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Using Grammar to Enhance Using Grammar to Enhance Your PaperYour Paper

FragmentsFragments

During the storm of 1986 in Texas.During the storm of 1986 in Texas. While is was raining.While is was raining. That I cannot remember.That I cannot remember.

Comma SpliceComma Splice

John likes to eat apples, Mary likes John likes to eat apples, Mary likes to drink milk.to drink milk.

Run-OnRun-On

John eats apples Mary drinks tea.John eats apples Mary drinks tea. The dog is mine but the cat is not.The dog is mine but the cat is not.

Introductory Clause or Introductory Clause or PhrasePhrase

While it was raining yesterday I was While it was raining yesterday I was studying for the test.studying for the test.

After the football game we all went After the football game we all went out to eat.out to eat.

Change in PersonChange in Person

The Bible teaches that Christians The Bible teaches that Christians should pray daily. We should try to should pray daily. We should try to find a specific time and place to pray find a specific time and place to pray each day.each day.

Pronoun AgreementPronoun Agreement

Each of the students are reading the Each of the students are reading the same book.same book.

ExamplesExamples

God’s has set a purpose for God’s has set a purpose for everyone’s’ life and he foresees the everyone’s’ life and he foresees the purpose being fulfilled.purpose being fulfilled.

These all include: The Most High, These all include: The Most High, The Almighty, The Lord, and My The Almighty, The Lord, and My God.God.

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God wants us to give thanks with our God wants us to give thanks with our whole hearts meaning with our whole hearts meaning with our heart, mind, and intelligence.heart, mind, and intelligence.

Before David, the Jews were afraid Before David, the Jews were afraid to praise outside of privacy, but now to praise outside of privacy, but now they are full hearted singing out to they are full hearted singing out to Him.Him.

AWKAWK David wrote a prayer of heart-felt David wrote a prayer of heart-felt

poetry in a way give his emotions poetry in a way give his emotions away to God and is sensitive to those away to God and is sensitive to those feelings.feelings.

Here we see that David is sure for Here we see that David is sure for being taught in the truth of God and being taught in the truth of God and to be guided by the Almighty also, in to be guided by the Almighty also, in my opinion the God’s guidance to my opinion the God’s guidance to David begins in verse 4-10. David begins in verse 4-10.

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As in experience, I enjoy learn what As in experience, I enjoy learn what I love and I adore to learn discipline I love and I adore to learn discipline in order to prepare me for in order to prepare me for circumstances. circumstances.

David shows us that God is big David shows us that God is big enough to make the earth, all the enough to make the earth, all the lives within it, and is able to mold all lives within it, and is able to mold all of our lives together into His story.of our lives together into His story.

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He did not want to do wrong him a He did not want to do wrong him a man that got tempted by man man that got tempted by man desires by a woman named desires by a woman named Bathsheba out of wedlock.Bathsheba out of wedlock.

Our purpose is found in finding the Our purpose is found in finding the Lord through living for him and the Lord through living for him and the compassion we are to show also compassion we are to show also comes from Him.comes from Him.

FORMATFORMAT

Using the MLA HandbookUsing the MLA Handbook

77thth edition edition

BooksBooks

Freedman, Richard R.Freedman, Richard R. What Do What Do Unions Do?Unions Do?

New YorkNew York: : Basic,Basic, 1984. 1984. Print.Print.

BooksBooks

AuthorAuthor Title of BookTitle of Book Editor, Translator, CompilerEditor, Translator, Compiler Edition UsedEdition Used Name of SeriesName of Series City of PublisherCity of Publisher PublisherPublisher DateDate FormatFormat

AnthologyAnthology

Smith, John, ed. Smith, John, ed. See the ManSee the Man. New . New York: Baker, York: Baker,

2000. 2000. Print.Print.

Multiple Books—One Multiple Books—One AuthorAuthor

Smith, John. Smith, John. Hear You AreHear You Are. . Boston: Boston:

Word, 2000. Word, 2000. Print. Print.

---. ---. See The ManSee The Man. New York: . New York: Baker, 1999. Baker, 1999. Print.Print.

One Book—Multiple One Book—Multiple AuthorsAuthors

Smith, John, and Tom Jones. Smith, John, and Tom Jones.

Smith, John, et al. (4 or more Smith, John, et al. (4 or more authors)authors)

Article in an AnthologyArticle in an Anthology

Rodgers, Tom.Rodgers, Tom. “Under the “Under the Rainbow.”Rainbow.”

Poems of the PastPoems of the Past.. Ed. Jack Ed. Jack AllenAllen. . NewNew

York:York: Baker,Baker, 1992. 1992. 56-58. 56-58. Print.Print.

Multivolume BookMultivolume Book

Yamauchi, Edwin M.Yamauchi, Edwin M. “Ezra-“Ezra-Nehemiah.”Nehemiah.” The Expositor's The Expositor's Bible CommentaryBible Commentary.. Ed. Frank Ed. Frank E. Gaebelein.E. Gaebelein. Vol. 4.Vol. 4. Grand Grand Rapids:Rapids: Zondervan,Zondervan, 1988. 1988. Print.Print.

Book in a SeriesBook in a Series

Garland, David E.Garland, David E. Mark: The Mark: The NIV Application BibleNIV Application Bible.. Ed. Ed. Terry Muck.Terry Muck. The NIV The NIV Application Commentary Application Commentary Series.Series. Grand Rapids:Grand Rapids: Zondervan,Zondervan, 1996. 1996. Print.Print.

BibleBible

English Standard VersionEnglish Standard Version. Wheaton, . Wheaton, IL: CrosswayIL: Crossway

Bibles, 2002. Print.Bibles, 2002. Print.

((English Standard VersionEnglish Standard Version, John 3:16), John 3:16)

ARTICLESARTICLES

Journal and MagazineJournal and Magazine

Smith, Johanna M.Smith, Johanna M. “Constructing “Constructing the Nation: Eighteenth-Century the Nation: Eighteenth-Century Geographies for Children.”Geographies for Children.” MosaicMosaic 34.234.2 (2001):(2001): 133-145. 133-145. Print.Print.

Mehta, Pratap Bhanu.Mehta, Pratap Bhanu. “Exploding “Exploding Myths.”Myths.” New RepublicNew Republic.. 6 June6 June 1998:1998: 17-23. Print. 17-23. Print.

ArticlesArticles

Author’s NameAuthor’s Name Title of the articleTitle of the article Name of the Magazine/JournalName of the Magazine/Journal Series numberSeries number Volume numberVolume number Issue numberIssue number Date of PublicationDate of Publication Page numbersPage numbers FormatFormat

In-Text DocumentationIn-Text Documentation

John Smith states that God is spirit (34).John Smith states that God is spirit (34). Smith believes that Jesus is God (45).Smith believes that Jesus is God (45). The Bible uses the word The Bible uses the word SaviorSavior six times in six times in

this passage (Smith 67).this passage (Smith 67). Stott states, “Jesus is God” (qtd. in Smith Stott states, “Jesus is God” (qtd. in Smith

45).45). The Bible says, “Jesus wept” (The Bible says, “Jesus wept” (New New

International VersionInternational Version, John 10:45)., John 10:45). Romans 3:10 states, “as it is written…” Romans 3:10 states, “as it is written…”

(NIV)(NIV)

All sources have a lead-in. All sources have a lead-in. Block quotes: More than four lines long, Block quotes: More than four lines long,

indent one inch and use no quotation indent one inch and use no quotation marks. The period is inside the ( ).marks. The period is inside the ( ). ……after the rain. (Jones 34)after the rain. (Jones 34)

Punctuation: In the text, place the Punctuation: In the text, place the period after the source (Smith 56).period after the source (Smith 56).

Use italics for referring to a particular Use italics for referring to a particular word in the text. The word word in the text. The word gracegrace means means ……

What You Need to What You Need to Know But You Know But You Never LookedNever Looked

AbbreviationsAbbreviations

No city of publicationNo city of publication n.p.n.p. No publisherNo publisher n.p.n.p. No dateNo date n.d.n.d. No pagesNo pages n. pag. n. pag. Months Days (Works Cited)Months Days (Works Cited) pg pg

235235 PublisherPublisher pgs. 248pgs. 248 BibleBible pgs 251pgs 251

PublishPublish

PortfolioPortfolio3 ringed notebook / one inch / 8 dividers3 ringed notebook / one inch / 8 dividers

Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgement PageAcknowledgement Page Chapter 1: Pre-EvaluationChapter 1: Pre-Evaluation Chapter 2: Bible PaperChapter 2: Bible Paper Chapter 3: Copies of SourcesChapter 3: Copies of Sources Chapter 4: Ministry PaperChapter 4: Ministry Paper Chapter 5: Copies of SourcesChapter 5: Copies of Sources Chapter 6: Apologetic PaperChapter 6: Apologetic Paper Chapter 7: Copies of SourcesChapter 7: Copies of Sources Chapter 8: Post-EvaluationChapter 8: Post-Evaluation

PortfolioPortfolio

Electronic Copy of final paper with Electronic Copy of final paper with works cited pageworks cited page

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