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Grammar for Life

Grammar for Life. Rules and Examples. Master your modifiers:. A modifier is a word or group of words that modifies, or describes, another word or group of words in a sentence. A modifier should always appear next to the word or words it modifies.

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Grammar for Life

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  1. Grammar for Life Rules and Examples

  2. Master your modifiers: A modifier is a word or group of words that modifies, or describes, another word or group of words in a sentence. A modifier should always appear next to the word or words it modifies. Jose explained what the essay he wrote was about in Spanish. In Spanish, Jose explained what the essay he wrote was about.

  3. Vary Your Sentences(Rule 1) • At the beginning of the sentence, put an adverb, a word that adds description to a verb. • Incorrect: Dorothy skipped down the yellow brick road. • Correct: Merrily,Dorothy skipped down the yellow brick road.

  4. Vary Your Sentences (Rule 2) To add pizzazz to your writing, reconstruct your sentence structure by following this important rule! Move a prepositional phrase to the beginning of the sentence. Incorrect Sentence: David walked to school at 7:00 A.M. so he would not be late for class. Correct Sentence: At 7:00 A.M., David walked to school so he would not be late for class.

  5. Vary Your Sentences • Rule #3: Link two sentences to form a compound sentence. • Incorrect: I made cookies on Saturday. They were delicious! • Correct: I made cookies on Saturday, and they were delicious!

  6. Vary Your Sentences (Rule # 4) • Combine two or more sentences by placing a clause in the middle of the sentence. • Use commas to separate the clause from the rest of the sentence. • Incorrect: Baseball is my favorite sport. It is fun to play. • Correct: Baseball, my favorite sport, is fun to play.

  7. Redundancy • Rule- to keep your writing clear and efficient, it is important to avoid unnecessary repetition. • Incorrect: This is the best, greatest burrito I have ever eaten. • Correct: This is the best burrito I have ever eaten.

  8. Comma Sense Rule #4- Use a pair of commas in the middle of a sentence to set off words that are not essential elements of the sentence. WRONG: Your gym teacher Mr. C is teaching, us basketball. CORRECT: Your gym teacher, Mr. C, is teaching us basketball.

  9. Comma Sense (Rule #3) Use commas to separate items in a series of three or more things • My favorite, movies are, Bed knobs, Broomsticks Slap-shot and, Sandlot. • My favorite movies are Bed knobs and Broomsticks, Slap-shot, and Sandlot.

  10. Comma Sense; Rule 2 RULE: After an introductory phrase, use a comma to separate both sentences that can stand on their own. Use a comma after an introductory element. • WRONG! • When I was watching Wicked I was thoroughly impressed by the talent that was showcased. • RIGHT! • While I was watching Wicked, I was thoroughly impressed by the talent that was showcased. ,

  11. COMMA SENSE • Rule #1-Use a comma before a conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so , yet) to join two independent clauses. • Incorrect Example: The football game was interrupted with bad weather yet we still had a great time. • Correct Example: • The football game was interrupted with bad weather, yet we still had a great time.

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