Thursday, October 20
BEGIN FIRST DRAFT OF ASSIGNMENT #3
- Before you can start the draft, you should have the vocabulary ready. (If you haven't done this, then look at the exercises from October 19th. You must do this before you can continue.)
- Now, follow the steps 1-2 on this worksheet from the text (LAWS-2, page 103)
REVIEW OF CAPITALIZATION RULES
Review these four new capitalization rules:
Review these four new capitalization rules:
Now, do this exercise from the text (LAWS-2, page 97), in which you write examples of the rules:
SUBORDINATING TIME CLAUSES
Time clauses help to communicate when things happen in a story. They help the reader to know the order of events. In this exercise from the text (LAWS-2, page 90), you first must combine the clauses to make meaningful sentences.
Time clauses help to communicate when things happen in a story. They help the reader to know the order of events. In this exercise from the text (LAWS-2, page 90), you first must combine the clauses to make meaningful sentences.
Next, write them out in correct order, to make a well-formatted paragraph. Think about the logical sequence of the events.
FRAGMENTS
If you understand subordinating clauses, it will help you identify some kinds of sentence errors. One of the more common is known as a fragment, as explained here in the text (LAWS-2, p. 90):
If you understand subordinating clauses, it will help you identify some kinds of sentence errors. One of the more common is known as a fragment, as explained here in the text (LAWS-2, p. 90):
Can you identify which sentence is a fragment, and which is not? Try this exercise from the text: