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Grammar Rules!!!

Grammar Rules!!!. How to C.H.E.W. Your G.U.M. . What do I mean by C.H.E.W?. C reate a H ealthy E nvironment for your W riting . What kind of G.U.M. is best with writing? . G rammar U sage M echanics. Rule # 10 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM….

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Grammar Rules!!!

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  1. Grammar Rules!!! How to C.H.E.W. Your G.U.M.

  2. What do I mean by C.H.E.W? • Createa • Healthy • Environment for your • Writing

  3. What kind of G.U.M. is best with writing? • Grammar • Usage • Mechanics

  4. Rule # 10 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM… • by determining how a word functions as a part of speech • Example • Identify the part of speech of each underlined word or word group in this sentence. -The roly-poly puppies frequently stumble and fall.

  5. Rule # 9 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By turning fragments and run-ons into complete sentences • By knowing the difference between a sentence, a phrase, and a clause • Examples • Pleased by the applause of the audience the violinist played an encore. Fix the run-on.

  6. Rule # 8 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By making subjects and verbs agree in number, person, and gender • By making pronouns and antecedents agree in number, person, and gender • Examples - Read the statement. Identify the error in agreement. • The store, the hotel, and the airport is all in a ten-mile radius of the beach. • To apply for the scholarship, a student must submit at least four samples of their work.

  7. Rule # 7 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By using the correct form of regular and irregular verbs • Examples-Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses. • Jeffery and Lee have (ride) their bikes fifty miles today. • Rebecca soon (see) why the old house had sold so cheaply.

  8. Rule # 6 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By proofreading sentences for correct pronoun forms (nominative vs. objective) • Examples - Revise each sentence by supplying the correct pronoun form. • Steve showed the negatives to Cecelia and I.

  9. Rule # 5 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By not dangling or misplacing a modifier • Examples - Examine the image. What is the dangling/misplaced modifier? How can you change the sentence so that the meaning is clear?

  10. Rule # 4 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By properly capitalizing sentences • Examples - Correct the capitalization errors within this sentence: • Our september trip to ireland included a stay in kilkee, a coastal village.

  11. Rule # 3 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By knowing when to use a period, question mark, or exclamation point. • Examples-add the appropriate end punctuation. • When is the bus coming, or has it already left • The title of her new television special is Hillside Rocks

  12. Rule # 2 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By knowing the difference between semicolons and colons. • By adding italics, quotation marks, or ellipsis points • By using apostrophes, hyphens and dashes in the right place • Examples-add the appropriate punctuation • Please bring the following items books, pencils, and newspapers. • Why did you buy another sleeping bag? she asked. • Its frustrating when the car wont start because its battery is dead.

  13. The Golden Grammar Rule # 1 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • Because commas are the “splice of life” • Examples-Fix the comma error. • Fast-food restaurants are changing, now they offer healthier food choices.

  14. Grammar Websites • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ • (Purdue Online Writing Lab) • www.chompchomp.com • (Grammar Bytes) • http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ • (Guide to Grammar and Writing)  • http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html • (Grammar activities)

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