Vague Pronoun- when a writer uses a pronoun and the reader can’t figure out what the pronoun is referring toReplace each phrase with one word exercise:Have an influence on influenceGive approval to approveHave a discussion about discussAt a later date laterAt the present time presently, nowDue to the fact that because, sinceRewrite in Active voice exerciseThe moveable type printing press was discovered by Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg discovered the movable type printing press.The Sun Also Rises was written by Earnest Hemming way.Earnest Hemmingway wrote “ The Sun Also Rises.”Write down whether each sentence is correct or incorrect exerciseJones’ team and I went down to the factory floor. (Correct)When the roof fell in, the manager asked Fred and me to clean up the mess (correct)Things were getting ugly, so us unimportant people slipped out (Incorrect)“We” instead of “us”Additional tips for WritingWrite with concrete/action verbsAvoid “to be” or state of being verbsAm, is, are, was, were, be, being, beenAre helping verbs necessary?Have, had, has, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must, can, couldJTC 300 1nd Edition Lecture 5Outline of Last Lecture I. Keys to a readable StyleA. Style Defined II. Keys to Readable Paragraphs III. Keys to Readable SentencesIV. Keys to Readable WordsV. Writing Tipsa. Mechanics of Writingb. Style: The Bad & the GoodOutline of Current Lecture VI. Writing exercises on Correcting Grammar Current Lecture Grammar ExercisesOxford Comma- comes before the “and” at the end of a listNoun-Pronoun agreementEX: Each has their own machine.Each has his or her machine.All have their machines.Each has a machine.Subject-verb agreementEX: The windows we discovered after some investigation, was the reason for heat loss in the house.The window, we discovered after some investigation, was the reason for heat loss in the house.Run-on sentence- 2 or more sentences creamed into oneComma splice- 2 complete sentences joined together with a commaFragment- incomplete sentences, usually missing a subject or verb- Fragment use okay in creative writing, but is NOT acceptable in technical communicationThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Compound Modifiers-Dangling Modifiers- when a phrase does not properly explain the subjectShifted tense- the sense does not match the tense of it’s neighboring sentences Vague Pronoun- when a writer uses a pronoun and the reader can’t figure out what the pronoun is referring to Replace each phrase with one word exercise: Have an influence on influence Give approval to approve Have a discussion about discuss At a later date later At the present time presently, now Due to the fact that because, since Rewrite in Active voice exercise The moveable type printing press was discovered by Johannes Gutenberg- Johannes Gutenberg discovered the movable type printing press. The Sun Also Rises was written by Earnest Hemming way.- Earnest Hemmingway wrote “ The Sun Also Rises.” Write down whether each sentence is correct or incorrect exercise Jones’ team and I went down to the factory floor. (Correct) When the roof fell in, the manager asked Fred and me to clean up the mess (correct) Things were getting ugly, so us unimportant people slipped out (Incorrect)- “We” instead of “us” Additional tips for Writing- Write with concrete/action verbs- Avoid “to be” or state of being verbso Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been- Are helping verbs necessary?o Have, had, has, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must, can,
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