In a classroom today students were doing this activity orally. They had to select the ending for the sentence.
I like lunch-time at school, but ...
Their choices were
• my mother is nice.
• we get to go outside.
• the salad bar is delicious.
• I hate going in the yard when it rains.
• Fast & Furious is my favorite movie.
One kid says, “I like lunchtime at school, but we get to go outside. “
Now this is definitely a ‘change in direction' (of sorts) , but it is clear the student does not understand the relationship between the two clauses. On the spot the teacher (and I) could not think how to explain it well.
Here is the question, and I'd really appreciate you giving this some serious thought and responding. It is real situation that we have to have thought through, and it's part of our ongoing work to develop our own metacognition.
The question.
How might you explain to a student (in as plain English as possible) why this (or indeed the other alternatives that are not correct) is not right. You may prefer to write what makes an ending correct if this is easier for you.
If you want to add to another's response or comment on any of them , please do so.
Thanks in anticipation.
