ESL 970G Advanced Grammar and Editing
Compose ten sentences related to the same theme. They do not need to comprise one paragraph. Include at least one question and one statement. Use the subordinators if and unless and the verb wish in any tense. You may optionally use in the event that, provided that and should in an inversion. Include a variety of the following structures:
Verbs in Conditional Sentences
General Truth/Conditional: If + present tense, present tense
General Truth/Conditional: If + present tense, modal + verb
Future Time/Conditional: If + present tense, modal + verb
Past Time/Conditional: If + past tense, past tense
Verbs in Hypothetical Sentences
General Truth/Hypothetical: If + past tense, modal + verb
Past Time Influencing Past Time/Hypothetical: If + past perfect, modal + have + past participle
Past Time Influencing Present Time/Hypothetical: If + past perfect, modal + verb
Wishes as Hypothetical Sentences
Wish about Present Time: Wish + past tense
Wish about Present Time:Wish + could
Wish about Past Time: Wish + past perfect
Wish about Future Time: Wish + would
by Marsha Chan
Do you ever wish that you could speak in front of a group confidently and gracefully? If someone needed a speaker for an event, most people would quickly point to a coworker, boss, or friend rather than volunteer themselves. If a commonly quoted statement has merit, the fear of public speaking ranks close to the fear of death. If you wonder what terrifies people about giving a speech, they may say itıs looking foolish in front of others. If you ask Bryan the most important skill he improved in school, he will indicate the art of public speaking. If his kindergarten class sang a song in a school performance, he always hid behind his classmates, closed his lips tightly, fidgeted uncomfortably, and wished that he could simply disappear from the stage. In third grade, unless the teacher specifically called on him, Bryan did not like responding to a question, even if he knew the answer. During a seventh grade speech, if he hadn't paused to calm down, reflect on his ideas, and visualize his audience as friendly listeners, he might have continued awkwardly, foolishly, and ineffectively. Unless Bryanıs seventh grade teacher had assigned frequent speeches and given students encouragement and instruction, he might not be the confident speaker he is today. If you wish you werenıt afraid of speaking, follow Bryan; prepare well in advance, practice aloud in front of a mirror, and relax just before beginning to speak.
| do you ever wish that you could speak in front of a group confidently and gracefully if someone needed a speaker for an event most people would quickly point to a coworker boss or friend rather than volunteer themselves if a commonly quoted statement has merit the fear of public speaking ranks close to the fear of death if you wonder what terrifies people about giving a speech they may say it is looking foolish in front of others if you ask bryan the most important skill he improved in school he will indicate the art of public speaking if his kindergarten class sang a song in a school performance he always hid behind his classmates closed his lips tightly fidgeted uncomfortably and wished that he could simply disappear from the stage in third grade unless the teacher specifically called on him bryan did not like responding to a question even if he knew the answer during a seventh grade speech if he had not paused to calm down reflect on his ideas and visualize his audience as friendly listeners he might have continued awkwardly foolishly and ineffectively unless bryan seventh grade teacher had assigned frequent speeches and given students encouragement and instruction he might not be the confident speaker he is today if you wish you were not afraid of speaking follow bryan prepare well in advance practice aloud in front of a mirror and relax just before beginning to speak |
| AWL [10:10:12] 4.86% assigned grade grade grade indicate instruction quoted relaxing responding specifically visualize volunteer |