English Week 2, Allen School

Course: English Week: 2  AGENDA O Welcome! Questions? O Quick review of material from yesterday. O Review: Week Two Assignment and Discussion O Week 2 Presentation O Questions and Recap O Students to be prepared to share one item they did not know before today or something...

Course: English Week: 2  AGENDA O Welcome! Questions? O Quick review of material from yesterday. O Review: Week Two Assignment and Discussion O Week 2 Presentation O Questions and Recap O Students to be prepared to share one item they did not know before today or something that was interesting from the material presented. “Where Education Comes To Life” What does each of these sentences really say? O Let’s eat Grandma. O Let’s eat, Grandma. O So…punctuation saves lives!! “Where Education Comes To Life” Let’s begin… “Where Education Comes To Life”  Punctuation “Where Education Comes To Life”  The Comma , “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #1: The Coordinating Comma  When a coordinating conjunction is placed between two independent clauses, a comma is required before the actual conjunction. 1. The committee reviewed the proposal, and they announced their decision. 2. She intended to meet with the manager, but he was not available. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Let’s Practice! Choose the correct sentence: 1. She wants to go to The first sentence is correct. You should the movies, but know this because she needs to go to both “She wants to go to the movies” the library first. and “She needs to go to the library 2. She wants to go to first” are both the movies but she independent clauses needs to go to the library first. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Parts of Speech #2 – The Subordinating Comma  When using a subordinating conjunction placed at the beginning of a sentence, a comma is required after the dependent clause, but before the independent clause that follows.  Even though it started to rain, the game was not cancelled.  Although I didn’t want to attend, the conference did not last too long. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #3 – The Unnecessary Information Comma  Commas are placed before and after information in a sentence that is not necessary to understand the message The main office, which is in Boston, handles customer relations. My mom, who loves to bake, tried a new recipe for apple pie. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #4 – The Direct Comma O When communicating a message to someone directly, a comma needs to be placed after or before their name, depending on where it is placed in the sentence. Mallory, please hang up your coat when you walk in the door. May I have a menu, sir? “Where Education Comes To Life”  Let’s Practice! Place the Place the comma comma in in the the correct correct location: location: The Taylor 1. The 1. Taylor family, family who who lives lives on on Upton Upton Landing, recently Landing, recently sold sold their their house. house. 2. 2. Jean do Jean, do you you know know the the correct correct price? price? 3. 3. Although she Although she bought bought aa gift, gift she she may may now return now return it. it. 4. 4. Rebecca who Rebecca, who is is from from Kansas, Kansas is is my my neighbor. neighbor. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #5 – The Appositive Comma O Commas are placed before and after information that adds more detail to the noun it comes before or follows. This is information is not required to understand the message. Josephine, my sister, will be attending my graduation. Please inform Ms. Jones, my assistant, of your new schedule. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #6 – The Address and Date Comma  Place commas after the day, a city, and the year and state when placed in the middle of a sentence. We will begin class on March 1, 2010. I will be attending the conference in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, November 11. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Let’s Practice Place the comma in the correct location: Josh my 1. Josh, myson son,isisattending attendingcollege collegeininthe thefall. fall. 2. The wedding will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana on Louisiana, onthe the2525ththof ofNovember. November. 3. The new clerk had an orientation with our boss John. boss, John. 4. The baby will be born in the middle of July 2010. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #7— The Series Comma The series comma rule, is applied when you need to separate a list of three or more items. A comma is placed after each item in a list, including after the second to last item and before the coordinating conjunction The recipe calls for peaches, apples, and pears. The assistant will write the memo, email the new accounts, and call the insurance “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #8— The Absent Words Comma Rule  The absent words rule can be helpful to remove unnecessary words that are assumed and do not need to be repeated to understand your message. The old, rusty car wouldn’t start. (and) The girl is from Canada; the boy, California. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #9—The Contrasting Comma  Commas are also used to set aside a change in opinion or an afterthought. This helps to put emphasis on the additional thought you are trying to pass along to your reader. I will attend the seminar, not the conference. I’ll take you to the store, however, don’t complain. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Comma Rules #10 – The Quotation Comma  The final comma rule is used when introducing or ending a part of the sentence in quotation marks. The comma signifies a pause in thought and marks the beginning or the continuation of a quote from someone.  The teacher said, “Don’t hand everything in at once.”  “That was a close game,” said April, “I thought they wouldn’t win.” “Where Education Comes To Life”  Let’s Practice! Place the Place the comma comma in in the the correct correct location: location: 1. My 1. My mother mother sentsent me me to to the the store store to to buy eggs, buy eggs milk milk,and andbread. bread. 2. II like 2. like to to travel travel to to warm, warm sunnysunny locations. locations. Brad voted 3. Brad 3. voted to to stay stay with with the the oldold program, not program, not the the new new one. one. “The course 4. “The 4. course is is fascinating,” fascinating” said said Ronnie,“Where Ronnie, “I love “I love learning learning Education about Comes Toabout Life” Punctuation and Possessive Form  The Semicolon ; “Where Education Comes To Life”  Semicolon Rules #1— The Independent Semicolon  When you reach a pause in your writing between two independent clauses where you may have used a comma and coordinating conjunction, you can use a semicolon. It was windy all day; the leaves were scattered across the lawn. The doctor’s schedule was booked solid; the only appointment available is for next month. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Semicolon Rules #2—The Adverbial Semicolon  When looking to connect two independent clauses, place a semicolon after the first independent clause and follow it with an adverbial conjunction and comma. The meeting was supposed to start at noon; however, the snow delayed everyone's arrival. Susan finished the program with 32 credits; therefore, she did not need to take the Introductory course. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Semicolon Rules #3—The Separation Semicolon  The third rule, the semicolon and comma work together again to transition between significant and smaller separations in a sentence. I need to pick up Joe, Rose, and Jane; it is my turn to drive to work. My family built a pizza parlor; even though we are anxious to open, there is still a lot of work to complete. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Semicolon Rules #4—The Series Semicolon  This rule will mainly be used to separate people and places. We are traveling to Tampa, Florida; Orlando, Florida; and Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting consisted of Mary Parker, Accountant; Roger Moore, Attorney, and Kyle Walker, CEO. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Extra Practice Choose the correct sentence: 1. The rain will start in about an hour; make sure to bring an umbrella. 2. The rain will start in about an hour, make sure to bring an umbrella. Choose the correct sentence: 3. I attempt to sleep all through the night; however my daughter wakes me up. 4. I attempt to sleep all through the night; however, my daughter wakes me up. Choose the correct sentence: 5. Martha, Jack, and Bryan started Monday; they will run the new department. 6. Martha, Jack, and Bryan started Monday. They will run the new department. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Problem Sentences Run-on Sentence  A run-on sentence is indicated by the absence of punctuation when joining two or more independent clauses. Tommy was late for dinner his pasta was cold. The sun is very strong today I can’t wait for Summer to begin. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Problem Sentences Comma Splice O A comma splice is a sentence that is made up of two or more independent clauses—and a comma. The stars were visible in the sky, I will set up my telescope on the roof of the house. We picked up the bait at the general store, the lake is one mile further down the road. The manager accepted every “Where Education Comes To Life”  The Five Bandages to Problem Sentences 1. The Independent Semicolon 1. The sun is very strong today; I can’t wait for Summer to begin. 2. The Coordinating Comma 1. Tommy was late for dinner, so his pasta was cold. 3. Turn One Independent Clause into a Dependent Clause 1. Because the stars were visible in the sky, I set up my telescope on the roof of the house. 4. Two Separate Sentences 1. We picked up the bait at the general store. The lake is one mile further down the road. 5. Turn One Independent Clause into a Gerund or Infinitive Phrase 1. Accepting every application, the manager was determined to find a replacement. “Where Education Comes To Life” Punctuation and Possessive Form  The Colon : There are many examples of when it is important to use a colon. For one, colons are necessary when writing a list of items when they follow a complete sentence. Notice that there are two spaces after a colon as in the first sentence. Colons also follow key words such as “note” and “caution”. This indicates that important information will follow the colon. It is also important to use a colon after a salutation in a business letter. This is different than a friendly letter where you would use a comma after the salutation. Lastly, when crucial information is placed after a complete sentence, a colon can be utilized to indicate that the information is of importance. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Colons Colon Rules  A colon is meant to bring attention to the information about to follow. The List Colon  The grocery list includes the following items: napkins, juice, and pears. The “Note” and “Caution” Colon  Caution: Beverage is hot!  The Business Letter Colon  Dear Mr. Smith:  The Information Colon  The new office is much better: it offers more space and is closer to my house. “Where Education Comes To Life”  The Dash — “Where Education Comes To Life”  Dash Rules Dash  Draws attention to the information that follows the dash. The children were jumping up and down— they were excited to get a puppy.  Information that you do want to bring attention to is placed in between two dashes.  The medical records—from the old office —were sent by courier. “Where Education Comes To Life”  The Ellipses... “Where Education Comes To Life”  Rules Ellipsis Marks  The ellipses are used to indicate the absence of several words or an incomplete thought  To write an ellipsis mark, type a space, three periods, and one additional space between the last period and the next word. The speech went on... and on... so I left early. “Let me think...” said Rachel. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Extra Practice The teacher—Ms. OOThe teacher Ms. Lewi always started Lewis—always the started class the on time. class on time. She has OOShe has aa lot lot of of work work to to do—the do the assignment is assignment is due due tomorrow. tomorrow. The directions OOThe directions werewere to to start start by by calling calling the the company.and company file the.. and newnew file the paperwork. paperwork. “I’m wondering OO“I’m wondering.“.she thought.. “ she thought. Note Read OONote: Readthe thedirections! directions! Dear Mr. OODear Mr. Smith: Smith “Where Education Comes To Life”  Plurals Plurals  When we say that a noun is “plural”, in simpler terms, we are saying that there is more than one. There are several pencils on the desk. The files were given to the manager. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Singular Possessive Singular Possessive Form  The word “singular” means only one; therefore, when learning “singular possessive form”, we are learning how to write a sentence where one noun is in possession of one or more items or feelings. The boy’s coats are blue. O One boy is in possession of several coats. The teacher’s classroom is down the hall. O One teacher is in possession of the classroom. The student’s determination is seen in his work. O The determination of one student is seen. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Plural Possessive Form Plural Possessive Remember that we said plural means more than one. Keeping that in mind, “plural possessive form” means more than one noun in possession of an item or feeling. The boys’ coats are blue. O More than one boy is in possession of several coats. The teachers’ classroom is down the hall. O More than one teacher is in possession of the classroom. The students’ determination is seen in their work. O The determination of more than one student is seen. “Where Education Comes To Life”  Irregular Possessives Irregular Singular Possessive Form O Irregular singular possessives are nouns that already end in –s or –z. When written in the singular form, the word will be very difficult to pronounce. To fix this problem, remove the last “s”; keep in mind the newly corrected noun will look as if it is a plural possessive; however, it is actually singular. O Ms. Willis’ new job starts on Monday. Irregular Plural Possessive Form O Certain possessive form of a noun are already plural. In these situations, you would add an apostrophe plus “s”. In the case of an irregular plural possessive, it is written as if it were singular possessive. O The women’s car has arrived. “Where Education Comes To Life” Choose the correct answer: Extra Practice 1. My dad’s golf bag is in the garage. 2. My dads golf bag is in the garage. Choose the correct answer: The first sentence is correct 1. The girl bought flowers for her as it shows a singular mother. possessive noun—my dad— 2. The girl bought flowers’ for her being in possession of a golf mother. bag. The second sentence is incorrect because the Choose the correct answer: sentence should show 1. The birds’ nest was in the tree. possession. Sentence one is correct. 2. The bird’s nest was in the tree. There is no possession in this sentence. Therefore, we need to use a plural as in Sentence number one is correct. It is sentence one. Sentence two written in the plural possessive form by is incorrect because the adding an S plus an apostrophe and flowers are not in possession therefore it shows possession of the of anything and should not be nest. The second sentence is written in the plural incorrect--it is written in the singular possessive form. possessive form. “Where Education Comes To Life” Any Questions? Share one thing that you learned today or that was interesting to you!! “Where Education Comes To Life”  Extra Practice O http://player.discoveryeducation.com/vie ws/hhView.cfm?guidAssetId=6b5a84d4-5f 1f-414f-9800-c47b5a4e9b13&play=true& skin = “Where Education Comes To Life”