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Lecture 2, Activity 3

 

 

Julia is visiting San Francisco, and she is writing a letter to her parents about her experiences. You are going to help Julia write a letter using appropriate sentence patterns.  Choose the most appropriate sentence in each pair for Julia's letter.


* First read each pair of sentences.
* Next, decide which sentence in each pair is better.
*  To see if you chose the right sentence, click the  picture (icon).
Dear Mom and Dad,

1.
Yes. That is correct. Nice work!I am having a great time in San Francisco.
No. In this sentence, Julia is informing her parents of something. She is not telling them to do something. Choose the DECLARATIVE sentence here.Have a great time in San Francisco.

2.
No. In this sentence, Julia is informing her parents of something. She is not asking them a question about San Francisco. Choose the DECLARATIVE sentence here.Is it a beautiful city?
Yes. That is correct. Nice work! It is a beautiful city.

3.
Yes. That is correct. Nice work! There are beautiful modern buildings.
No. In this sentence, Julia is informing her parents of something. She is not asking them a question about San Francisco. Choose the DECLARATIVE sentence here.Are beautiful modern building?

4.
Yes. That is correct. Nice work! There are also a lot of historical buildings.
No. In this sentence, Julia is informing her parents of something. The tone of the sentence is not an exclamation. It is calm. Choose the DECLARATIVE sentence here.There are also a lot of historical buildings!

5.
Yes. That is correct. Nice work! San Francisco has art museums, libraries, theaters and great restaurants.
No. In this sentence, Julia is informing her parents of something. She is not asking them a question about San Francisco. Choose the DECLARATIVE sentence here. Does San Francisco have art museums, libraries, theaters and great restaurants?

6.
Yes. That is correct. Nice work! This city is also famous for its giant hills.
No. In this sentence, Julia is telling her parents something. She is not asking them a question about San Francisco. Choose the DECLARATIVE sentence here.This city is also famous for its giant hills?

7.
No. In this sentence, Julia is telling her parents something. The tone of the sentence is not an exclamation. It is calm. Choose the DECLARATIVE sentence here.Open trolleys, called cable cars, take people up and down those hills!
Yes. That is correct. Nice work! Open trolleys, called cable cars, take people up and down those hills.

8.
No. In this case, Julia is exclaiming that the hills are scary. Choose the exclamatory sentence.It’s scary.
Wonderful! That is right.It’s scary!

9.
Wonderful! That is right. Chinatown is another famous part of San Francisco.
No. In this sentence, Julia is telling her parents something. She is not asking them a question about San Francisco. Choose the DECLARATIVE sentence here.Is Chinatown another famous part of San Francisco?

10.
No. Look at this sentence. Interrogative sentences (questions) begin with an auxiliary verb. There is no auxiliary here. You imagine eating all that delicious Chinese food!
Wonderful! That is right. Can you imagine eating all that delicious Chinese food?

11.
No. This is an interrogative sentence: a question. It cannot have an exclamation mark at the end. It needs a question mark.Can you come to visit me!
Wonderful! That is right. When can you come to visit me?

12.
Wonderful! That is right. Please write soon.
No. This is not a question, it is a request. Use the imperative for requests.Write soon?

 

Love,

Julia

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