Download “Google” Sentence Types and Gist

Name:
“Google”
Sentence Types
& Gist Work
Part 1: Directions: Read the following sentences. Identify subjects and verbs, and then decide if
they are simple (S), compound (CPD), or Complex (CPX). Some sentences will have more than two
subjects and verbs – think about what you know:
o A simple sentence ALWAYS has only one subject and verb.
o A compound sentence ALWAYS has more than one subject and verb, and it ALWAYS
has a comma and a conjunction connecting two clauses.
o A complex sentence ALWAYS has more than one subject and a verb, and it will ALWAYS
have a sub. (It doesn’t always have a comma though!)
Sentence
Type
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He presents the example of Frederick Winslow Taylor’s work in steel mills as
an example where someone identified the steps in the method of production
and then systematized the work in order to increase productivity.
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Carr provides research which confirms that online readers do not read deeply.
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He is worried that if we rely on computers too much we will become more
superficial and less deep.
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Carr claims that the adult brain can change the way it works.
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Google not only wants to make information accessible but also thinks
intelligent computers would be beneficial to society.
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The author gives examples where new inventions, such as the written word and
the printing press, did in fact change the way we thought – and these things
were beneficial to society.
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Carr believes Google’s goal is similar to Taylor’s: systematization and increased
productivity.
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The author proposes that the internet is changing the way our brains function.
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Carr is not convinced that artificial intelligence would be good for society.
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Carr argues that deep reading is valuable in itself, and it causes a chain
reaction of even deeper thoughts.
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There have been changes in Carr’s (and his friends’) thinking and reading
habits, and the changes are a result of time spent online.
Part 2: Directions: For homework, put the sentences in the same order that the ideas appear in the
essay. (Use letters A – L)