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Grammar Rules!!!. How to C.H.E.W. Your G.U.M. . What do I mean by C.H.E.W?. C reate a H ealthy E nvironment for your W riting . What kind of G.U.M. is best with writing? . G rammar U sage M echanics. Rule # 10 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Grammar Rules!!!How to C.H.E.W.
Your G.U.M.
What do I mean by C.H.E.W?
• Create a
• Healthy
• Environment for your
• Writing
What kind of G.U.M. is best with writing?
• Grammar
• Usage
• Mechanics
Rule # 10 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM…
• by determining how a word functions as a part of speech
• Example– Identify the part of
speech of each underlined word or word group in this sentence.
-The roly-poly puppies frequently stumble and fall.
Rule # 9 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM
• By turning fragments and run-ons into complete sentences
• By knowing the difference between a sentence, a phrase, and a clause
• Examples• Pleased by the
applause of the audience the violinist played an encore. Fix the run-on.
Rule # 8 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM
• By making subjects and verbs agree in number, person, and gender
• By making pronouns and antecedents agree in number, person, and gender
• Examples - Read the statement. Identify the error in agreement. – The store, the hotel, and
the airport is all in a ten-mile radius of the beach.
– To apply for the scholarship, a student must submit at least four samples of their work.
Rule # 7 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM
• By using the correct form of regular and irregular verbs
• Examples-Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
• Jeffery and Lee have (ride) their bikes fifty miles today.
• Rebecca soon (see) why the old house had sold so cheaply.
Rule # 6 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM
• By proofreading sentences for correct pronoun forms (nominative vs. objective)
• Examples - Revise each sentence by supplying the correct pronoun form.– Steve showed the
negatives to Cecelia and I.
Rule # 5 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM
• By not dangling or misplacing a modifier
• Examples - Examine the image. What is the dangling/misplaced modifier? How can you change the sentence so that the meaning is clear?
Rule # 4 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM
• By properly capitalizing sentences
• Examples - Correct the capitalization errors within this sentence:
• Our september trip to ireland included a stay in kilkee, a coastal village.
Rule # 3 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM
• By knowing when to use a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
• Examples-add the appropriate end punctuation.
• When is the bus coming, or has it already left
• The title of her new television special is Hillside Rocks
Rule # 2 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM • By knowing the
difference between semicolons and colons.
• By adding italics, quotation marks, or ellipsis points
• By using apostrophes, hyphens and dashes in the right place
• Examples-add the appropriate punctuation
• Please bring the following items books, pencils, and newspapers.
• Why did you buy another sleeping bag? she asked.
• Its frustrating when the car wont start because its battery is dead.
The Golden Grammar Rule # 1 Thou Shalt CHEW thy GUM
• Because commas are the “splice of life”
• Examples-Fix the comma error.
• Fast-food restaurants are changing, now they offer healthier food choices.
Grammar Websites
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
• (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• www.chompchomp.com• (Grammar Bytes)
• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
• (Guide to Grammar and Writing)
• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html
• (Grammar activities)