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- 1Grammar: comma Dependent clause: part of a sentence that not make sence "when the president arrives" independent clause: has complete meaning on itself "th beach is a lot of fun"run-on sentence:
two sentences joined together with a coordinating conjuction
example conjuction: "so"
"the sun is high" -so- "put on some sunblock"
-they should be always separated by periods or a coma before the conjuction- - 2conjuctions used when you use commas to separate ind. causes: "and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so" "Sun is high, so put on some sunblock"run-on sentences also are connected by a transitional expresion
"however, moreover, nevertheless" separated just by commas
-...;however,...- - 3fused sentences: two independent clauses joint together with nothing between "they weren't dangerous criminals" "they were detectives in disguise"fused sentences are separated by a period
"They weren't dangerous criminals. They were detctives in disguise" - 4Comma Spliced two complete sentences separated by a comma. "we hicked for three days, we were very tired"1-Independent causes = separated with commas or semicolons.
2- Join sentences with ", conjuntion" *,and...*
3-Join sentences with "; connector" *; however...* - 5Separate independent clauses with dependent clauses with commas: "When we arrived, the man started explaining what happened"Capitalization rules:
1- first letter in a sentence
2-pronoun "I"
3-propper names and tittles of people
4-Names of mountains, mountain ranges, hills and volcanoes - 65. Names of bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans, seas, streams and creeks) 6. Names of buildings, monuments, bridges and tunnels 7. When a colon is followed by an independent clause: *: Strong light often gives her a headache. * 8. Members Of National, Political, Racial, Social, Civic, And Athletic GroupsNot to use capital letters:
1- In lists preceded by a colon:
*: blue, red, orange.*
2- After semicolons
3- After commas - 7Editing and proofreading techniques Editing: -Content -Overall Structure -Structure within paragraphs -Clarity -StyleContent:
1-Have you done everything the assignment requires?
2-Are the claims you make accurate?
3-Have you supported each point with adequate evidence?
4- Is all of the information in your paper relevant to the assignment and/or your overall writing goal? - 8Overall structure: 1-Does your writing have an appropriate introduction and conclusion? 2- Is your objective clearly stated in your introduction? 3- Is it clear how each paragraph in your writing is related to your intro? 4- Are the paragraphs arranged in a logical sequence? 5- Have you made clear transitions between paragraphs? 6- Are the paragraphs required in the task visible?Structure within paragraphs
1-Is each paragraph of your writing complete?
2- Does it contain all the required elements? - 9Clarity: Have you defined any important terms that might be unclear to your reader? Is the meaning of each sentence clear? Is it clear what each pronoun (he, she, it, they, which, who, this, etc.) refers to? Have you chosen the proper words to express your ideas?Style:
1-Have you used an appropriate tone (formal, informal, persuasive, etc.)?
2-Is your use of gendered language (masculine and feminine pronouns like “he” or “she,” words like “fireman” that contain “man”) appropriate?
3-Have you varied the length and structure of your sentences?
4- Do you tend to use the passive voice too often?
5- Does your writing contain a lot of unnecessary phrases like “there is,” “there are,” “due to the fact that,” etc.?
6- Do you repeat a strong word (for example, a vivid main verb)unnecessarily? - 10Proofeading: 1-Don’t rely entirely on spelling checkers. These can be useful tools but they are far from prefect 2-Proofread for only one kind of error at a time. 3- Separate the text into individual sentences.1- Circle every punctuation mark.
2- Proofreading is a learning process. You’re not just looking for errors that you recognize; you’re also learning to recognize and correct new errors.
3- The proofreading process becomes more efficient as you develop and practice a systematic strategy. - 11Common errors: 1-Articles and Determiners (the/a/an/) 2-Subject/Verb Agreement (everyone has) 3-Sentence Structure (subject-verb-object) 4- Verb Form (present form/ past form/ particples used correctly)Word Form/ False friends (Charge for post)
Verb Tense (correct verb tense)
Appropriate, consistent use of voice (i.e., “you”, “one”, “I”) - 12Grammar mistakes: (x)loose - lose it's - its (its') they're - their - there i.e (that is) - e.g (for example) effect - affect you're - your different than - different from lay - lie *lie down* *lay those books* then - than Could of, would of - could have, would haveFalse cognates
Actual (real) - actualmente (current)
Assist (ayudar) - asistir (attend)
Carpet (alfombra) - carpeta (folder)
Casualty (víctima) - casualidad (coincidence)
College (universidad) - Colegio (high school)
Compromise (poner en peligro) - comprometerse (commit)
Contest (contender legalmente) - contestar (reply)
Disgust (asquearse) - molesto (angry)
Destitute (indigente) - destituir (dismiss)
Dormitory (residencia estudiantil) - dormitorio (room) - 13Empress (emperatriz) - empresa (business) Esteemed (estimado) - estimados numéricos (estimate) Éxit (salida) - Éxito (succes) Molest (abusar sexualmente) - molestar (annoy) Realize (darse cuenta) - hacer (do) lately (ultimamente) - al final (ultimtely) pretend (fingir) - intentar (attempt) succes (éxito) - suceso (event) Fabric (tela) - Fábrica (factory) Lecture (conferncia) - lectura (reading) Support (apoyar) - soportar (bear) Sensible (racional) - sensible (sensitive)
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