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Combining Sentences through Subordination combine each pair of…
Combining Sentences through Subordination
combine each pair of sentences into a single sentence by using an appropriate subjordinating conjunction either at the beginning of, or between the two sentences. Strike through any words and punctuation you are changing and make your changes in red type. Use a conjunction that makes sense with the two sentences, and add commas where necessary. There may be more than one way to correct the sentences.
1. A student speaks a language other than English at home. The student is usually classified as an ESL (English as a second language), EAL (English as another language), LEP (limited English proficiency), or ELL (English language learning) student.
2. Some students feel they are treated unfairly. They are given these labels.
3. Other schools place students in “bilingual education” courses. The schools can celebrate the students’ ability to speak two languages, not their differences from other students.
4. One important purpose of bilingual education courses is to help students acquire strong skills in English. English is not the only focus in these courses.
5. Linguists do not know everything about a bilingual mind. They know that a bilingual speaker isn’t two separate monolingual people in one body.
6. A bilingual speaker is a single individual who has many language resources she can employ. She is communicating with others.
7. In fact, a bilingual person communicates. He is not turning one language off and the other one on.
8. Linguists have data from many studies of language learners. Researchers are focused on the ability of bilingual speakers (or multilingual speakrers) to use multiple language resources at one time, and ability they call translanguaging.
9. Linguists and teachers did not understand the benefits of translanguaging. They demanded in the past that students use only English in the classroom.
10. Experts believe there are situations that require the use of English. Many educators are looking for ways to encourage translanguaging in their classrooms.
