Seven Grade eight Day One Skills Elimination of a double subject Avoid redundancy to avoid the repetition of a subject Incorrect The man on the boat he was so tall Correct The man on the boat was so tall ID: 540686
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D.L.P. – Week Seven
Grade eightSlide2
Day One – Skills
Elimination
of a double
subject
Avoid redundancy to avoid the repetition of a subject. (Incorrect: The man on the boat he was so tall. Correct: The man on the boat was so tall.)
Capitalization
of a proper noun – people with
titles
Names of people are always capitalized. If the person has a title such as Mr. or Dr., the title is also capitalized. Animal’s names are also capitalized
.
Use
of an adverb to modify a
verb
Adverbs are used to describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. An adjective cannot be used to describe a verb. (opened quick must be opened quickly) An adjective cannot be used to describe another adjective. (real exciting must be turned into really excited.)Slide3
Philip Nolan in “The Man without a Country” he is a young officer in the United States Army in 1805.
Day one – sentence one
Philip Nolan in “The Man without a Country”
is
a young officer in the United States Army in 1805.Slide4
Nolan meets vice president Aaron Burr and is mighty impressed by him.
Day one – sentence two
Nolan meets
V
ice president
Aaron Burr and is
very
impressed by him.Slide5
Day Two – Skills
Correction
of a misplaced modifier
A
misplaced modifier occurs when the word(s) used to describe something are not placed in the sentence properly. Sometimes the modifier is simply too far away from what it describes. At other times, the modifier is placed near something else that it mistakenly describes
.
Pronoun case in compoundsPronouns are used differently depending on what case they are. Subject pronouns, also known as nominative pronouns can work as subjects or predicate nouns. They are I, we, you, he, she, it, and they. Objective pronouns can work as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of the preposition. They are me, us, you, him, her, it, and them. Possessive pronouns show ownership. They are my, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, and theirs. Note that possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes
.To use pronouns correctly, they must be in the right case. See the explanation in the above entry. When the pronoun is compound, it must still be in the case to match the function of the pronoun in the sentence. (Maxine and I are friends. I talked to him and her.) If the pronoun is paired with a noun, the noun will precede the pronoun in the pair (Bobby and me). Correction of a run-on sentence with separate sentencesRun-on sentences occur when two complete thoughts run together without proper connection or punctuation. Run-ons can be corrected in one of three ways. First, simply separate the two sentences with proper end punctuation. However, if the two sentences can be connected by meaning, connect them with a comma and the proper conjunction. Finally, the two sentences can have a semicolon placed between them if the clauses relate closely in meaning. Note that the sentence following the semicolon would not begin with a capital unless that word is a proper noun or the pronoun I.Slide6
Nolan later agrees to help Burr carry out a plan, flattered by Burr’s attention.
Day two – sentence one
Flattered
by
Burr’s attention,
Nolan
later agrees to help Burr carry out a
plan
.Slide7
Burr’s plan gets he and his followers into grave trouble, they are all tried for treason, and Nolan is convicted.
Day Two – sentence two
Burr’s plan
gets
his
followers
and him
into
grave
trouble
. T
hey
are all tried for treason, and Nolan is convicted.Slide8
Day Three– Skills
Use of punctuation in
dialogue
Quotation marks are used around the exact words that someone speaks. Punctuation to separate the spoken and non-spoken words is included inside of the quotation marks.
Use
of a comma after an introductory
participleWhen a participial phrase comes at the beginning of a sentence, set it off with a comma. Remember, a participle looks like a verb so it often ends in “ing” or “ed.” Participles work like adjectives, so they are not needed in the sentence and can be removed, but they do add good description. (Excited by the news, Elizabeth jumped up and down.)
Use of punctuation with the title of a ship or planeThe names of planes and ships are capitalized just like any other title. They also are underlined or written in italics.Slide9
At his trial, Nolan cries out, I wish I may never hear of the United States again.
Day three – sentence one
At his trial, Nolan cries out,
“
I
wish I may never hear of the United States again
.
”Slide10
Shocked the court sentences Nolan to life at sea, beginning immediately on the ship Nautilus.
Day Three – sentence two
Shocked
,
the court sentences Nolan to life at sea, beginning immediately on the ship
Nautilus
.Slide11
Day Four– Skills
Use of a
hyphen
Some compound words are connected by a hyphen. To be certain if a word needed a hyphen, consult a dictionary.
Hyphens are also used at the end of a written or typed line of text if the complete word does not fit. Use the hyphen between syllables of the word
.
Correction of a split infinitiveAn infinitive is formed when the word to is added to a verb. (to sing, to write) An infinitive should never be split. That means that no words should ever come between the to and the verb. (Correct: To write properly is the goal in English class. Incorrect: To properly write is the goal of English class
.)Sentence combining – subordinate conjunctionsTwo ideas can be combined into one sentence by making one sentence into a subordinate (dependent) clause. If the dependent clause begins the sentence, a comma must follow it.Slide12
Nolan spends his next fifty five years with companions who are ordered to never mention the United States to him.
Day four – sentence one
Nolan
spends his next
fifty-five
years with companions who are ordered
never
to mention
the United States to him.Slide13
Nolan’s sentence is never lifted. He serves his country honorably.
Day four – sentence two
Since
Nolan’s sentence is never lifted
, h
e
serves his country honorably.Slide14
Day Five– Skills
Correction of a misplaced
modifier
A misplaced modifier occurs when the word(s) used to describe something are not placed in the sentence properly. Sometimes the modifier is simply too far away from what it describes. At other times, the modifier is placed near something else that it mistakenly describes
.
Agreement
of pronoun with antecedentA pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces. They must agree. For example, if one is singular, then the other must be. If one is masculine, then the other must be.
Style – Avoidance of here and there after a demonstrative adjectiveThe words here and there are adverbs. It is correct to use them to refer to a place. (The book is over there.) The words here and there are also called expletives when they are followed by a linking verb. An expletive has no meaning. Read these two sentences: There are ten people on the team. Ten people are on the team. Technically, they add nothing to the meaning of the sentence. They are perfectly fine words to use, but they should be avoided at the beginning of important sentences such as thesis statements and topic/ending sentences since they have no meaning.The words here and there are not adjectives. They should not be used before a noun. (This here book….that there roadway)
Easily
confused words –
lose/loose
The word lose is a verb that means not to win. The adjective loose means not tight. Slide15
Philip Nolan is a fictional character, created more than 140 years ago by Edward Everett Hale, although he seems real.
Day five – sentence one
Although
he seems
real,
Philip
Nolan is a fictional character, created more than 140 years ago by Edward Everett
Hale. Slide16
This here story shows how someone doesn’t fully appreciate their country until loosing it.
Day five – sentence two
This story
shows how someone doesn’t fully appreciate
his
country
until loosing it.