Romeo and Juliet – Grammar Activity #4
I. Directions: Please correct the following sentences:
1. For him the vice was stronger, He was known as a bad person.
2. In the relationship, girl is predominant and makes the man whatever she wants.
3. There was virtue in the princess decision, he did not wanted to kill Romeo.
4. Blue was the predominant color in the picture, most of the thing were blue.
5. She was tired of the circumstances she was living in, she wanted a new life.
6. I am a courageous person, I am brave.
7. I had an alliance between Osmancan. He never left me alone and always loyal.
II. Types of Sentences:
Types of Sentences:
A. Simple Sentence:
· An independent clause
· Has one subject and one verb
Ex: Romeo is romantic young man.
B. Compound:
· Contains two or more independent clauses.
· Joined by a conjunction (and, for, nor, but, or, yet, so)
Ex: Romeo is a young man and he is in love with Juliet.
Ex: Rosaline did not return Romeo’s affection, so he went to Capulet’s party.
C. Complex Sentences:
· One independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Ex: Because Juliet and Romeo fall in love, they decide to marry.
D. Compound – Complex:
· Has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
· Good type of sentence to use for your thesis statement.
Ex: Because Romeo is too young to understand the significance of love, he falls in love with every girl he encounters and misinterprets sexual attraction for love.
Fragments Sentence:
· Does not contain either a subject or a verb.
· Dependent clause
Ex: Because Holden did not pass all of his classes.
Run-on Sentence/comma splice:
· When an independent clause gives an order or directive based on what was said in the prior independent clause:
Ex: The book is pretty long, you should start reading this weekend.
· When two independent clauses are connected by a transitional expression (conjunctive adverb) such as however, moreover, nevertheless, furthermore, also.
Ex: Romeo does not believe in violence, however, he kills Tybalt.
· When the second of two independent clauses contains a pronoun that connects it to the first independent clause.
Ex: Juliet it very naïve, she should think twice before falling in love.
Vocabulary List #7
Modesty (noun) Immortal(adj) Entreat (verb) Dispose(verb) Auspicious (adj)
Condemn (verb) Lament(verb) Detestable (adj) Incorporate (verb)
Hasty (adj)
1. Her modesty prohibited her from taking full responsibility of the project.
2. When he jumped off the building, he thought he was immortal. He wasn’t and did not survive the fall.
3. Juliet entreated Romeo to stay. She could not imagine living without him.
4. After the accident, the needed to dispose of the toxic waste.
5. This was a very auspicious time to hold the election because the people were ready for change.
6. She condemned the group for their behavior and entreated them to make a change for the better.
7. Juliet lamented the death of Romeo.
8. I found the blood in the film detestable. I had to walk out.
9. She decided to incorporate sugar into the recipe in order to make it taste better.
10. If she continues to make hasty decisions, she’s not going to succeed.