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We do the exercises in class, but I expect students to know most of this (particularly the first four or five skills). We won't spend a lot of time on those early skills, so students who score low in grammar on papers should go through those skills on their own. My instruction starts with coordinating conjunctions.
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No matter how many words come between the subject and the verb, they must match (plural or singular).
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Capitalize proper nouns. |
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A simple sentence is a subject and a verb and however many phrases are used to describe them.
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Complete sentence (comma) (coordinating conj) complete sentence (period) |
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Complete sentence (semicolon) (long conjunctive adverb) (comma) complete sentence (period) |
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Complete sentence (semicolon) complete sentence (period) |
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Complete sentence (colon) list item (comma) list item (comma) and list item (period) |
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(Subordinating word) sentences (comma) sentence (period) <OR>
Sentence (subordinating word) sentence (period) |
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Use apostrophes to show that one noun owns another, either literally (John's car) or because one object belongs to another (three weeks' pay) |
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Use commas to separate additional or optional information from your main sentence. |
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Avoid putting the person or thing acted on up front. Put the person doing the action up front. |
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Use pronouns that match your nouns. Everyone cannot get their bags. |
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Use words that are similiar. If you are running, then make sure you are also screaming, not screams. |
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