How To Complete a Grammar Log

1. Collect all supplies: syllabus (pg 8), The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook)(or another grammar source online, etc) , a Grammar Log (digitally at http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/file/view/Grammar+Log.docx

or hard copy), a writing utensil (pen, pencil), and the .docx file2. In Microsoft Word, open the graded essay (this should be in your email, check all email accounts). 3. Click on the “Review” tab

4. Once on the “Review” tab, click on “Next” or “Accept” on the menu bar. You can review each comment. (After completing grammar log and to edit, get rid of the comments. Save as a different name and Reject All comments.

5. Locate the # symbols in the comments. Notice, each comment is labeled with a letter/number combination. You see them below marked Comment [B3]:. This signifies the computer that the document was changed on (B) and the comment number (this is the 3rd comment).

For the Grammar log, you need only list items that have a # sign. Below, there are 3 comments: B2 #6 B3: #2 and B4: #8.

6. Look up each comment labeled with a # symbol in your syllabus (pg 8)

Error Number

Description Resources

1 Pronoun issue http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/pronoun.asp http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/595/01/

2 Confused word usage (wrong word or confused usage)

http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/conford.html http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/

words_commonly_confused.htm http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/commonly-confused-words

3 Misplaced, misused, or dangling modifiers

http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/msplmod.html http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduledangling.htm http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/modifiers.html

4 Wordiness (See handout) or Parallel structure

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/572/01/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/6/9 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/623/1/

5 Comma use http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/ http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

6 Article use http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/7 Colon use http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/colons.asp

http://www.engl.niu.edu/wac/colon.html8 Preposition use http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions

9 Unprofessional language http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Colloquial-(Informal)-Writing http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/2bi.html

10 Using an “s” - pluralization error

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural

11 Possessive apostrophe http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/621/01/ 12 Capitalization http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/1/ 13 Verb – tense/choice http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/01/ 14 Semicolon use http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/semicolons.asp 15 Subject/verb agreement http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/

http://www.ehow.com/how_4716122_correctly-use-s-english- grammar.html

16 Run On sentence http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/02/ http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/run-on-sentences.aspx

17 Fragment http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/fragments.htm http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/citation/

fragments-and-run-ons18 Incorrect Citation http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/

From our example, above, we can see that the student needs to correct ##5 – commas #2 Confused word usage #8 Preposition use

7. Input the error #’s and the incorrect sentences into the Grammar log. If a sentence has more than one type of error, you can just list it once.

Error Number

Original Sentence Revised Sentence

#6, #2 When purchasing a car that you plan on racing with you’re style is something important to consider.

8. Use the Handbook, the internet, your classmates and other resources to determine what the problem is in your sentence, and how to fix that problem. This will take some time.

9. Once you’ve identified the problem and determined how to fix it, write your revised sentence in the “Revised Sentence” box. Notice the errors and the corrections. In this case, the sentence was missing a comma and had the wrong form of “your”. In the revised sentence box, both errors have been corrected.

Error Number

Original Sentence Revised Sentence

#5, #2 When purchasing a car that you plan on racing with you’re style is something important to consider.

When purchasing a car that you plan on racing with, your style is something important to consider.

10. Continue looking up each error and correcting it to the best of your ability. Keep in mind that we will be covering some common errors in class: punctuation, run-ons, commonly confused words, and fragments.