“Deadly Sins”

1. Capitalize proper nouns

• If you are talking about a specific person or location, capitalize it!

• EX> I live in Fort Bragg, next to the Pacific Ocean. (This is a specific town by one particular ocean!)

• Also remember to capitalize the beginning of sentences!

2. Use apostrophes with contractions

• Did not = didn’t• The apostrophe

MUST appear exactly where the letters are omitted

• O’clock = on the clock, so the apostrophe replaces n, t, h, AND e!

3. There/Their/They’re

• There = a place• Their = they own it• They’re = they are

4. Its, it’s

• It’s = contraction: it + is = it’s

• Ex: It’s good to be alive.

• Its = possessive, showing ownership or belonging.

• Ex: The bird built its nest. It’s not a very big one.

5. To, Two, Too

• To = connector• Two = the number• Too = Also; OR, an

extreme degree of something

• I went to her party, but I was too late for the two cakes.

6. A LOT = 2 words!

• TWO WORDS, not ONE!!

• “There’s a lot of noise in the cafeteria. They’re testing their emergency system.”

7. HEADINGS must include:

• YOUR NAME• MY NAME• CLASS AND

PERIOD • DATE in very

special MLA format

• TITLE

• Ex:

Harry Potter

Ms. Fishman

English 9 P1(or 1◦)

22 August 2011

Eight Sins Notes

No Text Speak

• Always spell out words correctly

• Its rlly annyng 2 hv 2 figr out wht ur tryng 2 sy.