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Kitty O. Locker Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek Kathryn Braun

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION. Building Critical Skills. 2 nd Canadian Edition. Kitty O. Locker Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek Kathryn Braun. Module 14. Editing for Grammar and Punctuation. Skills to Use standard edited English Fix common grammatical errors Use punctuation correctly

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Kitty O. Locker Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek Kathryn Braun

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  1. BUSINESS COMMUNICATION Building Critical Skills 2nd Canadian Edition Kitty O. Locker Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek Kathryn Braun

  2. Module 14 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Skills to • Use standard edited English • Fix common grammatical errors • Use punctuation correctly • Mark errors as you proofread

  3. Module 14 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Module Outline • What grammatical errors should I focus on? • How can I fix sentence errors? • When should I use commas? • What punctuation should I use inside sentences? • What do I use when I quote sources? • How should I write numbers and dates? • How do I mark errors I find when proofreading?

  4. Six Common Grammatical Errors • Subject-verb agreement • Noun-pronoun agreement • Pronoun case • Dangling modifiers • Misplaced modifiers • Predication errors

  5. Sentence Concerns • Learn to recognize: • Main/independent clauses • Subordinate/dependent clauses • Phrases

  6. Sentence Concerns (continued) • Know how to fix • Comma splices • Run-Ons • Sentence Fragments

  7. Comma Concerns • Know how to use commas • After introductory clauses • Around nonessential clauses • After the first clause in a compound sentence if the clauses are very long or if they have different subjects • To separate items in a series

  8. Comma Concerns (continued) • Do not use commas: • To separate essential information • To separate the subject from the verb • To join independent clauses without a conjunction.

  9. Common Punctuation Marks Period: We’re stopping. Semicolon: What comes next is another complete thought, closely related to what I just said. Colon: What comes next is an illustration, an example, or a qualification. Comma: What comes next is a slight turn, but we’re going in the same direction.

  10. Quoting Research Sources • Know when to use • “Quotation Marks.” • [Square Brackets.] • Ellipses . . . • Underlining and Italics.

  11. Numbers and Dates • Spell out numbers from one to nine. • Exceptions: Money & numbers in a series with at least one number 10 or greater. • Use numerals for 10 and greater. • Exception: Numbers at the beginning of sentences. • Use numbers for the day and year in dates.

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