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Grammar & Punctuation

A guided workshop for SUNY Sullivan students April 2012. Grammar & Punctuation. Part One. Punctuation. What is wrong with this sentence?. They shopped for cookies, fruit lunch meat milk and bread. . The sentence needs serial commas (commas in a list or series).

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Grammar & Punctuation

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  1. A guided workshop for SUNY Sullivan students April 2012 Grammar & Punctuation

  2. Part One Punctuation

  3. What is wrong with this sentence? They shopped for cookies, fruit lunch meat milk and bread.

  4. The sentence needs serial commas (commas in a list or series). WRONG: They shopped for cookies, fruit lunch meat milk and bread. CORRECT: They shopped for cookies, fruit, lunch meat, milk, and bread.

  5. What is wrong with this sentence? The weather was hot and dry there was no sign of rain.

  6. The sentence needs a semi-colon to avoid a run-on situation. WRONG: The weather was hot and dry there was no sign of rain. CORRECT: The weather was hot and dry; there was no sign of rain.

  7. What is wrong with this sentence? I should have chosen the red car said Sharon regretfully.

  8. The sentence needs quotation marks and a comma before the quote begins. WRONG: I should have chosen the red car said Sharon regretfully. CORRECT: “I should have chosen the red car,” said Sharon regretfully.

  9. Part Two Grammar

  10. What is wrong with this sentence? Thelma drunk a cup of coffee.

  11. The sentence needs the proper form of the past tense of the verb “drink.” Thelma drunk a cup of coffee. CORRECT: Thelma drank a cup of coffee.

  12. What is wrong with this sentence? I use to live in New York.

  13. Use the correct tense of the verb – the PAST! WRONG: I use to live in New York. CORRECT: I used to live in New York.

  14. What is wrong with this sentence? Yesterday, she reports the dog missing.

  15. We need to use the correct verb tense (timing). We need the PAST. WRONG: Yesterday, she reports the dog missing. CORRECT: Yesterday, she reported the dog missing.

  16. What is wrong with this sentence? Everyone have a favorite dessert.

  17. The noun (“everyone”) needs to agree with the verb (“have” or “has”). WRONG: Everyone have a favorite dessert. CORRECT: Everyone has a favorite dessert.

  18. What is wrong with this? Marsha scolded the boy. Calling him an ungrateful brat.

  19. A fragment cannot be a sentence on its own. WRONG: Marsha scolded the boy. Calling him an ungrateful brat. CORRECT: Marsha scolded the boy, calling him an ungrateful brat.

  20. What is wrong with this? She was late for work today, she overslept again.

  21. These are really two sentences. We need a period or a semi-colon. She was late for work today, she overslept again. CORRECT: She was late for work today because she overslept again.

  22. What is the meaning of the underlined word, based on the rest of the sentence? Like the waning moon, hope diminished with each passing day.

  23. Like the waning moon, hope diminished with each passing day. Based on the sentence, Waning means decreasing, or becoming smaller.

  24. What is the meaning of the underlined word, based on the sentence? The guide reiterated the possibility of danger and repeated the warning again and again.

  25. The guide reiterated the possibility of danger and repeated the warning again and again. Reiterate means “to say again.”

  26. There’s a right way and a wrong way … Spelling

  27. These words are misspelled. neicerhythymreconizelitertureattendencecarraigeimaginery

  28. These words are misspelled, too. comitteerefrencearguementdefinatecompletlyseperate

  29. Here they all are, nice and right. niecerhythmrecognizeliteratureattendancecarriageimaginarycommitteereferenceargumentdefinitecompletelyseparate

  30. Source for Part One: Test of Essential Academic Skills: Pre-Test Study Manual, Assessment Technologies Institute, Edition 2.0Click to the Next Slide, There’s More!

  31. More on whacky words … Commonly Confused WordsA lot of these are homonyms; they sound alike but have different meanings

  32. Because they sound alike, they are often misused and confused It’s / ItsThere / They’re / TheirAffect / EffectThen / ThanBy / Buy / ByeCite / Sight / SiteCouncil / CounselTo / Too / TwoWho’s / WhoseFarther / FurtherLay/Lie and Sit/SetAll Right / A lot

  33. Let’s examine one of these. There / They’re / TheirThere is an adverb meaning “in or at that place.” Example: “The hotel is over there.” Note the similarity between here and there. They’re is a contraction for they are. Example: They’re not coming to the party.” It should be used sparingly. In formal writing, it is generally better to spell out they are.There is an adjective meaning “of or relating to them.” It shows possession. Such as “Their shoes are black.”Source: The Elements of News Writing. James W. Kershner. Allyn & Bacon: 3rd edition.

  34. Thank you ! End of this presentation.

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