us about his new company. NO

( 6 ) Molly kicked the ball. YES

What is missing from these sentences: the subject, the predicate, both, or
neither?
( 7 ) My aunt from London. PREDICATE

( 8 ) Because there was no more pizza. SUBJECT

( 9 ) The princess in her beautiful, flowing gown at the ball PREDICATE

(10) My little brother, Jordan, wants a new glove for his birthday. NEITHER

(11) Desperately needed to find another shirt to wear after he spilled coffee on

Himself SUBJECT
Identifying Sentences
Exercise: Add the ending punctuation marks and tell what kind of sentences
these are: a Statement (.), a question (?), a command (.) or an exclamation (!)

( 1 ) This phone bill is highway robbery (!) An exclamation

( 2 ) The students walked away quickly (!) An exclamation

( 3 ) Nicholas had no idea someone was watching him (.) a Statement

( 4 ) Go get another paper towel from the kitchen (.) a command

( 5 ) My aunt from Chicago came to visit us (.) a Statement

( 6 ) The water is overflowing in the bathroom (.) a Statement

( 7 ) Give me an example of what you are talking about (.) a command

( 8 ) Everyone went home because there was no more pizza (.) a Statement

( 9 ) How many students are in your class (?) a question

(10) Should we start packing when the sun comes up (?) a question

(11) May I have a clean plate (?) a question

(12) Mark is drawing a picture of a rat (.) a Statement

(13) How beautiful your rose garden is (!) An exclamation

(14) How many minutes do we have left (?) a question

(15) I feel terrible about your accident this morning (!) An exclamation

(16) The lion has escaped from its cage (!) An exclamation

(17) Turn off the faucet while you are brushing your teeth (.) a command

(18) I am shocked that Benjamin failed the math exam (!) An exclamation

(19) Never buy anything from a salesman who comes to your door (.) a command

(20) Tell me about your experience at your last company (.) a command

(21) Did the door lock behind you (?) a question

Independent and dependent clauses

Exercise: For each of the sentences identify the underlined word group by
highlighting yellow for independent clause, and green for dependent clause

Example 1. - The friend who is visiting this weekend is Melody.

1. - When Jeremy called last night, I was not at home.

2. - I know the woman who owns that store.

3. - John is the boy who is on the swim team

4. - It is hot today; please water the garden

5. - If he finishes his report on time, he can go to the beach Saturday.

6. - this is the poem that I memorized last year.

7. - the student whom a recommend for class president is Lindsay.

8. - I can´t concentrate when you practice you trumpet with your door open.

9. - Although these colors are beautiful, I don´t like the painting.

10. - The man; whom you met, is the president of the group.

11. - The girls who painted that mural live in my neighborhood.

12. - When you reach the end of the hallway, turn right.

13. - Please fold these clothes before they become wrinkled.

14. - After we wrapped the presents, we hurried to the post office

15. - We didn´t go to her party because we went camping that weekend

CORDINATING AND SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Exercise: Choose the conjunction which fits best. (highlight it)

1. I haven't really studied for this exam, ___so____ I feel a little nervous.

a) so b) unless c) but

2. I told him not to come, __but____ he came anyway.

a) since b) unless c) but

3. Do not do anything ___unless____ you hear from him first.

a) unless b) since c) therefore

4. _Although_ I was really tired; I took a nap for 15 minutes.

a) Although b) Since c) Unless

5. __While___ she likes to play basketball; her favorite sport is tennis.

a) While b) Because c) Since

6. __Since___ it was really hot outside, I wore shorts.

a) Although b) Since c) Unless

7. He has always done well on exams. This time, __however__, he failed.

a) however b) accordingly c) moreover

8. I won't be able to borrow any more money until I pay off some of my previous debts.

a) but b) until c) although

9. Although he wasn't a good player, he had a great game.

a) Since b) Because c) Although

10. The little girl slept __while____ her father played the guitar.

a) while b) therefore c) until

Essay:
Write a 400 word essay using words and phrases that connect and make logical
transitions between sentences. Use the file: List of linking words for Essay HS1.pdf
uploaded in the system for ideas on connecting words

Pick a person in history or fiction to converse with for an hour and explain your choice.
What would you talk about?
Simple, Compound, or Complex
Exercise: Underline the correct answer
1: The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.

Simple
Compound
Complex

2: Juan played football while Juanita went shopping.

Simple
Compound
Complex

3: Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.

Simple
Compound
Complex

4: Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.

Simple
Compound
Complex

5: The island was filled with many winding trails, a small lake, and dangerous wild pigs.

Simple
Compound
Complex

6: Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material.

Simple
Compound
Complex
ARTICLE EDITING EXERCISE

Read complete article and highlight 5 simple sentences in yellow, highlight

5 compound sentences in green, underline 5 complex sentences

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Three Sides of Ecuador

By MICHELLE HIGGINS SEPT. 12, 2014

Two and a half hours and still no sign of llamas. We should have been winding our way
through lush forests and mountain lakes instead of the never-ending banana plantations we
continued to see outside our rented four-wheel drive. It was time to turn our dying iPhone’s
navigation system back on and confirm the inevitable. Somewhere between sprawling
Guayaquil and the quaint cobblestone streets of Cuenca my husband and I had made a
wrong turn. And now, on the second leg of our Ecuadorean road trip, with my mother
consoling our hungry 4-year-old in the back seat, we had a decision to make: Do we turn
back and take the well-trodden route through Cajas National Park we had originally
planned to drive, or push onward, not knowing what the road conditions might be ahead,
how long our journey would take or if our daughter would nap along the way?
We kept going. Though the journey took six hours instead of three, the landscape
was stunning, the roads were paved, and our daughter slept.
Northeast toward Cuenca from Machala in El Oro province, banana fields gave way to
winding mountain passes lined with cacao beans set out to dry on the pavement. At one
point we crested an Andean summit and found ourselves in a lunar landscape before
descending into a series of valleys, above which rose terraced hillsides dotted with cows and
horses.
“I have never been to this part of the country” declared my mother, who was born
and raised in Ecuador, as she marveled at the scenery. “I never would have seen this if
we hadn’t gone the wrong way.”
Indeed, the largely deserted and circuitous route ended up being exactly

what we were after. Having visited my mother’s homeland over the years, beginning with
family vacations when I was a year old, I had crossed some of the more typical tourist to-dos
off my list: Straddle the yellow line that not so precisely represents the Equator at Middle of
the World; bargain for handicrafts at the Indian market in the town of Otavalo; taste roasted
guinea pig.
But beyond my family ties, what keeps drawing me back to this small South American
country is its geographical and cultural diversity. Roughly the size of Colorado and bordered
by Colombia to the north and Peru to the south and east, Ecuador has snow-capped Andes
Mountains, Amazon rain forests, sun-soaked Pacific beaches and, more than 500 miles
offshore, the Galápagos Islands. But what many foreign travelers miss are the attractions in
between: mountain lakes, cloud forests, volcano-heated hot springs and colonial cities.
On our nine-day trip in July we focused on three of these offerings — beaches,
mountains and colonial charm. The plan was to head north along the Pacific coast, then
head east into the Andean highlands for high-altitude trails before spending time with
family in the beautiful colonial city of Cuenca, where my mother was born. (We ended up
doing it all, but not in that order, given our detour.)
We started out on a Saturday heading westward from Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest
city, and then north along the coastal highway promoted variously as La Ruta del Sol
(Route of the Sun) or Spondylus Route, named for a spiny shell that was once used as
currency by indigenous groups. The route is Ecuador’s equivalent of California’s Pacific
Coast Highway except with speed bumps, stray dogs, donkeys and far fewer cars, extending
almost the entire coastline from the Peruvian border to Esmeraldas in the north. Along the
way it passes through fishing villages, resorts, tropical dry forest and deserted golden
beaches.
We (meaning my husband) drove about three and a half hours toward Montañita, a
backpacker and surfer enclave. Fishing boats teeming with resting pelicans, bamboo
shacks on stilts, shrimp farms, trucks laden with pineapples, and families sharing
motorcycles were common sights. About halfway between Guayaquil and Montañita, we
passed San Pablo Beach, a fishing village with roadside eating spots whose proprietors,
eager for business, flailed at every car that passed by. We drove on, anxious to see the
beachfront rental we had booked online.
Rentals in Ecuador can be hit or miss. Even some of the more luxurious places have
lumpy mattresses, spotty Internet service, cold showers and nonpotable water. That’s
beginning to change in cities like Quito and Cuenca, which have become retirement
magnets for United States expats. Renovated one-bedroom apartments with Wi-Fi,
washer/dryer and DirecTV can be found for as little as $350 a week. (The U.S. dollar is the
currency of Ecuador.) If you’re willing to pay more, you can get housekeeping, airport
transfers, prestocked refrigerators and even cooks.
We splurged on a $350-a-night three-bedroom beachfront home that advertised all of
the above on the rental website Homeaway.com and were not disappointed. Sliding-glass
pocket doors the length of the kitchen and living room opened to a veranda overlooking a
hot tub, pool and the deserted beach beyond. Every bedroom had a flat-screen television
set, crisp linens and a spalike bathroom. The refrigerator was stocked with the eggs, bread,
peanut butter and other items we had requested.
There was high-speed Wi-Fi throughout and a filtration system to ensure that every
tap and shower had purified water. The water was a feature we would have killed for on a
previous trip with our daughter, then 1; we had to buy gallons of filtered water at the local
supermarket and, as the Ingalls family on “Little House on the Prairie,” might have done,
heated it on the stove so she could take a warm bath without our having to worry about her
drinking tainted water.
 Yet, what really set the place apart was the service. The on-site caretakers, Gilson and
Kathy, who lived in an adjacent studio apartment with their adorable 3-year-old, greeted
us warmly upon arrival. Every morning, Gilson, who spoke basic English, was up first,
cleaning the pool and wiping down the lounge chairs. While we were out, the beds were
made and the rooms swept clean. When we hinted that we might like shrimp for lunch or
chicken for dinner, Gilson went off to the market to pick up the desired items. While we
swam in the pool or collected shells, Kathy grilled up a meal and laid out a main dish with
traditional platanos (fried green bananas) and rice. If laundry piled up, by the time we
returned from sightseeing it would be washed, dried and folded.
The couple offered to help coordinate day trips to nearby attractions, but we were
content to explore on our own. And so we set out for La Playa Los Frailes, billed as the most
beautiful beach in Ecuador, about 40 miles north of Montañita in the Machalilla National
Park. Along the route, which twists through lush hillsides and scrubby forest dotted with
cactuses, we stopped at Puerto López, a picturesque fishing village. It was the start of whale-
watching season on the Pacific coast of Ecuador, where each year, June to October,
humpbacks arrive from the Antarctic to breed. A typical $50 half-day whale-watching and
snorkeling excursion from Puerto López includes a visit to Isla de la Plata, where Sir Francis
Drake is said to have hidden treasure. The island is also dubbed the Poor Man’s Galápagos
for up-close encounters with blue-footed boobies, frigates and other marine birds.
In Puerto López, we stopped for lunch at Hotel Pacifico, which offered decent ceviches
and bland fish and chicken. More satisfying was Pacha, an artisanal chocolate shop we
stumbled across on our way out of town.
Opened in October by an Argentine-Ecuadorean couple, Pacha offers handmade chocolate
bars, cocoa “nibs” (bits of fermented, dried, roasted and crushed cacao bean) and brownies
made with the heirloom cocoa beans known as the national variety. My mother gasped
when she found a tub of pure cocoa butter lip balm.
“I used to use this when I was a kid,” she said, taking a nostalgic whiff of the salve.
Harvested nearby from small, organic farms, Pacha’s cocoa beans are fermented for
four to eight days in large cedar boxes, then dried in the sun on elevated beds for 10 to 20
days. Shelled and roasted to bring out the complex flavors ranging from fruity or floral to
earthy or even whiskey notes, the cocoa beans are then ground with a stone grinder. After
tempering on a marble slab, the chocolate is ready to be molded, wrapped and sold. After
indulging in a warm brownie, we were ready to hit the road again.
Some six miles north of Puerto López, through a tunnel of spiny branches that form a
canopy over the road, a dirt track leads to a gated park entrance where a guard jotted down
our nationalities. We followed the sunbaked, potholed dirt road, to a parking lot. Beyond a
handful of vendors selling souvenirs, bottled water and $3 umbrella rentals, a narrow path
opens to a crescent-shaped inlet with turquoise water and gray-white sands framed by cliffs
and forested hills. On the day we visited, thong-clad French-speaking tourists shared the
beach with Ecuadorean families huddled under sheets draped across driftwood posts.
Nearby, a group of pasty Germans slathered on sunblock, snapped photos and played
Frisbee.

Despite its popularity, the beach feels unspoiled, free of the vendors that pace the
sands of unprotected resort-area beaches. Footpaths lead to adjacent beaches and up to
clifftop lookouts. It’s a good idea to wear a hat and sturdy shoes. Signs warn hikers of poison
manzanillo trees (Hippomane mancinella), which ooze a sap that can cause skin blistering
and produce a toxic fruit.
Back in Montañita, we strolled the compact grid of streets lined with Tiki-style
restaurants and souvenir stalls manned by dreadlocked hippie-types. My daughter, flush
with three weeks of allowance and some spending money from her grandfather, ogled the
mystic crystals, hemp bracelets and I ♥Montañita T-shirts until she spotted a pink
embroidered dress for $15, which my mother haggled down to $9. At Tagua 950, I scored a
chunky bracelet made of tagua, a rain forest seed known as vegetable ivory.
But there is more to the town than souvenir shops. Surfers are drawn to Montañita for
its strong waves, cheap hostels, laid-back vibe and boozy beach parties. When the sun goes
down, especially on weekends, discos blare reggaeton and salsa, and shops stay open well
into the evening. There are rows of bars and thatched-roof restaurants. We grabbed a table
at the open-air Diablos Mexican bar and restaurant where the nachos were lackluster but
the margaritas were decent, and our perch, at the corner of cocktail alley, where more than
20 cocktail stands line the road down to the beach, was great for people watching.
On our last day at the beach, we returned to town for lunch at Hotel Baja Montañita
near where the sand dead-ends up against a rocky cliff. The sky was overcast and a cool,
salty mist dampened our skin as we settled into beach chairs under a palapa. But after two
blissful days beneath the perpendicular rays of the Ecuadorean sun, no one minded. A half
a dozen surfers caught substantial waves and skillfully rode them toward shore. Pelicans
dived into the surf, beak first, aiming for fish. And suddenly, way out on the horizon, a
geyser-like spray shot up. A whale! Then, as if in response to my shrieks of excitement, it
breached — not one, but three times.
The next day we drove back to Guayaquil, spending a night at the Sheraton
simply to break up the journey to Cuenca in Azuay province.
Driving in Ecuador is not for the faint of heart. While the roads we took were well
maintained and the speed limit was often respected, plenty of drivers ignore some basic
rules of the road — like slowing down and forming lines along blind, mountainous hairpin
curves lined with signs that read “PELIGROSO!” (Dangerous!)
When stuck behind a slow-moving truck on such a stretch, it is not uncommon for the
car behind you to attempt to pass. As that car speeds up, the driver in the vehicle behind it
will often decide to pass both you and the other car. Then a third car will inevitably race
ahead. Watching this maneuver, you will pray. If those prayers are answered, a tractor-
trailer will not come barreling down the other side of the highway at that moment. If it
does, you will be forced to slam on the brakes and allow those three passing cars to
somehow fit into one lane in front of you lest you all fall off the cliff.
Then there are the unexpected encounters with animals. Among the many that sent us
swerving and slamming on the brakes were stray dogs, horses, donkeys, a horned cow and
the proverbial chicken crossing the road.
 By the time we reached Cuenca, roughly 8,000 feet above sea level, we were ready to
ditch the car. Thankfully, its historic center — a Unesco World Heritage site filled with terra-
cotta-tile roofs, domed churches, plazas, tempting bakeries and cobblestone streets, all set
above the grassy banks of the Tomebamba river — is a perfect place for strolling.
When we arrived around 4 p.m., most restaurants were closed for lunch and not yet
open for dinner. So we hauled our starving child to Raymipampa, which serves uninspiring
Ecuadorean fare in a superb location: facing Parque Abdón Calderón, the city’s central
square.
Marked by eight towering Chilean pine trees, the plaza, commonly referred to as
Parque Calderón, is sandwiched between the Iglesia del Sagrario, known as the Old
Cathedral, built in 1567, and the massive Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, with
rose-colored marble floors and three sky-blue domes that dominate Cuenca’s skyline. It was
completed in 1967 as part of the New Cathedral, the name more commonly used by locals.
Ecuador’s third largest city, Cuenca is a hub for local artisans, with indoor and outdoor
markets offering high-quality handicrafts like Panama hats, hand-painted ceramics,
embroidered dresses, heavy ponchos, intricate silver jewelry, leather jackets and other
goods. You can barter with the street vendors at the Plaza de San Francisco or browse the
indoor Casa de la Mujer, in the Municipal Handicraft Center between Mariscal Sucre
General Torres and President Córdova Streets. If you’re short on time, Galeria El Tucán
(Antonio Borrero 7-35, near the corner of Presidente Córdova) offers a nicely curated
selection of traditional goods.
A regular stop for my family is the Panama Hat Museum and Workshop (Museo del
Sombrero Paja Toquilla) in the house of the Paredes Roldán family, which has been
producing classic Panama hats (originally from Ecuador, not Panama) and other styles for
more than 60 years. Each time we visit, there are more styles and colors to choose from,
woven by hand, and offered in varying grades of toquilla straw.
Nearby, stone stairways lead down to the tree-lined Barranco, where
old-world homes with wrought-iron balconies cling to the bank above the Tomebamba
River, one of four tributaries that crisscross the city.
Though many of the outdoor markets and traditional shops are still going strong,
it’s a different place from the one I remember as a child, striding arm in arm with my
aunt. The cobblestone streets were not the pristine paths they are today. Beggars were a
common sight. The markets were dirty, ramshackle labyrinths.
Today seesaws and slides dot the well-manicured riverbanks of Parque Paraiso,
Cuenca’s largest city park. Restaurants, art galleries and bars line Calle Larga. Buildings
have been restored and turned into boutique hotels, including our own family home, built
by my grandfather in 1952, which my aunt lovingly restored, weaving family heirlooms
throughout.
While tourism has blossomed and arguably helped maintain much of the historic
center, the area has lost some of its residential feel as families (like mine) have left old
homes for newer ones in the more modern city outskirts. Today, many of the people
moving in are expatriate retirees.
Outside the city, artisans continue to churn out exquisite crafts. Near Gualaceo, about
 40 miles east of Cuenca, weavers of the ikat tradition use hand looms to create wool shawls,
sweaters and bags in brilliant colors. In Chordeleg, silversmiths specialize in fine filigree
jewelry.
For a traditional meal in a magnificent setting, there is no place like Hosteria Dos
Chorreras, a half-hour drive from downtown Cuenca through mountain passes and grassy
slopes dotted with cattle and eucalyptus trees. The air turns cool and ears begin to pop as the
altitude climbs to roughly 12,000 feet, near the entrance to Cajas National Park. Facing two
streams that cascade down a mountainside, the eclectic restaurant has oversize windows
overlooking a brook filled with rainbow trout that at one point runs through the building
past moss-covered boulders. A strong, hot canelazo drink, often made with sugar alcohol,
cinnamon and orange juice, will warm you up if the huge fireplaces aren’t ablaze.
We explored the numerous dining and lounge areas, each one its own enchanting
fairyland with touches like a pool of rainbow trout or a purple couch next to a rock wall
dripping with ivy, mosses and bromeliads.

After a satisfying meal of grilled trout, we climbed back into the car. The road climbed
higher toward Cajas National Park. Pines and eucalyptus gave way to high grassland,
scrubby bushes and gnarly trees clinging to a jagged mountain landscape dotted with lakes.
Pulling through the gated park entrance my daughter suddenly gasped, “a llama!”
Standing regally on the side of the road, its fluffy gray head held high, the llama batted
its long eyelashes at us. Wild llamas, reintroduced to the park in the 1980s, are perfectly
suited to the area’s fickle weather. We had been warned to dress in layers and were glad we
had bundled up with wool hats and scarves when we stepped onto a hiking trail off the main
road.
Cajas, which spans about 110 square miles and ranges in altitude between 9,500 and
14,400 feet, is roughly twice the elevation of Denver. We huffed and puffed up a gentle slope
alongside a glassy lake. Signs offered not-so gentle reminders to “walk slowly” to avoid
altitude sickness and avoid long treks “if you suffer of hear problems.” The ground was a
spongy carpet of succulent plants. Gnarly quinoa trees, or Polylepis, also known as paper
trees for their flaky bark, were entwined in tangled groves.
In the cold, quiet wilderness of the Andean páramo the heat and golden sands of the
Ecuadorean coast seemed a million miles away. But here we were at the end of our trip,
winking at llamas high in the Andes. To think that only days before, we had been waving to
humpback whales.

Types of Verbs Practice Exercises

Exercise: Underline the action verb/s in the following sentences.

1. The clock in the living room chimed every hour.

2. You need a paperclip to secure the papers.

3. Open your book to page 15.

4. Uncle Drew cast his fishing line off the edge of the pier.
 5. Lexi considered Morgan to be her best friend.

6. Marcia watched the squirrel hop from limb to limb.

7. Heather understood why.

Exercise: Determine whether the underlined verbs in the following sentences are action or
linking verbs.

8. Mom's chicken and dumplings taste too salty for some reason. linking

9. Charlotte grew green and yellow peppers in her container garden. action

10. We turned at the light and headed home. action

11. Pop grew angry when we didn't listen carefully. action

12. She liked to smell the flowers when she walked past the vase. linking

13. The air smelled stale, so we opened the window. linking

14. Christian and Louise tasted Aunt Betty's delicious peach cobbler. linking

15. Jodi's white socks turned pink in the wash. Action

Good job! =)