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Grammar & Punctuation Practice
Answer a question and win or lose a point for your team!Slide2
2
The most important thing a student can do is to organize your time.
Incorrect:
Students is plural.
Revision:The most important thing that students can do is to organize their time.
Practice Review
IncorrectSlide3
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Articles
All the sentences use "the," which one is correct
?
The water is life. Have you seen the new iPhone?The cigarettes are bad for you.I love the Turkey.
BSlide4
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Practice Exercises
Movies in today’s
market makes a
great deal of money.
IncorrectSlide5
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Apostrophe Practice Review
My fathers biggest barbecue is held on
National Day.
Directions: Identify as correct or incorrect.Incorrect father’sSlide6
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When students do not understand what they read, they should note their questions and find answers.
Practice Review
CorrectSlide7
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Sentence Fragments
Decide whether each sentence
group is a correct sentence or
if it is a sentence fragment.
My friend Emrebeing a great
footballer.
FragmentSlide8
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Practice Exercises
There is many
advantages to
seeing a movie in the cinema rather than watching a DVD at
home.
IncorrectSlide9
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Students should realize that education supports your long term goals.
The pronoun
“your”
does not refer to students.Revision:Students should realize that education supports their long term goals.
Practice Review
IncorrectSlide10
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Practice Exercises
The dark
cinema
and the enormousscreen take themovie viewer to another world.
CorrectSlide11
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Each of us must take responsibility for the quality of their own life.
Incorrect:
Each is singular.
Revision:Each of us must take responsibility for the quality of his/her life.
Or…Individuals must take responsibility for the quality of their own
lives.
Practice Review
IncorrectSlide12
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Practice Review
When students join clubs and organizations,
they increase their chances of staying in
university.
CorrectSlide13
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Meltem
dropped
the heavy camera on her foot and broke it.
Incorrect:Did the camera break or did her foot?Revision:The camera broke when Meltem dropped it on her foot.
Practice Review
IncorrectSlide14
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Practice Exercises
Although Sean does not speak Spanish
too good
, he went to visit Costa Rica with his high school classmates.Correct each of the following sentences.
speak Spanish
wellSlide15
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Sentence Fragments
Decide whether each sentence
group is a correct sentence or
if it is a sentence fragment.
Aunt Ayse’sdesserts are notfor those who are watching their diet.
CorrectSlide16
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Practice Exercises
One
biology phenomenon
was the walking tree which moves five to eight inches per year.Correct each of the following sentences.
biological phenomenonSlide17
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Apostrophe Practice Review
Germanys and
Italys
religious celebrations are sometimes similar, even when it comes to food.Directions: Identify as correct or incorrect.Incorrect Germany’s/Italy’sSlide18
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Anyone can be successful in school if they
makes the right choices.
Revision:Anyone can be successful in school if s/he makes the right choices.
OrStudents can be successful in school if they
make the right choices.
Practice Review
IncorrectSlide19
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Practice Exercises
The
people they met on the
Aegean coast swam well in the sea.Correct each of the following sentences.
correctSlide20
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Practice Exercises
Incorrect
You may find out
too late that the health clubs aren't for you.Slide21
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Sentence Fragments
Decide whether each sentence
group is a correct sentence or
if it is a sentence fragment.
Filled with cream, these dessertscontain hundreds
of calories.
CorrectSlide22
Learning to Identify and Correct
Comma Splices
Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
The traffic was terrible this morning,
thus we
were late for class.Slide23
Learning to Identify and Correct
Comma Splices
Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
The traffic was terrible this morning, thus we were late for class.
IncorrectSlide24
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Practice Exercises
He was surprised to see how
quick
his Spanish improved while he was visiting Central America.Correct each of the following sentences.
how quickly his SpanishSlide25
Learning to Identify and Correct
Comma Splices
Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
We went out in
Taksim
last
night
we
had
a great time.Slide26
Learning to Identify and Correct
Comma Splices
Practice Review: Identify each entry as correct or incorrect.
We went out in
Taksim
last night we had a great time.
It is a fused sentence.
Incorrec
tSlide27
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Practice Exercises
Incorrect
Are you shopping
for an health club
to join so you can get in shape?Slide28
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Practice Review Exercises
Punctuation may seem crazy ___
however
___ there are rules that can be learned.,,
Semi-Colons ___
although common___ are often used incorrectly.
;
,Slide29
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Practice Exercises
The background
music in movies
play an importantrole.
IncorrectSlide30
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Practice Exercises
The music creates
a mood and gives
a signal of somethingto
come in the film.
CorrectSlide31
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Practice Exercises
Look for a gym
near your house,
and check out the exercise instructors and personal trainers.CorrectSlide32
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Sentence Fragments
Decide whether each sentence
group is a correct sentence or
if it is a sentence fragment.
Although she says that she doesn’tlike to watch
TV.
FragmentSlide33
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Articles
All the sentences use "the," which one is correct
?
Can you pass the salt please?The crime is a problem in many big cities.The apples are good for you.I love the skiing.
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Sentence Fragments
Decide whether each sentence
group is a correct sentence or
if it is a sentence fragment.
It often seems that technology just makes life more complicated.
CorrectSlide35
FIVE QUESTIONS LEFT INCLUDING THIS ONE!!!
Students should copy the material that the instructor writes on the board, and you should review these notes within 24 hours.
Incorrect:
The subject shifts to
you when the subject was students.Revision:Students should copy the material that the instructor writes on the board, and they
should review these notes within 24 hours.
Practice Review
IncorrectSlide36
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Practice Exercises
Since
Emre was the taller of the boys on the trip, he often attracted attention.Correct each of the following sentences.
tallestSlide37
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Sentence Fragments
Decide whether each sentence
group is a correct sentence or
if it is a sentence fragment.
For example,Antalya and Bodrum.
FragmentSlide38
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Practice Review Exercises
If you improve your punctuation ___ it will increase your essay grades.
,
,
Using a comma ___ however___ is not as simple as it seems.
,Slide39
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Practice Review
Libraries are important for
students because they provide information.
Incorrect
Does THEY refer to students or libraries?