Quiz. Jose Antonio Reyes, used to play for which Spanish team? Valencia Barcelona Seville FC.
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Grammar for Life
Rules and Examples
Master your modifiers:
Jose explained what the essay he wrote was about in Spanish.
In Spanish, Jose explained what the essay he wrote was about.
A modifier is a word or group of words that modifies, or describes, another word or group of words in a sentence. A modifier should always appear next to the word or words it modifies.
Vary Your Sentences(Rule 1)
• At the beginning of the sentence, put an adverb, a word that adds description to a verb.– Incorrect: Dorothy skipped
down the yellow brick road.–Correct: Merrily, Dorothy
skipped down the yellow brick road.
Vary Your Sentences (Rule 2)
To add pizzazz to your writing, reconstruct your sentence structure by following this important rule!
Move a prepositional phrase to the beginning of the sentence.
Incorrect Sentence: David walked to school at 7:00 A.M. so he would not be late for class.
Correct Sentence: At 7:00 A.M., David walked to school so he would not be late for class.
VARY YOUR SENTENCES
Incorrect:I made cookies on Saturday. They were delicious! Correct:I made cookies on Saturday, and they were delicious!
• Rule #3: Link two sentences to form a compound sentence.
Vary Your Sentences (Rule # 4)
• Combine two or more sentences by placing a clause in the middle of the sentence.
• Use commas to separate the clause from the rest of the sentence.
• Incorrect: Baseball is my favorite sport. It is fun to play.
• Correct: Baseball, my favorite sport, is fun to play.
Redundancy• Rule- to keep your writing clear and
efficient, it is important to avoid unnecessary repetition. • Incorrect: This is the best, greatest
burrito I have ever eaten.• Correct: This is the best burrito I have ever eaten.
Comma Sense Rule #4- Use a pair of commas in the middle of a sentence to set off words that are not essential elements of the sentence. WRONG: Your gym teacher Mr. C is teaching, us basketball.
CORRECT: Your gym teacher, Mr. C, is teaching us basketball.
(Rule #3)Use commas to separate items in a
series of three or more things
O My favorite, movies are, Bed knobs, Broomsticks Slap-shot and, Sandlot.
O My favorite movies are Bed knobs and Broomsticks, Slap-shot, and Sandlot.
Comma Sense
Comma Sense; Rule 2Use a comma after an introductory element.
RULE: After an introductory phrase, use a comma to separate both sentences that can stand on their own.
WRONG!• When I was watching Wicked I was thoroughly impressed by the talent that was showcased.
RIGHT!• While I was watching
Wicked, I was thoroughly impressed by the talent that was
showcased.,
COMMA SENSE• Rule #1- Use a
comma before a conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so , yet) to join two independent clauses.
• Incorrect Example: The football game was interrupted with bad weather yet we still had a great time.
• Correct Example:The football game was interrupted with bad weather, yet we still had a great time.