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Dangling Modifiers
Modifier fails to refer logically to any
word in the sentence
Understanding the need to create
checks and balances on power, the
Constitution divided the government
into three branches.
The document understood the need
for checks and balances?
Understanding the need to create
checks and balances on power, the
framers of the Constitution divided
the government into three branches.
Exercise 12-2
1. While working as a ranger in
Everglades National Park, a Florida
panther crossed the road in front of my
truck one night.
While I was working as a ranger in
Everglades National Park, a Florida
panther crossed the road in front of my
truck one night.
Exercise 12-2
2. By following the new recycling
procedure, the citys landfill costs will
be reduced significantly.
If residents follow the new recycling
procedure, the citys landfill costs will
be reduced significantly.
Exercise 12-2
3. Serving as president of the missionary
circle, one of Sophias duties is to raise
money for the church.
Serving as president of the missionary
circle, Sophia is responsible for raising
money for the church.
4. After buying an album by Ali Farka
Toure, the rich and rolling rhythms of
Malian music made more sense to Silas.
After buying an album by Ali Farka Toure,
Silas understood the rich and rolling
rhythms of Malian music.
Exercise 12-2
5. Opening the window to let out a huge
bumblebee, the car swerved into an
oncoming truck.
When the driver opened the window to
let out a huge bumblebee, the car
swerved into an oncoming truck.
Grammar Portfolio
Sentence
Variety
Sentence Variety
Compound
2 independent clauses joined by a
coordinating conjunction
Any chickens dusting hole is out of
place in a flower bed, but the peafowls
hole is more so.
Sentence Variety
Use a variety of sentence structures
Complex
Has an independent clause joined by one
or more dependent clauses
Compound-complex
uses one of words in complex AND
contains two independent clauses joined
with a conjunction.
Sentence Variety
Use a variety of sentence structures
Move adverbial modifiers
Adverbs usually end in ly and describe a verb
Sentence Variety
Invert sentences
A refrigerated case of mouthwatering
cheeses is opposite the produce section; a
friendly attendant will cut off just the
amount you want.
Opposite the produce section is a
refrigerated case of mouthwatering
cheeses; a friendly attendant will cut off
just the amount you want.
Grammar Task
http://youtu.be/0wtJwnO1Jc8
Affect VS Effect
Affect
To influence (verb)
Lack of sleep affects the quality of your
work.
Effect
Result (noun)
The subtle effect of the lighting made
the room look ominous.
To accomplish (verb)
Can the university effect such a change
without disrupting classes?
Affect VS Effect
Lie VS Lay
Lie/lying/lied
To tell a falsehood
I lied to my mother.
Lie/lying/lay/lain
To recline
I have a headache, so Im going to lie
down for a while.
I lay on the bed because I was tired.
He was lain in the grass.
Lay/laying/laid/laid
To put, to place
Lay down that shotgun!
I laid the baby in her cradle.
We have laid the dishes on the table.
Lie VS Lay
Lie VS Lay
Lose VS Loose
Lose
Opposite of win, to misplace
Dont lose your mind.
Loose
Not tight
The burglars pants were so loose that
he couldnt run faster than the cop.
Lose VS Loose
A Lot VS Alot
A lot
Always leave a space
Alot
Isnt a word!!!!
You dont write alittle, abunch,
acantaloupe, aporkchop, or alot.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.co
m/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-youat-everything.html
Then VS Than
then
Used for time
First I stole a panda bear, then we
drank malt liquor together.
than
Used for comparison
Im much better at holding my liquor
than a panda bear.
Then VS Than
Weather VS Whether
Weather
Snow, rain, sunshine, typhoons
Withstand, endure
In Ireland, you will experience multiple
types of weather everyday.
whether
Expressing a doubt or choice between
alternatives
When I was in Ireland, I couldnt
decide whether to go home or stay.
Weather VS Whether
Wether
Sit VS Set
Sit/sat/sitting
To be seated or come to a resting
position
I sat in my favorite chair.
Set/set/setting
To put or place
I set my glass on the table.
Sit VS Set
All ready
prepared
Dinner was all ready when the guests
arrived.
already
By this time
The ham was already burned when the
guests arrived.
Jillian is ___.
All ready
When they pulled the shark up in the net,
it was ___ dead.
already
It is ___ illegal to culture human-animal
embryos for more than fourteen days.
already
Apart VS A part
Apart
To be separated
My old car fell apart before we reached
California.
A part
To be joined with
A part of this plan involves rising at
dawn.
Apart VS A part
Of VS Have
Of
Coming from, caused by, part of a
group, made from (preposition)
The leader of the band played bass
guitar
Have
To possess
I should have started studying earlier.
***it is NEVER should of, could of,
would of
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Dear Abby,
Grammar Portfolio
For Monday
Portfolio #2 due
Synthesis due
Grammar portfolio #1 mulligan
Analysis mulligan