PPT Module 14 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation

PPT Module 14 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Mc. Graw-Hill/Irwin © 2007, The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, All Rights Reserved.

14 -1 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation ¨To learn how to § Use standard edited English. § Fix common grammatical errors. § Use punctuation correctly. § Mark errors as you proofread.

14 -2 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Start by answering these questions: § What grammatical errors do I need to be able to fix? § Should I put a comma every place I’d take a breath? § How can I find sentence boundaries?

14 -3 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Start by answering these questions: § 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 in proofreading?

14 -4 Six Common Grammatical Errors ¨Subject-Verb Agreement ¨Dangling Modifier ¨Case ¨Misplaced Modifier ¨Parallel Structure ¨Predication Errors

14 -5 Incorrect Examples The letter arrives last week. In a big, white envelope with blue letters, I thought it looked official. It was from Johnson Industries. Shannon and me had been waiting for the letter for a week. The company sends letters like this one when hiring often. Nervous, I opened it and found three things: a letter offering a job, a brochure describing company benefits, and a list of job duties in a memo. I was thrilled! My employment goals would begin immediately.

14 -6 Correct Examples The letter arrived last week. In a big, white envelope with blue letters, it looked official. It was from Johnson Industries. Shannon and I had been waiting for the letter for a week. The company often sends letters like this one when hiring. Nervous, I opened it and found three things: a letter offering a job, a brochure describing company benefits, and a memo listing job duties. I was thrilled! Implementing my employment goals could begin immediately.

14 -7 Sentence Concerns ¨Sentence Fragments ¨Independent/Dependent Clauses ¨Sentence Punctuation

14 -8 Comma Concerns ¨Know how to use § Commas in lists. § Comma splices. § Run-on sentences. ¨And remember § Commas are not breaths!

14 -9 Quoting Research Sources ¨“Quotation Marks. ” ¨[Square Brackets. ] ¨Ellipses. . . ¨Underlining and Italics.

14 -10 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. ¨In dates, use numbers for the day and year.