MEng101 ReadingDiscussion, Apostrophes Commas Semi Colons SS15

8/20/2019 MEng101 ReadingDiscussion, Apostrophes Commas Semi Colons SS15

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Eng 101 SS15Apostrophes, commas, semicolons, colons

Causal reading discussion


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Eng101_SS15Apostrophes


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Apostrophe

Only 2 uses

1. ownership

2. omission


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Apostrophe

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Ownership

Use possessive nouns to show that

someone owns something

◦ That is the nose of Mary.

◦ That is Mary’s nose.

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Those are the toes of Gary.◦ Those are Gary’s toes.


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Apostrophe

-

Ownership

Use posessive nouns to show that

someone owns something

◦ Moses’ tablets

◦ Achilles’ heel

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Jesus’ parables or Jesus’s parables


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Apostrophe

-

Ownership

If 2 people own the same thing, use anapostrophe s for only the second

person◦ The marriage of Jim and Mimi

◦ Jim and Mimi’s marriage

◦ The father of Kate and Meg ◦ Kate and Meg’s father


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Apostrophe - Ownership

If 2 people do not own the same thing,

use an apostrophe s for both people

◦ The toes of Jim and Mimi

◦ Jim’s and Mimi’s toes

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The teeth of Kate and Meg ◦ Kate’s and Meg’s teeth


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Apostrophe - Ownership

If the noun is already plural (boys) just

add an apostrophe

◦ One boy and one car

◦ The boy’s car

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Two boys and two cars◦ The boys’ cars


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Apostrophe - Omission

Use an apostrophe to indicate missing

letters or numbers

◦ 10 o’clock

◦ ‘93

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Let’s◦ It’s


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Use an apostrophe to indicate missingletters or numbers

◦ Both boy’s and girl’s are invited to tryout for the swim team.

◦ Tomato’s are for sale.

◦ I grew up in the 1990’s.◦ There are three 9’s on this page.


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The rule about letters and

apostrophes...

◦ Mississippi is spelled with four s’s , fourI’s, and two p’s.


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Commas


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Commas

6 basic rules

1. Separate items in lists of 3+2. Before a coordinating conjunction

3. Around information that is not

essential to the meaning of thesentence (this covers 9 rules)

4. Between consecutive adjectives

5. Omissions6. Conventions


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Commas

1. Separate items in lists of 3+

Please buy eggs milk bread and cereal atthe store.

*MLA uses the Oxford comma (APA &

AP do not)I like playing tennis rollerblading and

trying to beat my dad at putt-putt.


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Commas

2. Before a coordinating conjunction

My sister’s name is Lily and my brother’sname is Lucus.

I rushed home and I finished my homework

before soccer practice.I am very good in Spanish, and in French.


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Commas3. Around information that is not essential to

the meaning of the sentence (this covers 9

rules) After conjunctive adverbs

After introductory phrases & clauses

Before and/or after an interjection

Before and/or after Latin abbreviations (e.g.) Before and after parenthetical expressions

When adjectives come after a noun

With titles when they come after person’s

name Before and after appositives

Around a direct address


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Commas3. Around information that is not essential

to the meaning of the sentence (thiscovers 8 rules)

I didn’t study very much; nevertheless I madea good grade.

Since my mother forgot to pack me a dessertI ate your cookie.

Laney ran fast and got home before hermother.

My English teacher kind of heart and generous of spirit will surely give me an Aif I learn all these comma rules.


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Commas



I’ve told you twice boys and girls to do

your homework.Wow what a beautiful dress.

I love sports e.g. baseball basketball and

football.They usually cost if you get a good deal

about $200.


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Commas



Arith Metic Ph.D. is my math teacher.

Katie Stevens the best ballerina in the performance shone as the star of the

evening.


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Commas4. Between consecutive adjectives

It was a dark cold dreary night.

*the and test

I bought some expensive and stylish andwhite tennis shoes.

I bought some expensive, stylish white shoes.*use a comma when you could switch theorder of the adjectives and the sentencestill sound okay

I wore tennis blue shoes.I wore blue tennis shoes.

*Do NOT put a comma before the noun.

I ate a beautiful, ripe, delicious, firm, apple.


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Commas

5. Omissions

I ordered chicken; Amanda fish.

Tonight I will study math; tomorrowSpanish.


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Commas

6. Conventions

Between cities and states In numbers over 999 (not in

addresses)

Direct quotations (he/she said) Dates

After greetings and before closings in

friendly letters


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The Good Doctor...Today, more and more Americans attempt to

find a good night’s sleep in a pill bottle. In

fact, the CDC reports that nine millionAmericans rely on prescriptions, similar toAmbien or Lunesta, to find a good night’ssleep. WebMD lists sleep-driving as a side-effect of prescription sleep aids. The warning,

appearing on the Benadryl bottle, indicatesthat users should not operate heavymachinery; however, people drive aroundtown asleep while influenced by these drugs!If sleep-driving was not scary enough, the

British Medical Journal published a studyshowing individuals who utilize prescriptionsleep aids tend to have a higher death rate;in fact, the death rate is four times higherthan people who do not use sleep aids!


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Semicolon use between two

complete sentences that are closely

related My family is Jewish. We celebrate Chanukah

but not Christmas.

My family is Jewish; we celebrate Chanukahbut not Christmas.

I like pie; however, I like pizza more.

My family is Jewish; not Christian.


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Semicolon use between two

complete sentences that are closely

related My dad is a coach at the university. We get free tickets to any

sports event we want to see.

My dad is a coach at the university. We have some cousins who

live in Texas.

I have three dogs, and two of them are golden retrievers.

I have three dogs; and two of them are golden retrievers.

NEVER USE A SEMICOLON WITH A COORDINATINGCONJUNCTION!!!


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Semicolon use in lists already

containing internal punctuation We saw Meg, captain of the basketball team, Avery,

captain of the tennis team, Ryan, captain of the crew, and Archer, captain of the volleyball team.

We saw Meg, captain of the basketball team; Avery,captain of the tennis team; Ryan, captain of the crew; and

Archer, captain of the volleyball team.

He ate a baked potato with sour cream, cheese, andbacon; a steak with A-1 steak sauce, caramelized onions,and mushrooms; and ice cream with whipped cream, fudge,and jimmies.


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containing internal punctuation

He ate a baked potato with sour cream, cheese, andbacon, a steak with A-1 steak sauce, caramelizedonions, and mushrooms, and ice cream with whippedcream, fudge, and jimmies.

He ate a baked potato with sour cream, cheese, andbacon; a steak with A-1 steak sauce, caramelizedonions, and mushrooms; and ice cream with whipped

cream, fudge, and jimmies.


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containing internal punctuation

I love the words brouhaha, googaloo, andflabbergasted, the names Vanessa, Charlotte, andCassandra, the states Idaho, and Illinois, but not thefoods anchovies, olives, and eggplant.

I love the words brouhaha, googaloo, andflabbergasted; the names Vanessa, Charlotte, andCassandra; the states Idaho, and Illinois; but not the

foods anchovies, olives, and eggplant.


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Colon

A complete sentence ALWAYS

comes before After the colon is either another

complete sentence...

This sentence is grammatically correct: Iwonder if wolves actually wolf down their pizzas the way I wolf down mine.

or a list.

I want to travel to the following countries:Brazil, Peru, Greece, Russia, and Australia.


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Colon (Good or Bad)

A complete sentence ALWAYS

comes before These are the ingredients: flour, eggs, sugar,

milk, and chocolate.

There’s only one sport for me: alligatorwrestling.

I want to see the new ninja movie: and thenew Spider-Man movie, too.

Colon Disclaimer

kinda


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Colon Disclaimer...kindaif the first word after a colon begins a

complete sentence, that word can be

capitalized or lowercase. Both are correct. I’m sure you know the old saying about

apples: an apple a day keeps the doctor

away.

I’m sure you know the old saying about

apples: An apple a day keeps the doctoraway.


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Eng101SP15

Reading discussion


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Freewriting

Given a topic

Write for given time

Do not stop writing…if you get

stuck, pick a word and just keep writing it until your next thought

comes through

F i i


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Freewriting• In what ways can causal essays impact

readers?

Write the question.

Answer the question. How does it line up with one of the readings? Why?


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Purpose

Kam, Pamela Patterns

Chad, Anthony, Ce-Ce

Reasoning Errors Blanche, Grace, Unique

Ethics

Ryan, Karen, Misty

Ji !


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Meet in the following groups. Share your

knowledge of your previously assignedelement with the group. The purpose is

for all group members to fully

understand all of the elements in eachof the readings.

Jigsaw!


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Causal Analysis

• Choose ONE of the readings• Write a 3-4 page essay discussing the

effectiveness of the author’s causationtechniques◦

Writing process; MLA format◦ Introduction

◦ Body paragraphs

◦ Conclusion

◦ Grammar & mechanics

• (optional) Rough draft conferences – Tuesday7/21

• Peer review rough drafts – Wednesday 7/22

• Final copy due – Thursday 7/23


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For Tuesday...

Optional conferences

For Wednesday...

Rough draft essay #3 (causal) due

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