Grammar Lesson 31

• Vocab:• Hedonism – from a Greek word meaning pleasure, the

theory that pleasure is the highest good• Nestor – an important character from the Iliad, Nestor

was the oldest, wisest warrior. A nestor is a leader in his or her field

The Period and Abbreviations

• A period shows where a sentence ends and another begins• Place a period after the initials in a name• Periods follow the letters and numbers in an outline

• I. John Langdon• A. Merchant• B. Soldier

Abbreviations

• Some abbreviations require periods• You can check abbreviations in a dictionary• Don’t abbreviate in formal writing• When in doubt, spell it out• a.m. and p.m.• Sun., Mon., and Tues.• Jan., Feb., and Mar.

Grammar Lesson 32• Vocab• Conscience – sense of right and wrong• Consciousness – awareness of one’s surroundings, thoughts, and

existence• Conscientious and conscious – adjective forms of the above words• Conscientious – guided by one’s conscience• Conscious – aware or cognizant

Proofreading Symbols I

• Proofreading symbols• Standard set of symbols for proofreading

• See handout

Grammar Lesson 33

• Vocab• Stentor – a loud, powerful, Greek warrior in the Iliad• Stentorian – a loud, powerful sound• Spartan – had a reputation for being frugal, austere, and

sternly disciplined• Spartan today means simple, frugal, and disciplined

Coordinating Conjunctions

• Three kinds of conjunctions, or connecting words• Coordinating conjunctions join equal parts of a sentence –

word to word, phrase to phrase, clause to clause• Sentence parts are called elements • Elements joined with a conjunction are called compound

parts• Common coordinating conjunctions – and, but, or, nor, for,

yet, so

Grammar Lesson 34

• Vocab• Et. Al – from et alii, means “and others,” refers to people• Etc. – from et cetera, means “and others,” refers to things

Compound Subjects and PredicatesDiagramming Compounds

• Predicate (or verb) can have more than one subject, known as a compound subject

• Subject may have more than one predicate, or a compound predicate

• Diagramming – see board