Concept book titles Grammar Rules

Concept: book titles Grammar Rules: --book titles are capitalized and underlined --an apostrophe + s shows possession -- with superlatives like good/better/best, use the highest one if there is no comparison Example: the book the warden is considered among the better of trollopes many novels Sentence Correction: 1

Concept: rules for a list Grammar Rules: --use a colon to begin a list --commas after adverbs (first) --use semi-colons to separate items in a list if there are commas --take out unnecessary words like “there are” Example: several steps are necessary to replace a damaged modem first eject the modem second uninstall the software then replace the broken one with a new one Sentence Correction: 2

Concept: “off, ” not “off of” Grammar Rules: --enunciation: use HAVE not OF (would have, could have) --commas before conjunctions to fix run-on sentences --use “off, ” not “off of” Example: they would of froze during the blizzard but they seen an empty house that protected them from the biting winds coming off of the appalachian mountains Sentence Correction: 3

Concept: movie titles Grammar Rules: --movie titles are underlined and capitalized --capitalize proper nouns --capitalize “I” Example: lee was watching the movie the sixth sense—at least i think he said that—when the dvd player stopped working Sentence Correction: 4

Concept: semi-colon Grammar Rules: --use a semi-colon to fix a run-on without a conjunction --put a comma after an introductory phrase --no one is two words! --put –ly after an adverb Example: james rung the bell at the delivery entrance when noone answered he left quick Sentence Correction: 5

Concept: pronouns: I/me is always last Grammar Rules: --pronouns: I or me is always last --irregular verb: past tense of “catch” is : caught” --homophones: two = number, too = also --put a hyphen in a compound number Example: i and my brother catched the train at fifty second and green streets unfortunately, we got off of the train two soon Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 6

Concept: comma after introductory phrase Grammar Rules: Example: --comma after introductory phrase because in order to repair youre --homophone: your = belongs to damaged motorcycle, they’ll have you, you’re= you are to do a lot of repairing --take out redundant words --a lot is always two words Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 7

Concept: comma+conjunction Grammar Rules: --use a comma + conjunction to Example: fix a run-on he could of swam/swum to that --enunciation: use have, not of reef but its to stormy to try that (would have, could have) --homophone: to = towards, two = number, too = also Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 8

Concept: using “because” Grammar Rules: --sentences CAN start with because WHEN the phrase is subordinate (exists because of the other phrase) --a plural subject needs a plural verb --pronouns: I/me comes last Example: me and my brother weared blue jeans we wasnt admitted to the bigelow restaurant Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 9

Concept: misplaced modifier Grammar Rules: --modifier: word/phrase that Example: describes a noun --misplaced modifier: the phrase the woman drived that there blue looks like it is describing the car wearing a white scarf wrong thing --“that there” is redundant Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 10

Concept: apostrophes Grammar Rules: --apostrophes show ownership OR a contraction --your = belongs to you, you’re = you are --comma after introductory phrase --capitalize proper nouns Example: because your late finishing the book report youll have to give we girls the books to take to daves house Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 11

Concept: subject-verb agreement Grammar Rules: --remove unnecessary words --a singular subject needs a singular verb --comma before conjunction to fix a run-on --use apostrophe in a contraction Example: my grandfather he dont always have time to call us on our Birthdays but he does send cards and presents Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 12

Concept: semi-colon Grammar Rules: --use a semi-colon to fix a run-on if there is no conjunction --always put comma after however --states are proper nouns --put apostrophe in contraction Example: they wont be going to florida this spring however they’ll be going to connecticut Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 13

Concept: commas in a list Grammar Rules: --if there aren’t already commas, use a comma to separate items in a list --pronouns: I/me goes last --use colon to begin a list --homophones: two = 2, too = also, to = towards Example: i and my sister have chose to do the following start shopping for video games compare prices on line and buy from to different stores Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 14

Concept: homophones Grammar Rules: --homophones: their = belongs to them, there = location; your = belongs to you, you’re = you are --use regardless, not irregardless Example: there car would not start irregardless of what they tried they finally called youre friend i think Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 15

Concept: question mark Grammar Rules: --use apostrophe in a contraction --commas go before/after an appositive phrase: a phrase that gives extra information --question marks always go at ends of questions! Example: wasnt that a great softball game we seen with mark and erin your friends Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 16

Concept: quotation marks Grammar Rules: --put quotation marks around everything someone specifically says --long book-length poems are underlined --comma before you continue an interrupted quotation Example: the long poem the lady of the lake was wrote by sir walter scott phillip said and is consider one of the poets best Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 17

Concept: teach or learn? Grammar Rules: --teach = giving information, learn = receiving information --quotation marks for direct speech of someone --question marks (? ) go inside the quotation marks (“ ”) Example: when will you learn me to use this video game maria asked do i have to ask you in another three months Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 5

Concept: book titles/paintings Grammar Rules: --book titles and paintings are underlined and capitalized --either “wrote” or “has written, ” but never “has wrote” Example: he has wrote a novel entitled the lonely desert and sold a painting called illuminations Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 19

Concept: passive/active voice Grammar Rules: --homophones: fare = price/how are you doing, fair = right or good --turn passive voice to active voice -passive: subject has something done TO it -active: subject does something Example: its never fare weather was sang by jess at the concert presented at the heritage building Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 20

Concept: since/because Grammar Rules: --only use words like because or Example: since if they form an intro. phrase since we may of drank the at beginning of sentence orange juice but we didnt touch --comma before conjunction to the fruint punch fix a run-on --use have not of (i. e. would have) Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 21

Concept: write out numbers below 100 Grammar Rules: --spell out any number under 100 Example: --double negatives are bad: using jamal dont want nothing returned two words that are negative but newsweek and people the together 2 magazines he give to them --magazine titles are underlined students --keep tense the same throughout (past OR present, not both) Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 22

Concept: superlatives Grammar Rules: --comma before direct quotation --superlatives: when comparing 3 or more, use good/better/best --capitalize first word of quotation --use exclamation mark to show strong feeling/emotion Example: jasmine announced angrily the better of them three runners didnt even place in that there marathon Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 23

Concept: burst or bust Grammar Rules: --you can use “burst” or “busted, ” but never “bursted” --semi-colon to fix run-on when there is no conjunction --if “mom” is a name, it is capitalized Example: the oil pipe bursted during the morning during the afternoon mom founded a a plumber to repair them Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 24

Concept: pas tense of bring Grammar Rules: --take out unnecessary words --use have, not of (could have) --the past tense of bring is always brought Example: the man who was the one wearing the blue work shirt should have brung his wife and child with he Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 25

Concept: subject-verb agreement Grammar Rules: Example: --capitalize proper adjectives the australian aborigine have (i. e. English class) knowed for a long time what it --irregular verb: past tense of means to be persecuted dont know is known you think --a race of people is considered singular and needs a singular verb Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 26

Concept: abbreviations Grammar Rules: --put a period after abbreviations (i. e. Dr. St. Ave. Mrs. ) --use whom for a person, that for an object --keep tense the same (either past OR present) --plane titles are underlined Example: the spirit of st louis was the plane whom charles lindbergh flies in across the atlantic Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 27

Concept: Grammar Rules: --article titles get quotation marks and are capitalized --use period to avoid run-on sentence (when other clause is a question) --use the correct pronoun with its antecedent Example: the future of the internet is the name of a article in this Computer magazine do you want to read them Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 28

Concept: parallelism Grammar Rules: --write out numbers below 100 --put hyphen in compound # --colon to start a list; commas in a list to separate --parallelism: phrases in a list should have the same verb form Example: 38 customers should of did the following examined the merchandise returned it and they should of wrote a letter of complaint Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 29

Concept: reduction Grammar Rules: --comma before direct quotation --capitalize first word of quote --enunciation: use have, not of --reduction: if the same subject has two verbs, combine the phrase (he drove and talked) Example: dad said you could of raise the window for more air or you could of open the door for more air Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 30

Concept: reduction of unnecessary words Grammar Rules: --reduction: make phrases as short (concise) as possible --“has given” or “gave, ” but never “has gave” --capitalize names of towns Example: the man who was chosen to be the club president by election has gave many years of service to the Town of farmingdale Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 31

Concept: titles of books/poems Grammar Rules: --books are underlined, poems are put in quotation marks; both are capitalized --commas go around appositive phrases: phrases that give extra information Example: the invisible ladder is a book of poetry that contains the touching selection called to dorothy a poem about love Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 32

Concept: appositive phrase Grammar Rules: --put commas around appositive phrases: phrases that give extra information about something --singular nouns need singular verbs --underline magazine titles Example: writer’s digest a extremely useful magazine about writing dont contain a lot of colored photographs Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 33

Concept: subordination Grammar Rules: --sentences CAN start with because WHEN the phrase is subordinate (exists because of the other phrase) --reduction: if the same subject has two verbs, combine the phrase (he drove and talked) --comma after intro. phrase Example: the woman was in a hurry to get to work the woman in a hurry drived the motorcycle reckless and she had an accident Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 34

Concept: pronoun case Grammar Rules: --to check for correct pronoun Example: use, take out the noun that he rode with the we boys but he follows it (i. e. us teachers) and see if the sentence makes sense decided to ride in the volvo --comma before conjunction to fix a run-on Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 35

Concept: passive/active voice Example: Grammar Rules: --change sentence to active voice there are thirty eight students in -passive: subject has action done TO it our class who have been studying -active: subject DOES action about the hindu religion judiasm --semi-colon to fix run-on when is being studied by ms no conjunction martinezs class --capitalize religions (proper noun) Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 36

Concept: holidays Grammar Rules: --holidays are proper nouns --use an apostrophe to show possession --reduction: if same subject has two verbs, combine the phrase --underline movie titles --comma after intro. phrase Example: on labor day the friends ate at dagostinos restaurant and they also saw the movie sleepy hollow Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 37

Concept: musical titles Grammar Rules: --musical titles should be underlined and capitalized --comma before conjunction to fix a run-on --use apostrophes in contractions Example: natalie and mark want to go to the musical ragtime and im sure theyll like it Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 38

Concept: tag questions Grammar Rules: --long book-length poems are underlined and capitalized --semi-colon to fix run-on when there is no conjunction --comma before a “tag question” Example: ive took the long poem the prelude to read tonight i should of began it sooner dont you agree Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 39

Concept: forms of “choose” Grammar Rules: -- “chose” or “was/has chosen, ” never “has chose” --comma after intro. phrase --magazine titles are underlined and capitalized Example: because cameron has throwed successful passes in many games he was chose to be interviewed for the community magazine called around our town Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 40

Concept: proper adjectives Grammar Rules: --underline book titles --capitalize proper adjectives --use quotation marks for direct quotes --period after abbreviations Example: the book the return of the native is frequently studied in english classes ms nash said this afternoon Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 41

Concept: let vs. leave Grammar Rules: --apostrophes for contractions and possession --let = allow, leave = go away from --pronoun order: me/I goes last --capitalize proper nouns Example: mom she wont leave me and rick take james bike on larchmont highway this wednesday Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 42

Concept: adverb– well vs. good Grammar Rules: --adverbs: well vs. good --comma before conjunction to fix run-on --homophones: to, your Example: generally you write good but today you have to many short sentences in youre essay Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 43

Concept: articles (a vs. an) Grammar Rules: --articles: a for consonants, an for vowels --comma after intro. phrase --apostrophe for contractions --quotation marks for direct quotations Example: to be a accomplished athlete youll have to run faster than bobbi has ran said coach carter Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 44

Concept: lie vs. lay Grammar Rules: --semi-colon to fix run-on when no conjunction --reduce: take out unnecessary words --lie vs. lay (you lie, you lay something) Example: i was so tired i wanted too lay down my dad he suggested that i ate in an hour Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 45

Concept: series Grammar Rules: --use colon to begin series --comma after adverbs in a list (first, second, last, etc. ) --use semi-colons to separate items in a series with commas --parallelism: keep phrases the same—verb type is the same Example: the new employee was requested to do these things first complete the form second submit a reference and third he was asked to mail a resume to the personnel office Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 46

Concept: parenthetical expressions Grammar Rules: --articles have quotation marks --books are underlined --semi-colon to fix run-ons with no conjunction --commas around parenthetical expressions Example: the article new digital photography appears in the book photography today it also appears i believe in the book how to take great pictures Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 47

Concept: irregular verbs Grammar Rules: --comma after intro. phrase --irregular verbs: some verbs are a different word when they become past tense (run-> ran) --apostrophe for contractions Example: she was so angry she flinged the letter in the fire and sweared shed never speak to her sister again Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 48

Concept: compound adjective Grammar Rules: --hyphen for compound adjective --comma before direct quote --quotation marks for direct quotes --capitalize proper adjectives --use a colon in time --periods in abbreviations Example: the self assured actor turned to the director and asked will you be auditioning talented actors for the french movie at 230 pm on friday Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 49

Concept: addresses Grammar Rules: --capitalize proper nouns (street names, cities, states, etc. ) --comma between street/city – city/state – state/rest of sentence --off, not off of Example: she lives at 319 beverly drive los angeles california which is located off of highway 108 Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 50

Concept: reduction Grammar Rules: --statues underlined/capitalized --comma around appositive phrases (extra information) --comma between city/country --reduction: create compound predicate/subordination Example: the laocoon and his sons is a statue in the vatican museum in rome italy it was made on the island of rhodes in greece and later on it was sent to italy Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 51

Concept: spoke/has spoken Grammar Rules: --reduction: take out unnecessary words --spoke or has spoken, never has spoke --commas around parenthetical expressions --underline book titles Example: my sister she has spoke many times in fact about that book the grapes of wrath Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 52

Concept: double negatives Grammar Rules: --double negatives (one negative word, never two together) --songs go in quotation marks --comma to fix run-on when there is a conjunction --capitalize store names Example: we havent no cd of the song stand by me but i think you might find it at freds music store Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 53

Concept: parallelism Grammar Rules: --parallelism: keep verbs the same --always off, not off of Example: be careful not to fall off of the mountain ledge and watching out for falling rocks Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 54

Concept: verb tense Grammar Rules: --bit or has bitten, not “has bit” --only capitalize proper nouns! --semi-colon to fix run-on when there is no conjunction --comma before “tag question” Example: that there dog has bit several Children her owners would do good to keep her muzzled dont you think Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 55

Concept: boat titles Grammar Rules: --boat titles underlined/capitalized --commas around parenthetical expressions --verb: sank, not sunk --use period to avoid run-on --homophones: to, their Example: the boat mystic adventure by the way sunk to years ago wasnt it moored over their Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 56

Concept: hyphenate compound numbers Grammar Rules: --capitalize proper nouns --apostrophe for possession --hyphenate compound numbers --capitalize proper adjective --reduction: take out unnecessary words! Example: we went to joshs apartment which is located on thirty ninth avenue for the september surprise party Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 57

Concept: reduction Grammar Rules: --capitalize/underline paintings --reduction: take out repetition and unnecessary words! --commas around appositive phrases --use the highest superlative (good, better, best) Example: the portrait jan six the portrait that was painted in 1654 is considered the better work of many paintings that rembrandt completed Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 58

Concept: quotation marks Grammar Rules: --comma after introductory phrase --poems/short stories get quotation marks --apostrophes in contractions --always capitalize “I” Example: if youll help me memorize the poem the raven ill help you analyze the short story snowfall in childhood Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 59

Concept: double negatives Grammar Rules: --double negatives (one negative word, never two together) --hyphenate compound words --verbs: has shown/grown, not showed/growed Example: she hasnt never showed much self assurance or growed much from her mistakes Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 60

Concept: active voice Grammar Rules: --enunciation: use have, not of --when using “had” before a verb, use the correct form --semi-colon to fix run-on when no conjunction --keep voice ACTIVE throughout Example: he could of ran faster but he had tore one of his tendons consequently the race was lost by him Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 61

Concept: reduction Grammar Rules: --comma after intro. phrase --reduction: eliminate unnecessary words! --hyphenate compound adj. --homophone: their/there/they’re Example: to be able to complete there science projects both rose and sam the two who are juniors this year will have a two weeks extension Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 62

Concept: enunciation Grammar Rules: --enunciation: have, not of --period to avoid run-on --comma after parenthetical expression --spoke or have spoken, never have spoke Example: i should of spoke sooner about my trip to nashville by the way where is sandra right now Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 63

Concept: commas for dates Grammar Rules: --reduction: eliminate unnecessary words --commas around appositive phrases (extra information) --comma between day/year and year/rest of sentence Example: the sky rockets the group that is a rock and roll band appeared in the april 24 2004 concert in phoenix Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 64

Concept: plural possession Grammar Rules: --apostrophes after the s for plural possession --capitalize proper nouns --homophones: to/two/too Example: the myers and bennetts boats were damaged on lake arrowhead when the to boats collided Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 65

Concept: starting sentences with because Grammar Rules: --went vs. gone --homophone: there, their, they’re --eliminate unnecessary words --never start sentences with because (unless it is a subordinate phrase) Example: because we have went their twice on our way to visit my sisters and brothers Resort which is located in northern california Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 66

Concept: subject-verb agreement Grammar Rules: --apostrophe for contraction --plural nouns should have plural verbs --write out numbers below 100 --semi-colon to fix run-on when there is no conjunction Example: were sure there is 8 speakers participating in the symposium such speakers will draw large crowds Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 67

Concept: days of the week Grammar Rules: --eliminate unnecessary words --days of the week are capitalized --comma before conjunction to fix run-on Example: the three doctors all of them british decided to give a lecture on saturday but the classroom was not available Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 68

Concept: subordination Grammar Rules: --use phrases like because or since to show subordination (one phrase causes another) --comma after intro. phrase --correct “shook” Example: adam received the bad news he was really shook Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 69

Concept: pronoun-antecedent Grammar Rules: --remove unnecessary words --commas around appositive phrases --plural nouns = plural pronouns (pronoun-antecedent agreement) --subject-verb agreement Example: there is three students who are all sophomores who will earn extra credit for his hard work Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 70

Concept: addresses in letters Grammar Rules: --capitalize proper nouns (streets, cities, states, month, company) --period after abbreviation --put zip code in proper address --comma b/t city/state, date/year Example: 4923 dunmore ave syracuse ny october 20 2010 digital software 1874 moore dr boulder co 98922 Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 71

Concept: salutations in letters Grammar Rules: --capitalize important words in business letters --colon after greeting --period after abbreviation Example: 1) dear sir or madam 2) dear mr weiss 3) to whom it may concern Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 72

Concept: regardless Grammar Rules: --quotation marks around anything directly stated --use regardless, not irregardless --capitalize proper nouns --choosed is not a word! Example: irregardless of the windy day father said we choosed to drive through yosemite national park Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 73

Concept: raise vs. rise Grammar Rules: --raise vs. rise --inside, never inside of --capitalize proper nouns --underline newspaper title --comma between day/month and date/year Example: when i rose the lid of the box that i found inside of the attic i seen a copy of the herald tribune from tuesday january 7 1958 Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 74

Concept: different from Grammar Rules: --use different from, NOT different than --capitalize proper nouns (city, country, airplane title, nationality) --commas between: city/country, country/rest of sentence and around appositive phrases Example: the japanese businessmen had come to paris france to discuss how the airbus a huge plane is different than other planes Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 75

Concept: titles Grammar Rules: --period after abbreviation --comma after directly addressing someone --quotation marks for short stories --underline book titles Example: dr wong is it true that you have wrote the article the future of computers and a book entitled our digital world Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 76

Concept: series Grammar Rules: --subject-verb agreement --capitalize holidays --colon to begin a series (list) --comma to separate items in a series --brung is not a word!! Example: my parents was in europe at christmas time and brung back some gifts a box of videos a bag of imported chocolate and a set of luggage Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 77

Concept: compound number Grammar Rules: --eliminate unnecessary words --capitalize proper nouns --hyphenate compound number --subject-verb agreement Example: there is four classmates of mine who have won a trip to see the brooklyn bridge on the twenty sixth of june Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 78

Concept: misplaced modifier Grammar Rules: --commas around appositive phrases --move descriptive phrases close to what they are describing (called a misplaced modifier) --capitalize proper nouns Example: lynn a friend of mine purchased a pair of boots while in mexico with tapered heels Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 79

Concept: “all right” Grammar Rules: --quotation marks around anything directly stated --commas around interrupted quotations --“alright” should be “all right” Example: during the semester kim said the classes in this here school are alright Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 80

Concept: conjunctive adverb Grammar Rules: --comma after intro. phrase --semi-colon to fix run-on without conjunction --comma after words like “therefore” (conjunctive adverb) Example: during the blizzard the doors of our honda had froze shut therefore we eat at home and not at the village tavern Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 81

Concept: proper adjectives Grammar Rules: --comma after intro. phrases --capitalize proper adjectives --period after abbreviations --pronoun order: i/me always comes last --had seen, never had saw Example: behind the truck in the alley i and my brother catched a german pointer we had saw running down parma rd earlier Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 82

Concept: a or an Grammar Rules: --never start sentences with because (unless it is a subordinate phrase) --underline book titles --a comes before consonant, an comes before vowel Example: because the students brung a copy of time to class with a article about the french government Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 83

Concept: compound direct object Grammar Rules: --colon between hr/min in time --eliminate unnecessary words (compound direct object) --me or I always comes last! --comma to separate items in list Example: at 415 mom drived me and my friends to fairmount park where we played softball and then we played soccer and then we played basketball Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 84

Concept: double negatives Grammar Rules: --put apostrophe in contraction --never use two negative words together (double negative) --capitalize proper nouns Example: the workers didnt pick up none of the old clothes i had weared and donated to the salvation army Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 85

Concept: play titles Grammar Rules: --may have, never may of --underline play titles --eliminate unnecessary adverbs --adjectives do not end in –ly --commas around appositive phrases Example: our english teacher may of saw millers death of a salesman a awfully powerfully play at the schubert theater in new york Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 86

Concept: poem titles Grammar Rules: --quotation marks around poems --write out numbers below 100 --create an extra phrase (in commas) with “is exciting to read” to keep from a run-on --we vs. us. Example: the poem the raven is exciting to read it is one of 6 poems ms graham gave we students to read Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 87

Concept: active voice Grammar Rules: --underline newspaper titles --comma after intro. phrases --change passive voice to active voice so there will not be a dangling modifier Example: deciding to reply to the want ad in the village voice a letter was wrote by chad yesterday morning Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 88

Concept: homophones Grammar Rules: --homophones: their, there, they’re --we vs. us --capitalize proper nouns Example: their interested in helping we students—if we support dana for student council president Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 89

Concept: subordination Grammar Rules: --apostrophes: contractions, possession --quotation marks for short stories --add “because” or “since” to beginnings of sentences to create subordination Example: i need more As on daily Tests id better finish the short story called a days work Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 90

Concept: interrupted quotations Grammar Rules: -use quotation marks for anything that is directly stated -use colon to show the time -keep verb tense the same -periods after abbreviations Example: dr torres she called at 405 AM vicky said and tells me about the fire at the oceanview motel on sunset boulevard Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 91

Concept: subject-verb agreement Grammar Rules: -periods after abbreviations -single subject = single verb -remove unnecessary words -use comma after intro. words Example: no mr smith dont have those magazines that this here class needs Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 92

Concept: parallelism in a series Grammar Rules: -irregular verbs: choose becomes chose -use a colon before a list -use commas to separate items in a list Example: sarah and me choosed these here activities at arts camp to sculpt dancing sing and to compose Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 93

Concept: dates Grammar Rules: -underline names of ships -commas– day/year, year/ rest of sentence -capitalize proper nouns and proper adjectives Example: the british ocean liner lusitania sunk in the atlantic ocean on may 7 1915 on a voyage from new york to liverpool Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 94

Concept: song titles Grammar Rules: -quotation marks around song titles -write out numbers under 100 -capitalize any proper nouns -hyphen for compound number Example: us students have began practicing tomorrow the best song on this here cd for the 24 th contemporary music festival Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 95

Concept: family names Grammar Rules: -if one phrase causes another phrase to happen, use “because” or “since” to begin the sentence -homophones: to, too, two -capitalize family names when you call them by that name! Example: last summer grandfather growed two many peaches he gived some to father to make preserves Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 96

Concept: reduction Grammar Rules: -no double negatives -capitalize proper nouns -reduction: take out words that you don’t need Example: we havent took no videos to ridgewood middle school for three years or so give or take a few weeks Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 97

Concept: appositive phrase Grammar Rules: -comma after intro. phrase -pronouns: I/me comes last -take out unnecessary words -create appositive phrase with extra information Example: after the reading prof diaz introduced me and sam to sharon gilmore whose a poet she told us about her long poem the race Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 98

Concept: commas after adverbs Grammar Rules: -put commas after adverbs like first, then, etc. -semi-colons to separate two main clauses -ONLY capitalize proper nouns Example: first he asked to who i was emaling second he wanted to to know who had rode a Motorcycle down the alley Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 99

Concept: interrupted quotations Grammar Rules: -quotation marks around all direct speech -capitalize family names when you call them by that name! -homophones: your, you’re Example: watch out for the newly planted seeds in the garden mom shouted or youll get fertilizer on youre shoes Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 100

Concept: pronouns Grammar Rules: -capitalize family names when you call them by that name! -underline magazine titles -when listing people, put the pronouns after the nouns Example: has dad spoke to she and kate concerning an article in the magazine sports illustrated about snowboarding in the rocky mountains Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 101

Concept: double negatives Grammar Rules: -no one is two words, never one! -capitalize proper nouns -never use two negative words together! -underline painting titles Example: noone in my family has never went to the art museum in new york and saw monets painting water lilies Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 102

Concept: direct address Grammar Rules: -period after abbreviations -comma after a direct address -all right is always two words -hyphenate compound numbers -plural subjects = plural verbs Example: capt bookman is it alright to assume that most of the thirty eighth division personnel is from texas Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 103

Concept: proper nouns Grammar Rules: -capitalize proper nouns -underline book titles -comma after intro. phrase/clause -period after abbreviations Example: after you have drew a map showing the route from sheridan blvd to highway 78 you may continue reading the book great expectations Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 104

Concept: Grammar Rules: -plural subject = plural verb -use the highest superlative when only mentioning one! -semi-colon to fix a run-on -comma after conjunctive adverb Example: the salespeople at there store is the more helpful in town for example one let me examine all the videos inside of the Case Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 105

Concept: Grammar Rules: Example: Sentence Correction: Wrap-Up: 10

Concept book titles Grammar Rules —book titles are