In the Activity portion of the Speaking and Listening Skill for this lesson, you will evaluate Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s delivery of a speech. Directions:

In the box below, write a paragraph evaluating Johnson’s delivery of his speech “Remarks at Gettysburg on Civil Rights.” Be sure to include

a statement on the speaker’s delivery
a description of the oral fluency techniques the speaker uses throughout the speech
an explanation of how the speaker’s oral fluency contributes to the purpose of the speech

b and d

explanation:

sentences vary by structure as well as by function. there are compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

simple sentence

i like to read.

a simple sentence has one independent clause.

compound sentence

i like to read, and i also like to write.

a compound sentence includes more than one independent clause, connected by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet).

complex sentence

i prefer to read books that are bestsellers.

a complex sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. (a dependent clause is one that cannot stand alone.) types of dependent clauses include relative clauses (i kicked the boy who pinched me), adverb clauses (i am going home now because i have a curfew), and noun clauses (i don't know what to do next).

compound-complex sentence

although i prefer to read current bestsellers, i do like to read old agatha christie mysteries, and i also like some 20th-century science fiction.

compound-complex sentences take a bunch of clauses (multiple independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses) and toss them together like a salad. although these sentences take practice to write in a grammatically correct fashion, they can hold a tremendous amount of meaning, and are common in academic writing.

there are many stores that have sales right before christmas

i hope this !

because he wants to address citizens immediate concerns