Concept: book titles Grammar Rules: --book titles are capitalized and underlined --an apostrophe + s shows possession -- with superlatives like good/better/best,

Concept: book titles

Grammar Rules:--book titles are capitalized andunderlined--an apostrophe + s shows possession-- with superlatives like good/better/best, use the highestone if there is no comparison

Example:the book the warden isconsidered among the better of trollopes many novels

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Concept: rules for a list

Grammar Rules:--use a colon to begin a list--commas after adverbs (first)--use semi-colons to separate items in a list if there are commas--take out unnecessary words like“there are”

Example:several steps are necessary toreplace a damaged modem firsteject the modem second uninstallthe software then replace thebroken one with a new one


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Concept: “off,” not “off of”

Grammar Rules:--enunciation: use HAVE not OF(would have, could have)--commas before conjunctions tofix run-on sentences--use “off,” not “off of”

Example:they would of froze during the blizzard but they seen an emptyhouse that protected them fromthe biting winds coming off ofthe appalachian mountains


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Concept: movie titles

Grammar Rules:--movie titles are underlined andcapitalized--capitalize proper nouns--capitalize “I”

Example:lee was watching the movie thesixth sense—at least i think he said that—when the dvd playerstopped working


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Concept: semi-colon

Grammar Rules:--use a semi-colon to fix a run-onwithout a conjunction--put a comma after anintroductory phrase--no one is two words!--put –ly after an adverb

Example:james rung the bell at the deliveryentrance when noone answeredhe left quick


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Concept: pronouns: I/me is always last

Grammar Rules:--pronouns: I or me is always last--irregular verb: past tense of “catch” is :caught”--homophones: two = number,too = also--put a hyphen in a compoundnumber

Example:i and my brother catched the trainat fifty second and green streetsunfortunately, we got off of thetrain two soon


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Concept: comma after introductory phrase

Grammar Rules:--comma after introductory phrase--homophone: your = belongs toyou, you’re= you are--take out redundant words--a lot is always two words

Example:because in order to repair youredamaged motorcycle, they’ll have to do a lot of repairing


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Concept: comma+conjunction

Grammar Rules:--use a comma + conjunction tofix a run-on--enunciation: use have, not of(would have, could have)--homophone: to = towards, two =number, too = also

Example:he could of swam/swum to that reef but its to stormy to try that


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Concept: using “because”

Grammar Rules:--sentences CAN start withbecause WHEN the phrase is subordinate (exists becauseof the other phrase)--a plural subject needs a pluralverb--pronouns: I/me comes last

Example:me and my brother weared bluejeans we wasnt admitted to thebigelow restaurant


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Concept: misplaced modifier

Grammar Rules:--modifier: word/phrase that describes a noun--misplaced modifier: the phraselooks like it is describing the wrong thing--“that there” is redundant

Example:the woman drived that there bluecar wearing a white scarf


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Concept: apostrophes

Grammar Rules:--apostrophes show ownershipOR a contraction--your = belongs to you, you’re = you are--comma after introductory phrase--capitalize proper nouns

Example:because your late finishing thebook report youll have to give wegirls the books to take to daveshouse


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Concept: subject-verb agreement

Grammar Rules:--remove unnecessary words--a singular subject needs a singular verb --comma before conjunction tofix a run-on--use apostrophe in a contraction

Example:my grandfather he dont alwayshave time to call us on ourBirthdays but he does sendcards and presents


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Concept: semi-colon

Grammar Rules:--use a semi-colon to fix a run-onif there is no conjunction--always put comma after however--states are proper nouns--put apostrophe in contraction

Example:they wont be going to florida thisspring however they’ll be going toconnecticut


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Concept: commas in a list

Grammar Rules:--if there aren’t already commas,use a comma to separate itemsin a list--pronouns: I/me goes last--use colon to begin a list--homophones: two = 2,too = also, to = towards

Example:i and my sister have chose to dothe following start shopping for video games compare prices online and buy from to different stores


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Concept: homophones

Grammar Rules:--homophones: their = belongs to them, there = location; your = belongs to you, you’re = you are--use regardless, not irregardless

Example:there car would not startirregardless of what they tried they finally called youre friendi think


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Concept: question mark

Grammar Rules:--use apostrophe in a contraction--commas go before/after an appositive phrase: a phrase that gives extra information--question marks always go at ends of questions!

Example:wasnt that a great softball gamewe seen with mark and erinyour friends


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Concept: quotation marks

Grammar Rules:--put quotation marks around everything someone specificallysays--long book-length poems areunderlined--comma before you continue aninterrupted quotation

Example:the long poem the lady of thelake was wrote by sir walter scott phillip said and is consider oneof the poets best


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Concept: teach or learn?

Grammar Rules:--teach = giving information,learn = receiving information--quotation marks for direct speech of someone--question marks (?) go inside thequotation marks (“ ”)

Example:when will you learn me to usethis video game maria askeddo i have to ask you in anotherthree months


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Concept: book titles/paintings

Grammar Rules:--book titles and paintings areunderlined and capitalized--either “wrote” or “has written,”but never “has wrote”

Example:he has wrote a novel entitledthe lonely desert and sold apainting called illuminations


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Concept: passive/active voice

Grammar Rules:--homophones: fare = price/howare you doing, fair = right or good--turn passive voice to active voice -passive: subject has something done TO it -active: subject does something

Example:its never fare weather was sangby jess at the concert presentedat the heritage building


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Concept: since/because

Grammar Rules:--only use words like because orsince if they form an intro. phraseat beginning of sentence--comma before conjunction tofix a run-on--use have not of (i.e. would have)

Example:since we may of drank the orange juice but we didnt touchthe fruint punch


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Concept: write out numbers below 100

Grammar Rules:--spell out any number under 100--double negatives are bad: usingtwo words that are negative together--magazine titles are underlined--keep tense the same throughout(past OR present, not both)

Example:jamal dont want nothing returnedbut newsweek and people the2 magazines he give to themstudents


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Concept: superlatives

Grammar Rules:--comma before direct quotation--superlatives: when comparing 3 or more, use good/better/best--capitalize first word of quotation--use exclamation mark to showstrong feeling/emotion

Example:jasmine announced angrily thebetter of them three runners didnteven place in that there marathon


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Concept: burst or bust

Grammar Rules:--you can use “burst” or “busted,”but never “bursted”--semi-colon to fix run-on when there is no conjunction--if “mom” is a name, it is capitalized

Example:the oil pipe bursted during themorning during the afternoonmom founded a a plumber to repair them


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Concept: pas tense of bring

Grammar Rules:--take out unnecessary words--use have, not of (could have)--the past tense of bring is always brought

Example:the man who was the one wearing the blue work shirt should have brung his wife andchild with he


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Grammar Rules:--capitalize proper adjectives(i.e. English class)--irregular verb: past tense ofknow is known--a race of people is consideredsingular and needs a singular verb

Example:the australian aborigine haveknowed for a long time what itmeans to be persecuted dontyou think


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Concept: abbreviations

Grammar Rules:--put a period after abbreviations(i.e. Dr. St. Ave. Mr. Mrs.)--use whom for a person, thatfor an object--keep tense the same (eitherpast OR present)--plane titles are underlined

Example:the spirit of st louis was the planewhom charles lindbergh flies inacross the atlantic


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Concept:

Grammar Rules:--article titles get quotation marksand are capitalized--use period to avoid run-on sentence (when other clause is a question)--use the correct pronoun with itsantecedent

Example:the future of the internet is thename of a article in this Computermagazine do you want to readthem


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Concept: parallelism

Grammar Rules:--write out numbers below 100--put hyphen in compound #--colon to start a list; commas ina list to separate--parallelism: phrases in a listshould have the same verb form

Example:38 customers should of did thefollowing examined themerchandise returned it and theyshould of wrote a letter ofcomplaint


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Concept: reduction

Grammar Rules:--comma before direct quotation--capitalize first word of quote--enunciation: use have, not of--reduction: if the same subjecthas two verbs, combine the phrase (he drove and talked)

Example:dad said you could of raise thewindow for more air or you couldof open the door for more air


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Concept: reduction of unnecessary words

Grammar Rules:--reduction: make phrases as short (concise) as possible--“has given” or “gave,” but never“has gave”--capitalize names of towns

Example:the man who was chosen to bethe club president by election hasgave many years of service to theTown of farmingdale


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Concept: titles of books/poems

Grammar Rules:--books are underlined, poemsare put in quotation marks; bothare capitalized--commas go around appositivephrases: phrases that give extrainformation

Example:the invisible ladder is a book of poetry that contains the touchingselection called to dorothy a poem about love


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Concept: appositive phrase

Grammar Rules:--put commas around appositivephrases: phrases that give extrainformation about something--singular nouns need singular verbs--underline magazine titles

Example:writer’s digest a extremely useful magazine about writingdont contain a lot of coloredphotographs


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Concept: subordination

Grammar Rules:--sentences CAN start with because WHEN the phrase is subordinate (exists because of the other phrase)--reduction: if the same subject has two verbs, combine the phrase (he drove and talked)--comma after intro. phrase

Example:the woman was in a hurry to getto work the woman in a hurrydrived the motorcycle recklessand she had an accident


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Concept: pronoun case

Grammar Rules:--to check for correct pronounuse, take out the noun that follows it (i.e. us teachers) and see if the sentence makes sense--comma before conjunction tofix a run-on

Example:he rode with the we boys but he decided to ride in the volvo


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Concept: passive/active voice

Grammar Rules:--change sentence to active voice -passive: subject has action done TO it -active: subject DOES action

--semi-colon to fix run-on when no conjunction--capitalize religions (proper noun)

Example:there are thirty eight students in our class who have been studyingabout the hindu religion judiasmis being studied by msmartinezs class


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Concept: holidays

Grammar Rules:--holidays are proper nouns--use an apostrophe to showpossession--reduction: if same subject has two verbs, combine the phrase --underline movie titles--comma after intro. phrase

Example:on labor day the friends ate atdagostinos restaurant and theyalso saw the movie sleepy hollow


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Concept: musical titles

Grammar Rules:--musical titles should be underlined and capitalized--comma before conjunction to fix a run-on--use apostrophes in contractions

Example:natalie and mark want to go tothe musical ragtime and im suretheyll like it


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Concept: tag questions

Grammar Rules:--long book-length poems areunderlined and capitalized--semi-colon to fix run-on whenthere is no conjunction--comma before a “tag question”

Example:ive took the long poem the prelude to read tonight i shouldof began it sooner dont youagree


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Concept: forms of “choose”

Grammar Rules:-- “chose” or “was/has chosen,”never “has chose”--comma after intro. phrase--magazine titles are underlinedand capitalized

Example:because cameron has throwed successful passes in manygames he was chose to beinterviewed for the communitymagazine called around our town


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Concept: proper adjectives

Grammar Rules:--underline book titles--capitalize proper adjectives--use quotation marks for directquotes--period after abbreviations

Example:the book the return of the nativeis frequently studied in englishclasses ms nash said thisafternoon


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Concept: let vs. leave

Grammar Rules:--apostrophes for contractionsand possession--let = allow, leave = go away from--pronoun order: me/I goes last--capitalize proper nouns

Example:mom she wont leave me and rick take james bike onlarchmont highway thiswednesday


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Concept: adverb– well vs. good

Grammar Rules:--adverbs: well vs. good--comma before conjunction tofix run-on--homophones: to, your

Example:generally you write good buttoday you have to many short sentences in youre essay


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Concept: articles (a vs. an)

Grammar Rules:--articles: a for consonants, an for vowels--comma after intro. phrase--apostrophe for contractions--quotation marks for directquotations

Example:to be a accomplished athleteyoull have to run faster thanbobbi has ran said coach carter


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Concept: lie vs. lay

Grammar Rules:--semi-colon to fix run-on when no conjunction--reduce: take out unnecessarywords--lie vs. lay (you lie, you lay something)

Example:i was so tired i wanted too lay down my dad he suggested that i ate in an hour


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Concept: series

Grammar Rules:--use colon to begin series--comma after adverbs in a list(first, second, last, etc.)--use semi-colons to separateitems in a series with commas--parallelism: keep phrases the same—verb type is the same

Example:the new employee was requestedto do these things first completethe form second submit a reference and third he was askedto mail a resume to the personnel office


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Concept: parenthetical expressions

Grammar Rules:--articles have quotation marks--books are underlined--semi-colon to fix run-ons with no conjunction--commas around parentheticalexpressions

Example:the article new digitalphotography appears in the bookphotography today it also appears i believe in the bookhow to take great pictures


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Concept: irregular verbs

Grammar Rules:--comma after intro. phrase--irregular verbs: some verbsare a different word when theybecome past tense (run-> ran)--apostrophe for contractions

Example:she was so angry she flingedthe letter in the fire and swearedshed never speak to her sisteragain


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Concept: compound adjective

Grammar Rules:--hyphen for compound adjective--comma before direct quote--quotation marks for direct quotes--capitalize proper adjectives--use a colon in time--periods in abbreviations

Example:the self assured actor turned tothe director and asked will you beauditioning talented actors forthe french movie at 230 pm onfriday


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Concept: addresses

Grammar Rules:--capitalize proper nouns (streetnames, cities, states, etc.)--comma between street/city – city/state – state/rest of sentence--off, not off of

Example:she lives at 319 beverly drive losangeles california which islocated off of highway 108


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Concept: reduction

Grammar Rules:--statues underlined/capitalized--comma around appositivephrases (extra information)--comma between city/country--reduction: create compoundpredicate/subordination

Example:the laocoon and his sons is astatue in the vatican museum inrome italy it was made on theisland of rhodes in greece andlater on it was sent to italy


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Concept: spoke/has spoken

Grammar Rules:--reduction: take out unnecessarywords--spoke or has spoken, neverhas spoke--commas around parentheticalexpressions--underline book titles

Example:my sister she has spoke manytimes in fact about that bookthe grapes of wrath


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Concept: double negatives

Grammar Rules:--double negatives (one negativeword, never two together)--songs go in quotation marks--comma to fix run-on when thereis a conjunction--capitalize store names

Example:we havent no cd of the songstand by me but i think you mightfind it at freds music store


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Concept: parallelism

Grammar Rules:--parallelism: keep verbs thesame--always off, not off of

Example:be careful not to fall off of themountain ledge and watchingout for falling rocks


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Concept: verb tense

Grammar Rules:--bit or has bitten, not “has bit”--only capitalize proper nouns!--semi-colon to fix run-on whenthere is no conjunction--comma before “tag question”

Example:that there dog has bit severalChildren her owners would dogood to keep her muzzled dontyou think


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Concept: boat titles

Grammar Rules:--boat titles underlined/capitalized--commas around parentheticalexpressions--verb: sank, not sunk--use period to avoid run-on--homophones: to, their

Example:the boat mystic adventure by theway sunk to years ago wasnt itmoored over their


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Concept: hyphenate compound numbers

Grammar Rules:--capitalize proper nouns--apostrophe for possession--hyphenate compound numbers--capitalize proper adjective--reduction: take out unnecessarywords!

Example:we went to joshs apartmentwhich is located on thirty ninthavenue for the septembersurprise party


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Concept: reduction

Grammar Rules:--capitalize/underline paintings--reduction: take out repetitionand unnecessary words!--commas around appositivephrases--use the highest superlative(good, better, best)

Example:the portrait jan six the portrait thatwas painted in 1654 isconsidered the better work of many paintings that rembrandtcompleted


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Concept: quotation marks

Grammar Rules:--comma after introductory phrase--poems/short stories get quotation marks--apostrophes in contractions--always capitalize “I”

Example:if youll help me memorize thepoem the raven ill help you analyze the short story snowfallin childhood


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Grammar Rules:--double negatives (one negativeword, never two together) --hyphenate compound words--verbs: has shown/grown, notshowed/growed

Example:she hasnt never showed muchself assurance or growed muchfrom her mistakes


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Concept: active voice

Grammar Rules:--enunciation: use have, not of--when using “had” before a verb,use the correct form--semi-colon to fix run-on whenno conjunction--keep voice ACTIVE throughout

Example:he could of ran faster but he hadtore one of his tendonsconsequently the race was lostby him


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Concept: reduction

Grammar Rules:--comma after intro. phrase--reduction: eliminate unnecessary words!--hyphenate compound adj.--homophone: their/there/they’re

Example:to be able to complete therescience projects both rose and sam the two who are juniors thisyear will have a two weeksextension


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Concept: enunciation

Grammar Rules:--enunciation: have, not of--period to avoid run-on--comma after parentheticalexpression--spoke or have spoken, neverhave spoke

Example:i should of spoke sooner about my trip to nashville by the waywhere is sandra right now


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Concept: commas for dates

Grammar Rules:--reduction: eliminateunnecessary words--commas around appositivephrases (extra information)--comma between day/year andyear/rest of sentence

Example:the sky rockets the group thatis a rock and roll band appearedin the april 24 2004 concert inphoenix


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Concept: plural possession

Grammar Rules:--apostrophes after the s for plural possession--capitalize proper nouns--homophones: to/two/too

Example:the myers and bennetts boatswere damaged on lake arrowhead when the to boatscollided


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Concept: starting sentences with because

Grammar Rules:--went vs. gone--homophone: there, their, they’re--eliminate unnecessary words--never start sentences withbecause (unless it is a subordinate phrase)

Example:because we have went theirtwice on our way to visit mysisters and brothers Resort whichis located in northern california


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Grammar Rules:--apostrophe for contraction--plural nouns should have pluralverbs--write out numbers below 100--semi-colon to fix run-on whenthere is no conjunction

Example:were sure there is 8 speakersparticipating in the symposiumsuch speakers will draw largecrowds


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Concept: days of the week

Grammar Rules:--eliminate unnecessary words--days of the week are capitalized--comma before conjunction tofix run-on

Example:the three doctors all of them british decided to give a lectureon saturday but the classroomwas not available


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Grammar Rules:--use phrases like because orsince to show subordination(one phrase causes another)--comma after intro. phrase--correct “shook”

Example:adam received the bad news hewas really shook


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Concept: pronoun-antecedent

Grammar Rules:--remove unnecessary words--commas around appositivephrases--plural nouns = plural pronouns(pronoun-antecedent agreement)--subject-verb agreement

Example:there is three students who areall sophomores who will earnextra credit for his hard work


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Concept: addresses in letters

Grammar Rules:--capitalize proper nouns (streets,cities, states, month, company)--period after abbreviation--put zip code in proper address--comma b/t city/state, date/year

Example:4923 dunmore avesyracuse nyoctober 20 2010

digital software1874 moore drboulder co 98922


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Concept: salutations in letters

Grammar Rules:--capitalize important words inbusiness letters--colon after greeting--period after abbreviation

Example:1) dear sir or madam

2) dear mr weiss

3) to whom it may concern


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Concept: regardless

Grammar Rules:--quotation marks around anything directly stated--use regardless, not irregardless--capitalize proper nouns--choosed is not a word!

Example:irregardless of the windy dayfather said we choosed to drivethrough yosemite nationalpark


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Concept: raise vs. rise

Grammar Rules:--raise vs. rise--inside, never inside of--capitalize proper nouns--underline newspaper title--comma between day/month and date/year

Example:when i rose the lid of the box thati found inside of the attic i seena copy of the herald tribune fromtuesday january 7 1958


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Concept: different from

Grammar Rules:--use different from, NOT different than--capitalize proper nouns (city,country, airplane title, nationality)--commas between: city/country,country/rest of sentence and around appositive phrases

Example:the japanese businessmen hadcome to paris france to discusshow the airbus a huge plane isdifferent than other planes


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Concept: titles

Grammar Rules:--period after abbreviation--comma after directly addressingsomeone--quotation marks for short stories--underline book titles

Example:dr wong is it true that you havewrote the article the future of computers and a book entitledour digital world


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Concept: series

Grammar Rules:--subject-verb agreement--capitalize holidays--colon to begin a series (list)--comma to separate items in a series--brung is not a word!!

Example:my parents was in europe atchristmas time and brung backsome gifts a box of videos a bag of imported chocolate anda set of luggage


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Concept: compound number

Grammar Rules:--eliminate unnecessary words--capitalize proper nouns--hyphenate compound number--subject-verb agreement

Example:there is four classmates of minewho have won a trip to see thebrooklyn bridge on the twenty sixth of june


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Concept: misplaced modifier

Grammar Rules:--commas around appositive phrases --move descriptive phrases closeto what they are describing (called a misplaced modifier)--capitalize proper nouns

Example:lynn a friend of mine purchaseda pair of boots while in mexicowith tapered heels


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Concept: “all right”

Grammar Rules:--quotation marks around anything directly stated--commas around interruptedquotations--“alright” should be “all right”

Example:during the semester kim saidthe classes in this here schoolare alright


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Concept: conjunctive adverb

Grammar Rules:--comma after intro. phrase--semi-colon to fix run-on withoutconjunction--comma after words like “therefore” (conjunctive adverb)

Example:during the blizzard the doors ofour honda had froze shuttherefore we eat at home and not at the village tavern


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Concept: proper adjectives

Grammar Rules:--comma after intro. phrases--capitalize proper adjectives--period after abbreviations--pronoun order: i/me always comes last--had seen, never had saw

Example:behind the truck in the alley iand my brother catched a german pointer we had saw running down parma rd earlier


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Concept: a or an

Grammar Rules:--never start sentences withbecause (unless it is a subordinate phrase)--underline book titles--a comes before consonant,an comes before vowel

Example:because the students brung a copy of time to class with a article about the frenchgovernment


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Concept: compound direct object

Grammar Rules:--colon between hr/min in time--eliminate unnecessary words(compound direct object)--me or I always comes last!--comma to separate items in list

Example:at 415 mom drived me and myfriends to fairmount park wherewe played softball and then weplayed soccer and then we played basketball


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Grammar Rules:--put apostrophe in contraction--never ever use two negativewords together (double negative)--capitalize proper nouns

Example:the workers didnt pick up none of the old clothes i had wearedand donated to the salvationarmy


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Concept: play titles

Grammar Rules:--may have, never may of--underline play titles--eliminate unnecessary adverbs--adjectives do not end in –ly--commas around appositive phrases

Example:our english teacher may of sawmillers death of a salesman aawfully powerfully play at theschubert theater in new york


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Concept: poem titles

Grammar Rules:--quotation marks around poems--write out numbers below 100--create an extra phrase (incommas) with “is exciting to read”to keep from a run-on--we vs. us.

Example:the poem the raven is exciting toread it is one of 6 poems msgraham gave we students toread


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Concept: active voice

Grammar Rules:--underline newspaper titles--comma after intro. phrases--change passive voice to activevoice so there will not be adangling modifier

Example:deciding to reply to the wantad in the village voice a letterwas wrote by chad yesterdaymorning


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Concept: homophones

Grammar Rules:--homophones: their, there, they’re--we vs. us--capitalize proper nouns

Example:their interested in helping westudents—if we support danafor student council president


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Grammar Rules:--apostrophes: contractions,possession--quotation marks for short stories--add “because” or “since” to beginnings of sentences to createsubordination

Example:i need more As on daily Tests id better finish the short story called a days work


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Concept: interrupted quotations

Grammar Rules:-use quotation marks for anythingthat is directly stated-use colon to show the time-keep verb tense the same-periods after abbreviations

Example:dr torres she called at 405 AMvicky said and tells me aboutthe fire at the oceanview motelon sunset boulevard


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Grammar Rules:-periods after abbreviations-single subject = single verb-remove unnecessary words-use comma after intro. words

Example:no mr smith dont have thosemagazines that this here classneeds


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Concept: parallelism in a series

Grammar Rules:-irregular verbs: choose becomeschose-use a colon before a list-use commas to separateitems in a list

Example:sarah and me choosed thesehere activities at arts camp tosculpt dancing sing and tocompose


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Concept: dates

Grammar Rules:-underline names of ships-commas– day/year, year/ rest ofsentence-capitalize proper nouns andproper adjectives

Example:the british ocean liner lusitaniasunk in the atlantic ocean onmay 7 1915 on a voyage fromnew york to liverpool


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Concept: song titles

Grammar Rules:-quotation marks around songtitles-write out numbers under 100-capitalize any proper nouns-hyphen for compound number

Example:us students have beganpracticing tomorrow thebest song on this here cd forthe 24th contemporary musicfestival


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Concept: family names

Grammar Rules:-if one phrase causes anotherphrase to happen, use “because”or “since” to begin the sentence-homophones: to, too, two-capitalize family names whenyou call them by that name!

Example:last summer grandfather growedtwo many peaches he gived some to father to make preserves


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Concept: reduction

Grammar Rules:-no double negatives-capitalize proper nouns-reduction: take out words thatyou don’t need

Example:we havent took no videosto ridgewood middle school forthree years or so give ortake a few weeks


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Concept: appositive phrase

Grammar Rules:-comma after intro. phrase-pronouns: I/me comes last-take out unnecessary words-create appositive phrase withextra information

Example:after the reading prof diaz introduced me and sam to sharongilmore whose a poet she toldus about her long poem the race


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Concept: commas after adverbs

Grammar Rules:-put commas after adverbs likefirst, then, etc.-semi-colons to separate twomain clauses-ONLY capitalize proper nouns

Example:first he asked to who i wasemaling second he wanted to to know who had rode a Motorcycle down the alley


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Concept: interrupted quotations

Grammar Rules:-quotation marks around all directspeech-capitalize family names whenyou call them by that name!-homophones: your, you’re

Example:watch out for the newly plantedseeds in the garden momshouted or youll get fertilizeron youre shoes


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Concept: pronouns

Grammar Rules:-capitalize family names whenyou call them by that name!-underline magazine titles-when listing people, put the pronouns after the nouns

Example:has dad spoke to she and kateconcerning an article in themagazine sports illustrated aboutsnowboarding in the rocky mountains


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Grammar Rules:-no one is two words, never one!-capitalize proper nouns-never use two negative wordstogether!-underline painting titles

Example:noone in my family has neverwent to the art museum in new york and saw monetspainting water lilies


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Concept: direct address

Grammar Rules:-period after abbreviations-comma after a direct address-all right is always two words-hyphenate compound numbers-plural subjects = plural verbs

Example:capt bookman is it alright toassume that most of the thirtyeighth division personnel is fromtexas


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Concept: proper nouns

Grammar Rules:-capitalize proper nouns-underline book titles-comma after intro. phrase/clause-period after abbreviations

Example:after you have drew a map showing the route from sheridanblvd to highway 78 you maycontinue reading the book greatexpectations


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Grammar Rules:-plural subject = plural verb-use the highest superlative whenonly mentioning one!-semi-colon to fix a run-on-comma after conjunctive adverb

Example:the salespeople at that there store is the more helpful in townfor example one let me examineall the videos inside of the Case


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Concept: book titles Grammar Rules: --book titles are capitalized and underlined --an apostrophe + s shows possession -- with superlatives like good/better/best,

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