S.P.6 : An internal series of appositives or modifiers using dashes -- -- or parentheses ( ) .
A dash gives a little more importance to the information. Parentheses give less important information.
ex: My favorite french wines -- merlot, chardonnay, cabernet, sauvignon-- are wonderful to savour.
ex: Many books students enjoy reading ( Emma, Little women, Jane Eyre ) show women in traditional roles in society.
ex: The movies I enjoy enormously (Rent, Hairspray, Ever After) are mostly musicals.
ex: My favorite desserts-- cheesecake, cinnamon rolls, vanilla cake-- taste even better when homemade.
S.P. 7 : Dependent clauses ( beginning with a subordinationg conjunction) in a pair or series ( beginning or end).
Very useful to use in you thesis statement in conclusion. You can bring all your ideas together.
Subordinating conjunctions:
time: when, since, after, before, while.
place: where, wherever. purpose: because, as.
contrast: although, though, even if.
condition: if, unless.
ex: Because it may seem typical at first, because it may sound awkward, because it creates long sentences, this pattern seems forbidden to writers, but it's easy; try it!
ex: Since he has little imagination and since he had even less talent, he wasn't hired for the job.
ex: Because she is small and because she has a child's voice, nobody takes Mary seriously.
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