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GRAMMAR PAGE
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WEAKENS WRITING
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STRENGTHENS WRITING
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1. I
Didn’t
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1. I did
not
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2. There
wasn’t no way
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2. There
was no way
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3. Because
of the fact that
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3. Because
of
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4. I
believe this book is
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4. This
book is…
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5. They
were racist of blacks
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5. They
were racist towards blacks
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6. He would of
gone
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6. He would have gone.
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7. Their (possession) vs they're (they are)
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8. than (comparison) then (time)
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9. whose (possession), who's (who is)
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10. tare down
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10. tear down
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11. has tore down
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11. has torn down
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12. What I have seen and wrote about
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12. What I have seen and written about
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13. suage
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12. sewage
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14. so rong
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14. so wrong
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15. After all the people of Africa ...
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15. Where to you put the comma, it changes the meaning of the
sentence
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16. Where do the commas go or not go?
A woman without her man is nothing
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A woman, without her, man is nothing.
A woman without her man is nothing.
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less (uncountable) vs fewer ( countable)
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residence (place) residents (people)
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He use to call...
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He used to call
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You are defiantly (offering resistance) going to see ...
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You are definitely going to see...
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... they did not treat them fair.
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They did not treat them fairly
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human been
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human being
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full of melanin witch...
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full of melanin which
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if people knew the facts about that everyone came from Africa...
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if peopleknew the facts about everyone coming from Africa...
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alot
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a lot
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They discriminate others
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They discriminate against others
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People where once African
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People were once African
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We are all originated from Africa
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We all originate in Africa
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Know we are sure
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Now we are sure
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... and make are children happy
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...and make our children happy
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SPELLING confusions.
Keep an eye on the following:
1.
their , there, they’re?
2.
There where or There were?
3.
Many family’s or Many families?
4.
Throw or Through?
5.
They should of received or They should have received?
6.
He past away or He passed
away?
7.
He was suppose to or He was
supposed to?
8.
Aloud or Allowed?
9.
Whose or who's
TIPS
1.
Assume your teacher knows very little.
Assume you are writing for the general public.
2.
Realize that writing helps you clarify your own thoughts.
3.
People like to read your work, make it your best.
4. Before handing in your work, let it sit overnight,
then re-read it for errors and clarity the following day.
Short hand marks on you paper:
w
= wording is a problem
gr.
= grammar
t.s. =
tense shifting
i.s. (or I.S.) = incomplete sentence
s.s. =
sentence structure
sp
= spelling
r.w. =
repeated words
r. i.
= repeated idea
?
= I’m lost, what to you mean?
c
= contraction
p
= punctuation
rew =
reword this part
s.
= singular
pl
= plural
ct = content
Hints:
Always ask yourself while you are writing: "What am I
trying to say." This always leads you to better express your ideas.
Let your paper lie on your desk for a day or two.
Then, reread and edit.
Anticipate the questions the reader might have, answer
them.
Know that people reading your paper want you to
inform them.
Construct your paragraphs with one word or idea in once
sentence hooking up with the same word or idea in the next.
Write assertively. Use
strong expressions.
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