proofreading-grammar-detailed教程.ppt

Correcting Sentence Fragments I saw him carrying a package. A big one with a red bow. I saw him carrying a package, a big one with a red bow. Run-On Sentences Two or more sentences joined together (usually with only a comma) Corrections: Use a period to separate the two sentences. Add ,conj Use a semi-colon—esp. if they’re closely related. Rewrite the sentence completely. Usage Errors Usage—words often confused Accept, except Advice, advise Affect, effect Between, among Lie, lay Than, then Really, real Good, well More errors A lot alot All right alright Could have could of From off of Regardless irregardless Through thru Homonym Errors Homonyms—similar sounds; different meanings To, too, two Their, they’re, there Your, you’re Whose, who’s Coarse, course Complement, compliment Council, counsel Principal, principle Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers Modifiers—adjectives adverbs Adjectives + nouns/pronouns Which one? How many? What kind? Adj, Adj + noun The small, blue hat Driving down the street, I ran over a bag of trash. Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers Modifiers—adjectives, adverbs Must be placed as close to word being described as possible Running down the hall, his jacket caught on a nail. At the age of four, Alice’s family moved to Texas. To improve our wrestling team, new weight equipment was purchased by the school. * Proofreading Editing Grammar Skill Checks Gayla S. Keesee Education Specialist Mack Gipson, Jr. Tutorial Enrichment Center 2/2007 Common Errors Spelling Punctuation Capitalization Pronouns Verbs Sentence Fragments Run-on Sentences Common Errors Usage Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers Parallel Structure Homonyms Spelling Be aware of your “enemies” Words you often misspell Homonyms Words sound the same (they’re, their, there) Usage Words often confused (accept, except) Capitalization Titles—all words 4+ letters long First word in complete sentence Including direct quotes Proper nouns Names with Titles—President Bush Sacred Names—God, Allah Capita