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The Writing Centre Nancy Marenick
The Writing Centre Nancy Marenick
What My Gramar Didn’t Teach Me
What My Gramar Didn’t Teach Me
http://www.mystfx.ca/resources/writingcentre/
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We Learn …We Learn …
10% of what we read20% of what we hear30% of what we see50% of what we see and hear70% of what we discuss80% of what we experience95% of what we teach others.
William Glasser
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Communication Skills are Crucial Communication Skills are Crucial
Students must have the ability:
To solve problems
To examine ideas carefully and support them with evidence
To incorporate and synthesize information
(Sully,1995, Malaspina University-College’s Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Project) http://www.mala.bc.ca/www/wac/proj.htm
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One can write….. only as well as one reads.
One can write….. only as well as one reads.
Kurland (2002) Reading and Writing Ideas As Well As Words www.criticalreading.com
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SyntaxisSyntaxis
http://www.syntaxis.com/index.php/grammar_quiz/
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ResourcesResources
The Writer’s Toolkit:
http://thewriterstoolkit.com/
Guide to Grammar and Writing:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
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What’s the difference?What’s the difference?
Time flies like an arrow
Fruit flies like an orange
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Sentences are complete thoughts.Sentences are complete thoughts.
Time flies like an arrow.
Complete thought -independent clause (subject verb other words)
Fruit flies like an orange
Not a complete thought - no verb
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You Tube ClipsYou Tube Clips
Coordinating Conjunctions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlPnBBoca7s
Commas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua197s8d2TA&playnext=1&list=PLA168DC33D4297BD2
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Language Tools and ReferencesLanguage Tools and References
Visual Thesaurus:
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
Pocket Basics:
http://www.pocketbasics.com/Downloads.aspx
Dictionary Resources:
http://dictionary.reference.com/
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Manuela is Ramon’s lifeline, he doesn't appreciate all she does for him.
Common ErrorCommon Error
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__________________ . _________________
__________________ , and ______________
__________________ ; _________________
__________________ ; however, _________
Complete sentence Complete sentence
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_ . _ . _ . _ ._ . _ , _________________Dependent clause independent clause
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Manuela is . . . . He doesn't . . ..
Manuela is. . . , but he doesn't . . . .
Manuela is . . . ; he doesn't . . ..
Manuela is . . . ; however, he doesn't . . ..
Although Manuela is . . . , he doesn't . . ..
SolutionsSolutions
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Affect/EffectAffect/Effect
Affect = Action = Verb
The researchers’ results affected later studies.
Effect = Result = Noun
The effect of the drums added suspense.
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Then/ThanThen/Than
He ran faster th_n his friend.
He ran faster than his friend.
Th_n she went to the store.
Then she went to the store.
comparison
sequence
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Its/It’s (it is)Its/It’s (it is)
___ your turn to present your proposal.
It’s your turn to present your proposal.
The dog wagged _____ tail.
The dog wagged its tail.
contraction
possessive
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There/Their/They’reThere/Their/They’re
There is. . . Expletive construction and not the subject of the sentence
Put it there. In that place
They argued their case.
Possessive, belongs to
They’re going… Contraction for they are.
Solution: no contractions in academic writing.
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Misplaced ModifiersMisplaced Modifiers
The professor posted the notes for the students covered in class.
Barbara’s husband walked the dog, who had worked until 8 p.m.
Yesterday I found a five-dollar bill walking behind the school.
I shot a bear in my pajamas.
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Grammar and New York TimesGrammar and New York Times
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/5-easy-ways-to-learn-grammar-with-the-new-york-times/
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http://escherdax.wordpress.com/tag/grammar/
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Vigorous writing is concise. Vigorous writing is concise.
William Strunk’s
Elements of Style
William Strunk’s
Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/
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Punctuating ProperlyPunctuating Properly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm2OzAX86JU
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Quick AccessQuick Access
http://shopping.sympatico.msn.ca/prices/quick-access-reference-for-writers-third-canadian-edition/itemid19598759/?itemtext=itemname:quick-access-reference-for-writers-third-canadian-edition
ISBN: 0132384213
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The Grammar LadyThe Grammar Lady
http://www.aacton.gladbrook.iowapages.org/id3.html
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Helpful LInksHelpful LInks
http://www.chompchomp.com/
http://english-zone.com/index.php?ID=1
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/parts.htm
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/editing.html
http://www.teachmeteamwork.com/
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