Wednesday, October 12
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (review)
Here is a quick review from the text (LAWS-1, page 137).
Here is a quick review from the text (LAWS-1, page 137).
And here is an overview of conjunctions in general, from the Appendix (LAWS-1, pages 212-213).
RUN-ON SENTENCES and COMMA SPLICES
You can use conjunctions to fix run-on sentences and comma splices. See the exercises below.
You can use conjunctions to fix run-on sentences and comma splices. See the exercises below.
If you would like more practice, click on the image below, and save the document to your Drive.
Listing Order
Study the model paragraph from the text (LAWS-2, p. 38--"Good Flight Attendants"). Notice how the supporting sentences are organized and presented. This is called listing order. Here is an explanation:
Study the model paragraph from the text (LAWS-2, p. 38--"Good Flight Attendants"). Notice how the supporting sentences are organized and presented. This is called listing order. Here is an explanation:
Listing Order Transition Signals (first, second, etc.)
Listing order paragraphs usually employ certain words to identify and emphasize the supporting sentences. This helps the reader to keep track and remember the reasons which make us accept the controlling idea in the topic sentence. This explanation illustrates how they work:
Listing order paragraphs usually employ certain words to identify and emphasize the supporting sentences. This helps the reader to keep track and remember the reasons which make us accept the controlling idea in the topic sentence. This explanation illustrates how they work:
Organizing a Paragraph with an Outline
An outline can help you plan a paragraph which you want to organize in listing order. Here is an outline worksheet you can use for your own paragraphs, and to study other paragraphs:
An outline can help you plan a paragraph which you want to organize in listing order. Here is an outline worksheet you can use for your own paragraphs, and to study other paragraphs:
Exercise
Cut up these sentences, and rearrange them on the paragraph outline worksheet above. There is a topic sentence and a concluding sentence. The rest of the sentences make up the the supporting sentences, which are in listing order.
Cut up these sentences, and rearrange them on the paragraph outline worksheet above. There is a topic sentence and a concluding sentence. The rest of the sentences make up the the supporting sentences, which are in listing order.