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4TH QUARTER WRITING SLIDES
By: Breanna Kerr
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'IT'S' VERSUS 'IT'
The word 'it's' is always short for 'it is' or, for informal speech, 'it has'.
Example: It's raining. It's got six legs.
The word 'its' means 'belonging to it'.
Example: The dog chased its tail.
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COMMAS
There are only four common occasions when commas are necessary.
1. Using commas in lists. Example: The flag was red, white, and blue.
2. Using commas in direct speech. Example: 'That's not fair,' she said.
3. Using commas to separate clauses. Example: When we arrived, we were reluctant to wait.
4. Using commas to mark off part of a sentence. Example: Her best friend, Elena, sang for a living.
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USING CAPITAL LETTERS
You should use capital letters in the names of people, places, at the beginning of a sentence, titles, and in the first letter of abbreviated words.
Ex.) African, Shakespeare, Pride and Prejudice, and (United States of America).
Ex.) The museum has huge potential.
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WORDS CONTAINING THE LETTER Q
The letter q is always followed by the vowel u.
Examples: queen, quiz, acquaintance, and frequent.
There are no common exceptions.
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DROPPING THE FINAL E
Drop the final e before a suffix beginning with a vowel, but not before a suffix beginning with a consonant.
Example: ride + ing = riding
Common exceptions: truly, noticeable.
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CHANGING A FINAL Y TO I
Change a final y to i before a suffix, unless the suffix begins with i.
Examples: try + es = tries, try + ing = trying
Common exception: journey.
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Using I Before E
Always use i before e, except after c.
Examples: believe, piece, thief, and chief.
Common exceptions: height, weird, and foreign.
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DOUBLING A FINAL CONSONANT
Double a final single consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel when a single vowel precedes the consonant and when the consonant ends an accented syllable or a one-syllable word.
Example: stop + ing = stopping
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'I' OR 'ME'?
Use the pronoun 'I', along with other subjective pronouns, when the pronoun is the subject of a verb.
Example: Claire and I are going for a coffee.
Use the pronoun 'me', along with other objective pronouns, when the pronoun is the object of a verb.
Example: The dog followed John and me to the door.
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'TO' OR 'TOO'?
'To' can be used as a preposition or used as a verb stem as part of a verb phrase.
Example: We took the train to London. I would like to see you soon.
'Too' can be used to describe something being done excessively or used in place of 'also' or 'as well'.
Example: You're driving too fast. I would like some dinner too.
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WEBSITES USED
http://grammar.about.com/od/words/tp/spellrules.htm
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/usage
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/spelling-rules-and-tips
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/punctuation
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