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Punctuation, Word Choice, and Spelling. Respond to this Quotation. "The writer who neglects punctuation, or mispunctuates , is liable to be misunderstood.” - Edgar Allan Poe. Punctuation. Apostrophes. Apostrophes. Use #1: The ‘ replaces missing letters in a contraction . We are = we’re - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Punctuation, Word Choice, and Spelling
Respond to this Quotation
"The writer who neglects punctuation, or
mispunctuates, is liable to be misunderstood.”
- Edgar Allan Poe
Punctuation
Apostrophes
Apostrophes
Use #1: The ‘ replaces missing letters in a contraction.
We are = we’reShe is= she’s*Be careful of its and it’s:
Its= possessive form; It’s = it is.
Apostrophe
Use #2: The ‘ is used to form the plurals of letters and numbers.
The 1960’s were groovy!There are too many o’s in the word
“toooooooooooooooo”.*When shortening a year put the ‘ before the last two
digits.
Ex. I graduated high school in ’03.
ApostrophesUse #3: The ‘ is used to form
possessives (to show ownership). There are three rules which must be
memorized:
1. Of a singular noun: Add ‘S Girl’s dress; man’s car
2. Of a plural noun that does not end in S: Add ‘S Women’s dresses; men’s cars
3. Of a plural noun that ends in S: Just add the ‘ Friends’ books, nurses’ uniforms
Apostrophe(ask yourself: “Is it more than one or just
one?” If it is one of anything on earth add ‘s. If it is more than one, ask yourself: Does it already end is s?” If it does, just add’)
Together, let’s add the ‘ where needed.Her mother smileWomen workSeveral boys bikes
Apostrophe Practice
1. Please complete exercises 1 & 2 in your punctuation guide packet.
2. Turn to pages 310-315 in your workbooks. *We’ve already completed these, but now that you know the rules make any corrections that you need to make.
SemicolonsUse #1: We use a ; to glue two
sentences together: I’m not going out; it is raining
Use #2: We use a ; when there are already commas in a series of things:
Elmira, New York; Horseheads, New York; and Ithaca, New York are all nice towns.
ColonUse #1: We use a : after the
greeting of a business letter: Dear Sir or Madam:
Use #2: We use a : to introduce a list of items:
Bring the following: a pen, a pencil, paper, and your book.
Extra Uses
Use #3: We use a : between the numbers in the time of day, locations in a book, or separating the primary and secondary heading of a book.8:00amGenesis 1:5Hopeful: A Tale of Surviving
Cancer
Colon
Now you try: Insert needed colons.1. Dear Mr. President2. He ate the following foods
pizza, hot dogs, chips, and cake.
3. The book is titled Great Danes A Complete Breed Profile.
Practice
1.Complete Exercise 3 and 4 in your packet.
2.Complete pages 292 and 295
What do these three pictures have
in common?
THE MIGHTY COMMAUSES:
1. in a series:1. We read, write, and speak English.
2. separating several adjectives:1. I want a bright, shiny, new bike.
3. separating introductory words and clauses:1. Yes, the Yankees are still in first place.
4. with interrupters:1. You may, of course, choose not to believe that.
THE MIGHTY COMMA5. When speaking directly to someone.
Don’t cry, Derek.
6. With appositives: Mr. Carpenter, our favorite teacher,
doesn’t like the Red Sox.
7. With first, second, and third:First, Mr. Carpenter is always right;
second, The Giants are in first place, not second; third, it won’t be long until they win again.
Practice BreakAs a class, let’s insert the commas:My favorite colors are green purple and blue. I teach smart funny talented students. English is of course the best class ever.The best school Drakes Creek Middle School is
the one we attend.First we will do our work; second we might play
jeopardy.
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Practicewww.grammarbytes.comComplete exercise 5 in your packet
for homework! When you’re finished, please begin
showing your ability to use apostrophes, semicolons, colons, and the first 7 uses of commas (make that connection from practice to USAGE).
How are You Doing so Far?
(on your own paper)Apostrophes:
Use #1 – 1 sentence Use #2 – 1 sentence Use #3 – 3 sentences (1 for
each rule)Semicolons
Use #1 – 1 sentence Use #2 – 1 sentence
Colons Use #1 – 1 example Use #2 – 1 sentence Use #3 – an example of
eachCommas (1st 7 uses)
Use #1 - 1 sentence Use #2 – 1 sentence Use #3 – 1 sentence Use #4 – 1 sentence Use #5 – 1 sentence Use #6 – 1 sentence Use #7 – 1 sentence
Circle your correct usage of these punctuation marks in each sentence!
THE MIGHTY COMMA8. after the greeting and closing in a friendly letter
Dear Sue, Love,
9. between the date of the month and the year: October 31, 2007
10. between the city and the state: Horseheads, New York
11. to show a pause and/or to group words so that they make sense:
After eating, Otis always takes a nap.
THE MIGHTY COMMA12. to set off words right before or after a quotation: Mr. Carpenter said, “Good effort.”“Good effort,” Mr. Carpenter said.
13. with words that give extra information but don’t need to be there to have a complete sentence:
The students, who all have Mr. C., think English rocks.
14. in a compound sentence (two sentences joined by a command a conjunction partnership):
A storm came, but school did not close.
COMMA PRACTICE
Complete exercise 6 in your packet.
Look at pages 281-289. Now that you know the rules, make any changes that you need to make.
Word Choice
Their, There, or They’re
Word Choice
Lose, Loose
Word Choice
Loss, Lost
Word Choice
Whose, Who's
Word ChoiceWho vs. Whom
Word Choice
Good vs. Well
Word Choice
To, Too, Two
Spelling
ie vs. eiPrefixesSuffixesPlurals