1. Because he loved to read, to write, and to edit, Mr. Diamond was considering a career in library work, marketing, or publishing.
2. Salinger’s first novel, The Catcher in the Rye, captures the language and thoughts of teenagers.
3. He has only one ambition: to produce a Broadway musical.
4. If you blow out all your candles, your wish will come true.
5. The district managers represents four regions: Terry smith, Rochester, NY; Chris Adler, Superior, WI; Kim Young, Chimayo, NM; and Pat Golden, Tallahassee, FL.
6. The weather report predicted high winds, freezing rain, and show the highway patrol advised caution when driving; yet the storm blew out to sea.
7. My boss, who wears bright colors, is a cheerful person.
8. He hires people who are energetic, efficient, and polite.
9. When asked what she wanted to be later in life, she replied, “An Olympic swimmer.”
10. The governor issued this statement: “I have done nothing wrong; the IRS will find that my tax returns are all in order.”
11. Scientists spotted large numbers of dolphins, nurse and great white sharks, and blue, gray and humpback whales near the offshore station.
12. She loves her car: a red Toyota.
13. If you drop by the doctor’s office without an appointment you can be sure of one thing; an icy reception.
14. His dog, a big Labrador retriever, is afraid of mice.
15. His recent painting, which is hanging in our local restaurant, shows dogs in various disguises.
16. His recent painting that is hanging in our local restaurant shows dogs in various disguises.
Monday, June 8, 2009
"Real-World" grammar examples
Commas 1- I Think the writer chose to write the sentence incorrectly because the writer felt there was a pause in the sentence. There was no conjunction in the sentence after the word "whiskey" so therefore it is not needed. The writers logic was to separate the two phrases in the add. In my opinion the writer seemed to think it was more correct to separate the two. I believe that grammar skills can minimize under the influence of alcohol. Don't drink and write!
Commas 2- I think that the logic behind the error in this add was to try and separate numbers and locations. I think the attempt was to try and make it easier on the reader to pause as they are reading so they can remember the correct dates and locations. I think the writer was trying to write this add as a list type of format, but since there was only text on the one line I think they tried to separate everything as best as they can.
Commas 3- The writer in this add had good intentions, but poor execution in using the comma. They knew that commas should be used to separate the ingredients, but there are too many words in-between commas. I think that the use of the commas in this add seemed correct to the writer because they were listing one ingredient after the other so they felt like commas were needed. They should have just listed all the ingredients one after the other with commas in-between and no fill in words.
Semicolon 1- The writer uses a semicolon with the intent of linking thoughts together. The problem with this is there is not a transitional expression to support the semicolon. The writer has the right idea for adding to the first thought, but without a transition then the semicolon is un-needed in this situation.
Colon- This add shows a common mistake among many writers and the colon. The writer chose to use the colon to introduce a list in the writing. The writing may have seemed correct to the writer because they did list some information of Marie Callenders trademark. It started off good but after listing a couple things, but they should have ended it with a period and began a new sentence describing why it is a must have restaurant.
Commas 2- I think that the logic behind the error in this add was to try and separate numbers and locations. I think the attempt was to try and make it easier on the reader to pause as they are reading so they can remember the correct dates and locations. I think the writer was trying to write this add as a list type of format, but since there was only text on the one line I think they tried to separate everything as best as they can.
Commas 3- The writer in this add had good intentions, but poor execution in using the comma. They knew that commas should be used to separate the ingredients, but there are too many words in-between commas. I think that the use of the commas in this add seemed correct to the writer because they were listing one ingredient after the other so they felt like commas were needed. They should have just listed all the ingredients one after the other with commas in-between and no fill in words.
Semicolon 1- The writer uses a semicolon with the intent of linking thoughts together. The problem with this is there is not a transitional expression to support the semicolon. The writer has the right idea for adding to the first thought, but without a transition then the semicolon is un-needed in this situation.
Colon- This add shows a common mistake among many writers and the colon. The writer chose to use the colon to introduce a list in the writing. The writing may have seemed correct to the writer because they did list some information of Marie Callenders trademark. It started off good but after listing a couple things, but they should have ended it with a period and began a new sentence describing why it is a must have restaurant.
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