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A Short Guide to GrammarLogan Brundage
Overview
0Sentence Structure0Use of pronouns0Mechanics0Resources
Sentence Structure Independent Clause
Subject and Predicate Verb agreement
Dependent Clause Is the clause essential or nonessential?
Set nonessential clauses apart with commas Relative Clauses
Relative pronouns (that vs. which) Adverb, adjective, and noun clauses
Modifies verb, noun, or serves as subject or direct object
Pronouns
0Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement0Or/Nor=plural0Replacing one
0Neutral Gender0 He or She0 Make plural and use their0 Rewrite without a pronoun
0Each student walks himself or herself to class.0Each student walks to class.
PronounsAvoiding Ambiguity
0 Upgrade!0Ex. His car was the classiest on the block. It demanded the
neighbors’ envy.
0His car was the classiest on the block. The ’67 Chevy demanded the neighbors’ envy.
0 Partnership brings productivity!0Ex. This is unacceptable.
0This behavior is unacceptable.
0 Consolidation!0Ex. I just bought a new house. It is on Walnut Street.
0 I just bought a new house on Walnut Street.
Mechanics Dashes (–) function as a super-comma to add
parenthetical elements or set off lists in informal writing Addition contains internal punctuation
Hyphens (-) Create compound word modifiers before nouns
Well-known Prefixes with capitalization
non-English, A-frame Numbers
More Mechanics Colon….more than just the eyes of a smiley : )
Used before lists or information that is preceded by independent clauses
Reader has a sense of what will follow the colon “Think of the colon as a gate, inviting one to go on:”
The following members were present: the president, the secretary, and the treasurer.
We’ve only got two options: stay or leave. Semi-colon
Aid in monster lists where commas alone would get confusing Separate two independent clauses that are related
We visited Paris, France; London, England; Glasgow, Scotland;and Dublin, Ireland.
He never sleeps through the night; he has RLS.
ResourcesPronounshttp://twp.duke.edu/uploads/media_items/pronouns.original.pdfSentence Structurehttp://twp.duke.edu/uploads/media_items/frag-run-on.original.pdfVerb Tensehttps://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/04/Helpful Siteshttp://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/prepositional-phrases.htmlhttp://www.grammar-monster.com/http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm