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Grammar
Visit our YouTube ChannelStudent and Instructor Resources Website (http://scwrl.ubc.ca) Science Writing Resources for Learning scwrl.ubc.caSlide2
Try to find as many grammar-based errors in the paragraph of
writing on your worksheets as possible and edit these to provide fixes.Hint: There are numerous errors that fall under the following three general categories in the original paragraph: Sentences featuring confusing shifts in tenseSentences in which the subject and main verb do not agreeSentences not written in parallel formActivity 1
(work together, 10 minutes)Slide3
Activity 1 - Solutions
Your instructor will provide a copy of the re-worked paragraph showing example solutions.Discuss these solutions as a class:Did you miss any?Did you come up with alternative solutions?Slide4
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ecide whether the definite or indefinite articles – or neither – should be used to fill in the blanks below: ___ peck-the-bug computer game designed for birds has helped to suggest why bugs may have evolved _____ amazing, colourful iridescence. ____ game, called DOTPECK, required ____ birds to track the movement of ____ bugs across a computer screen and peck at them in the belief that they were real items of prey. Each bird spent a quarter of ____ hour at the game, and performed significantly better when pecking at dull, non-shimmering bugs, as opposed to ____ iridescent, shimmering ones. The research was led by ____ UL-funded team in England, which is now keen to see whether birds perform similarly with live prey. The team acknowledged ____ heuristic quality of ____ DOTPECK game. Despite this, ____ exciting element of many to emerge from the results is that ____ bugs might have evolved iridescence because it helps them avoid predation.Activity 2 [Part I](work together, 10 minutes total
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Correct the errors in the following
sentences, noting that there may be more than one per sentence: 1) Please could you pass me a lab manual that is in my bag?2) I was reading it last night, before I heard a ominous sound in the hallway.3) I have a horrible feeling my apartment is haunted by the ghost from a previous age.4) I know that sounds crazy but I’m a honest believer in the supernatural.5) Never mind, let’s get on with a quiz we have to complete before the class ends.6) At least red lipstick on my mirror doesn’t spell out ‘RedRum’, but ‘Remember, Chemistry 201 Exam, May 20!’Activity 2 [Part I!](work together,
10 minutes total)Slide6
Activity
2 - SolutionsYour instructor will provide a copy of the solutions to Activity 2.Discuss these solutions as a class:Did you miss any?Did you come up with alternative solutions?Slide7
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ake out an old essay or piece of writing Look for any of the following grammar-based errors: 1) inconsistent and confusing shifts in verb tense, 2) subject/verb non-agreement, 3) non-parallel form of elements in sentences, and 4) unsuitable use of articlesMake edits to your work to improve it. If you finish early, work with a partner to look over each other’s work and see whether you can spot any errors
that you may have missed
Activity 3
(work alone and then together,
2
0 minutes
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