PPT PPT Module Module 14 14 Editing Editingfor for Grammar Grammar and andPunctuation Punctuation McGraw-Hill/Irwin ©2007, The McGraw-Hill Companies, All Rights 14-2 Editing Editing for for Grammar Grammar and and Punctuation Punctuation To learn how to Use standard edited English Fix common grammatical errors Use punctuation correctly Mark errors as you proofread 14-3 Editing Editing for for Grammar Grammar and and Punctuation Punctuation Start by answering these questions: What grammatical errors I need to be able to fix? Should I put a comma every place I’d take a breath? How can I find sentence boundaries? 14-4 Editing Editing for for Grammar Grammar and and Punctuation Punctuation Start by answering these questions: What punctuation should I use inside sentences? What I use when I quote sources? How should I write numbers and dates? How I mark errors I find in proofreading? 14-5 Six Six Common Common Grammatical Grammatical Errors Errors Subject-Verb Agreement Dangling Modifier Case Misplaced Modifier Parallel Structure Predication Errors 14-6 Incorrect Incorrect Examples Examples The letter arrives last week In a big, white envelope with blue letters, I thought it looked official It was from Johnson Industries Shannon and me had been waiting for the letter for a week The company sends letters like this one when hiring often Nervous, I opened it and found three things: a letter offering a job, a brochure describing company benefits, and a list of job duties in a memo I was thrilled! My employment goals would begin immediately 14-7 Correct Correct Examples Examples The letter arrived last week In a big, white envelope with blue letters, it looked official It was from Johnson Industries Shannon and I had been waiting for the letter for a week The company often sends letters like this one when hiring Nervous, I opened it and found three things: a letter offering a job, a brochure describing company benefits, and a memo listing job duties I was thrilled! Implementing my employment goals could begin immediately 14-8 Sentence Sentence Concerns Concerns Sentence Fragments Independent/Dependent Clauses Sentence Punctuation 14-9 Comma Comma Concerns Concerns Know how to use Commas in lists Comma splices Run-on sentences And remember Commas are not breaths! 1410 Quoting Quoting Research Research Sources Sources “Quotation Marks.” [Square Brackets.] Ellipses Underlining and Italics 1411 Numbers Numbers and and Dates Dates Spell out numbers from one to nine Exceptions: Money & numbers in a series with at least one number 10 or greater Use numerals for 10 and greater Exception: Numbers at the beginning of sentences In dates, use numbers for the day and year ... punctuation correctly Mark errors as you proofread 14- 3 Editing Editing for for Grammar Grammar and and Punctuation Punctuation Start by answering these questions: What grammatical errors... I’d take a breath? How can I find sentence boundaries? 14- 4 Editing Editing for for Grammar Grammar and and Punctuation Punctuation Start by answering these questions: What punctuation should... proofreading? 14- 5 Six Six Common Common Grammatical Grammatical Errors Errors Subject-Verb Agreement Dangling Modifier Case Misplaced Modifier Parallel Structure Predication Errors 14- 6 Incorrect