Transcript What I Expect

What I Expect
Yay for Sr. English 
Standard English
• Standard English and Academic writing are
synonyms.
• I expect all of your essays/research papers
to be written in standard English.
Formatting Your Essay
• Double Spaced (unless noted otherwise)
• 1” Margins
• Times New Roman 12pt. Font (please do
not use other types of font)
• Use both HEADINGS AND HEADERS
(shown on next page)
• Title Centered- No bold or underline
Order
• Your paper should always be given in this
order
– Outline
– Paper
– Works Cited Page/Bibliography
Examples
The “F” List
• If you include these in your paper, unless
given permission you will lose a LETTER
GRADE:
– I, Me, My, Mine, You, Yours
– The wrong use of “their, they’re, there”
– Comma Splices, Run-ons, Fragments
The “Not so ‘F’ List”
• If these are included in your paper your grade with
drop but not as drastically.
– Subject/Verb Agreement
– Contractions (can’t, don’t, won’t, kinda, ect)
– The words “thing” or “stuff” in any form (anything,
everything, something)
– Numbers under 100 in numerical form
– Clichés/Slang terms
– Rhetorical Questions
RUN ONS
This kind of INCORRECT sentence
structure happens when a writer
connects two or more complete sentences
with NO punctuation whatsoever.
There are at least two subjects and/or two verbs
and NO logical connection between the ideas.
Example: ‘Sydney is a talented artist she loves to draw horses.’
“Sydney is a talented artist”
“she loves to draw horses”
BOTH sections ARE complete sentences and can stand alone.
They must be linked with some form of punctuation and/or
other word or phrase.
HOW DO I FIX THEM?
There are SEVERAL ways to fix them:
1. Separate the two into two sentences using
a period/capital letter.
Sydney is a talented artist. She loves to draw horses.
2. Put a semicolon between the sentences.
Sydney is a talented artist; she loves to draw horses.
3. Put a semicolon between the sentences, add a transitional word
or phrase and a comma (Do not change the meaning of the
sentence!). (trans. words: however, on the other hand, nevertheless, instead, also,
therefore, consequently, otherwise, as a result)
Sydney is a talented artist; consequently, she loves to draw horses.
A FEW MORE WAYS
so many options, so little time!!!!
4. Add a comma and a coordinating conjunction
(and, but, or, for, yet, nor, so). DO NOT ADD JUST A
COMMA! THIS CREATES A COMMA SPLICE!!!
Sydney is a talented artist, and she loves to draw horses.
5. Add a subordinating conjunction at the beginning of the
sentence and keep the comma (after, although, before,
unless, as because, even though, if, since, until, when, while).
Because Sydney is a talented artist, she loves to draw horses.
COMMA SPLICE
This kind of sentence error happens when
a writer joins two complete
sentences with a comma ONLY.
(SEE #4 under RUN ON sentences).
Example:
Joey went to the grocery store, he needed to buy eggs for supper.
Both ‘Joey went to the grocery store’
and ‘he needed to buy eggs for supper’
are complete sentences, but joining them with a comma
creates an INCORRECTLY PUNCTUATED sentence.
HOW DO I FIX THEM?
1. Separate the two sections into two
sentences with a period/capital letter.
Joey went to the grocery store. He needed to buy eggs for supper.
2. Replace the comma with a semi-colon.
Joey went to the grocery store; he needed to buy eggs for supper.
3. Add to the comma a coordinating conjunction
(and, but, or, for, yet, nor, so). (Do not change the meaning
of the sentence because of your conjunction.)
Joey went to the grocery store, for he needed to buy eggs for supper.
FRAGMENTS
Fragments are groups of words that
are NOT complete sentences.
Usually, fragments are pieces of sentences that have become
disconnected from the main clause.
Some fragments can be quite long, so do not think that a long
string of words is automatically a complete sentence.
e.g.
When, in 2000, my child Ian was born at the end of November
during a particularly cold winter and I could no longer
tolerate the idea of working at CAT,
where I could get laid off at any moment of any day.
TO, TOO, AND TWO
TO: a PREPOSITION
1. creates a prepositional phrase
Our neighbor took me to the store.
2. creates an infinitive phrase
Becky forgot to bring the brownies.
TOO: an ADVERB meaning also, besides, or very.
The movie was too sad.
Brady flew to the beach too.
TWO: a NUMBER (usually an adjective)
Two surfers rode the waves.
The two writers developed a new script.
THEIR, THERE, AND THEY’RE
THEIR: indicates POSSESSION/OWNERSHIP when
modifying a noun
We prepared their dinner.
Mary and Liz used their tickets for the concert.
THERE: an ADVERB – NOT usually a SUBJECT!!!.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!
There is a new neighbor on our street.
I sailed there for an unusual vacation.
THEY’RE: a CONTRACTION for they + are
They’re the best athletes on the team.
Your and You’re
• Your: Shows possession when modifying a noun.
– I love your shirt
– Your attitude has been great.
• You’re: Is a contraction of the words “you” and
“are.”
– You’re so intelligent for using the correct use of
“you’re”
– You’re being an idiot.
Not Only, But Also
• If you use the phrase “not only” the words
“but also” must also be included in that
sentence.
Not only do I love English, but I also love
math.
I not only read books, but I watch Jersey
Shore also.