Lesson XI: Joined Statements

B.3. Join: BUT Previous pattern: John IS a student. Mary ISN'T a student. John CAN PLAY the piano. Mary CAN'T PLAY the piano. John HAS BEEN in China. Mary HASN'T BEEN in China. John STUDIES hard. Mary DOESN'T STUDY hard. New pattern: Main Statement Joined Statement … BUT S Shortened-AF John IS a doctor BUT Mary ISN’T. John IS GOING TO GO BUT Mary ISN’T. John CAN play the piano BUT Mary CAN’T. John MAY play baseball BUT Mary MAY NOT. John HAS TAKEN a course BUT Mary HASN'T. John WENT BUT Mary DIDN’T. John GOES every day BUT Mary DOESN’T. Mary ISN’T a doctor BUT John IS. Mary WASN’T here BUT John WAS. Mary HASN'T TAKEN a course BUT John HAS. Mary CAN’T play the piano BUT John CAN. Mary MAY NOT play baseball BUT John MAY. Mary DIDN’T go BUT John DID. Mary ISN'T STUDYING BUT John IS. Mary DOESN’T go every day BUT John DOES. Exercise: B.3.1. Practice Joined Statements with Opposite Meaning Use BUT to connect the statements given. For example: Marcia was tired . Zhu wasn't tired . MARCIA WAS TIRED BUT ZHU WASN'T . John didn't play the piano . Mary played the piano . JOHN DIDN'T PLAY THE PIANO BUT MARY DID . Peter hasn't left the bar . Donald has left the bar . PETER HASN'T LEFT THE BAR BUT DONALD HAS . I will see him . My brother won't see him . I WILL SEE HIM BUT MY BROTHER WON'T . 1. John came to the meeting. Mary didn't come to the meeting. 2. I can go. My friends can't go. 3. I don't understand you. He understands you. 4. John is studying English. Mary isn't studying English. 5. He is from Vietnam. She isn't from Vietnam. 6. I arrived early. My friends didn't arrive early. 7. John was here yesterday. Paul wasn't here yesterday. →