1. Conventions

2. Conventions are… • the mechanical correctness of the piece

3. Grammar and Usage Punctuation Paragraphing UsEoFcApItAlS

4. Convention #1 – A complete sentence must have…

5. Convention #2 – A complete sentence must begin with… Capital letters

6. Convention #3 – A complete sentence must end with… Proper Punctuation Samples from AoW

7. Convention #4 – A complete sentence must… Have subject-verb agreement, NOT disagreement!

8. Agreement in a Nutshell The elephant trumpets for a peanut. elephant = singular subjecttrumpets = singular verb The elephantstrumpet for peanuts. elephants = plural subjecttrumpet = plural verb

9. The chicken wingand pork ribsit untouched on Ruth’s plate. Two [or more] singular nouns joined by and make apluralsubject.

10. Each, either, neither Anyone, anybody, anything Everyone, everybody, everything No one, nobody, nothing Someone, somebody, something These indefinite pronounsare always singular.

11. As well as Along with Together with Including In addition to Especially Beware of interrupting phrases. The squirrel as well as the pigeons keep an eye on Sammy, the sneaky cat. This sentence might sound right, but it is completely wrong! The squirrel as well as the pigeonskeeps an eye on Sammy, the sneaky cat.

12. Beware inverted word order. Here is the onions you need for the chili. In the refrigerator is the jalapeño peppers you might want to add. Here arethe onions you need for the chili. In the refrigerator arethe jalapeño peppers you might want to add.

13. Convention #5 – A complete sentence must NOT be… A Fragment A Run-On OR