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Sentence Clarity

Sentence Clarity. A workshop brought to you by the Purdue University Writing Lab. Sentence Clarity. Why worry about making sentences clear? To communicate effectively with the reader To make writing persuasive and interesting To show credibility and authority as a writer.

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Grammar and Conventions

Grammar and Conventions. ELA9C1, ELA9C2. Sentence Structures. There are four types of sentences: Simple sentences have only one independent clause. I want a puppy for Christmas.

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Sentence Clarity and Combining

Sentence Clarity and Combining. A workshop brought to you by The Purdue University Writing Lab. Sentence Clarity. Why do we need to be concerned with sentence clarity? To communicate effectively to the reader To make writing persuasive To show credibility and authority as a writer.

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Sentence Clarity and Combining

Sentence Clarity and Combining. A workshop brought to you by The Purdue University Writing Lab. Sentence Clarity. Why do we need to be concerned with sentence clarity? To communicate effectively to the reader To make writing persuasive To show credibility and authority as a writer.

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Sentence Clarity and Combining

Sentence Clarity and Combining. A workshop brought to you by The Purdue University Writing Lab. Sentence Clarity. Why do we need to be concerned with sentence clarity? To communicate effectively to the reader To make writing persuasive To show credibility and authority as a writer.

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Sentence Clarity and Combining

Sentence Clarity and Combining. A workshop brought to you by The Purdue University Writing Lab. Sentence Clarity. Why do we need to be concerned with sentence clarity? To communicate effectively to the reader To make writing persuasive To show credibility and authority as a writer.

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Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs. Positive Degree. No Comparison Bad Nice Pretty Beautiful Sweetly Considerate Accurately . Comparative Degree. Comparing Two people, things, or actions better worse nicer prettier more beautiful more sweetly less considerate less accurately .

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Get your Chromebook and go to your Superman Article

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Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers. Group 3 Tessa Pierce, Tailyr Mack, Diana Perez, Thomas McCullough. Modifiers. Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that refer to other elements in the sentence (referents). The location of the modifier determines the meaning of the sentence.

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Adjectives, Adverbs, Parallel structure

Adjectives, Adverbs, Parallel structure. Chapter 10, pg 177. Adjectives. Words that modify (describe) nouns and pronouns. http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks!#Adjectives Charlene is a studious person. She is studious . . Adverbs. Modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.

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The Five Brush Strokes of Writing

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PROOF

PROOF. Grammar, Punctuation, Mechanics. 1) PHRASE FRAGMENTS. She never talks about her inner feelings. Her feeling of fear or joy. 2) CLAUSE FRAGMENT. The play failed. Because it received three bad reviews. . 3) RUN-ON. He trained hard he never considered the strain. . 4) COMMA SPLICE.

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Technical Communication Style: Words

Technical Communication Style: Words. Verb tenses Subject-verb agreement Dangling/misplaced modifiers Limiting modifiers Numbers Diction. Verb Tenses: when to use Present Tense. To state theory or established knowledge To say what your report or document shows or covers.

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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

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Fragments

Fragments. Recognizing Fragments TLW distinguish between fragments and sentences Recognizing Fragments : A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Part of a sentence should not be presented as a full sentence ending with a period or other end mark.

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Dangling modifiers

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MODIFIERS

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Problems with Modifiers

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Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers

Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers. Misplaced Modifiers. Modifying Words and Phrases: Describe people, places, and objects. Modifying words and phrases MUST be placed as close to the words they modify! If not, confusion and often inadvertently humorous sentences can occur. .

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Dangling Modifiers

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