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Language Learning Center. Writing Workshop for Multilingual Speakers and Writers. Matthew David Collins Pizzorno Adjunct Faculty Palomar College and ALCI: CSU San Marcos. Slaying more Grammar Demons: Punctuation and Parallelism in Academic Writing. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WRITING WORKSHOP FOR MULTILINGUAL

SPEAKERS AND WRITERS

Language Learning Center

Matthew David Collins PizzornoAdjunct FacultyPalomar College and ALCI: CSU San Marcos

Slaying more Grammar Demons:

Punctuation and Parallelism

in Academic Writing

• Work with our understanding of Academic Sentences to understand what grammar mistakes are commonly made.

• Use your knowledge of Simple Sentence Structure to expand your knowledge of more complex academic sentences.

• Began to understand the comma and semi-colon…..and beyond!!!!!

Upon finishing this workshop, you will be able to:

Sentence Type #1: The Simple Sentence1.Subject/Verb: Fresh Water boils at

100 degrees Celsius.

2.2 Subjects/Verb: Fresh water and sea water do not boil at the same temperature.

3.Subject/2 Verbs: Fresh Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius and boils at

100 degrees Celsius.

4.What other combinations can you think of??

Let’s Put some new concepts into

Practice…

Sentence Type #2: The Compound Sentence

1. Coordinator (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so: FAN BOYS)

Too much sun damages the skin, but many people do not use sunscreen

2. Semicolon and Conjunctive Adverb (See Photocopy)

Too much sun damages the skin; therefore, we should remember to use plenty of sunscreen.

3. Semicolon

Too much sun damages the skin; we should remember to use plenty of sun screen

Understanding a Compound Sentence helps understand…

• Parallelism……

Parallelism Examples…

Contact Me: Mpizzorn@csusm.com

Ideas for future workshops?????????????

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