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Grammar for Life. Rules and Examples. Master Y our Modifiers. Definition: A modifier is a word or group of words that modifies, or describes, another word or group of words in a sentence. A modifier should always appear next to the word or words it modifies. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Grammar for Life
Rules and Examples
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Definition: A modifier is a word or group of words that modifies, or describes, another word or group of words in a sentence. A modifier should always appear next to the word or words it modifies.
Incorrect Example: Smothered in gravy, Derek ate his turkey.
Correct Example:
Option 1: Derek ate his turkey, which was smothered in gravy.
Option 2: Derek ate his smothered in gravy turkey.
Master Your Modifiers
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Vary Your Sentences • Concept: Varying Sentences - Varying sentences
spices up your writing and keeps things interesting without ever boring your reader. To do so, follow the instructions below.
• Rule: To vary a sentence, put an adverb in the beginning of the sentence, rather than anywhere else.
• Example of Incorrect Usage: I tiptoed quietly down the stairs to quench my thirst at three in the morning.
• Example of Correct Usage: Quietly, I tiptoed down the stairs to quench my thirst at three in the morning.
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Concept: Vary Your Sentences
Rule: Move a prepositional phrase to the beginning of a sentence so the sentence does not sound awkward.
Incorrect: Sally takes a ballet class at the end of each week.
Correct: At the end of each week, Sally takes a ballet class.
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Vary Your Sentences
You can form a compound sentence by linking two regular sentences together.
You can use the following words to join sentences:FANBOY – for, and, nor, but, or, your -also, however, although, therefore, and.
Ex: Incorrect: My brownie was delicious, I ate it all.Correct: My brownie was delicious, therefore, I ate it all.
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Vary Your Sentences- Rule # 4
• Rule # 4: Combine two or more sentences by placing the clause in the middle of one of the sentences:
Incorrect Example: Jasmineloves to eat chicken. She is fat and lazy.Correct Example: Jasmine, my fat lazy cat, loves to eat chicken.
By: Emily Del Villar and Charlotte Atkinson
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Redundancy • Rule: Do not use unnecasary repitition in your
writing to keep it clear and effective.
• Definition: The use of words or data that could be omitted without loss of meaning or function; repetition or overlapping, especially of words.
• Incorrect: We have to go to soccer at 2:55 P.M., after school, after our classes are over.
• Correct: We have to go to soccer at 2:55 P.M., after school.
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Com
ma S
ense
Use a pair of commas in the
middle of a sentence to set off
words or phrases that are not essential elements to the
sentence.
Incorrect: Suzy my friend went to the mall to buy a new
outfit for the first day of school.
Correct: Suzy, my friend, went to the mall to buy a new outfit
for the first day of school.
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Comma Sense
Rule: Use commas to separate items in a series of three or more things. Incorrect: When I make an ice cream Sunday I make sure to put on sprinkles cherry’s chocolate syrup and whip cream. Correct: When I make an ice cream Sunday I make sure to put on, sprinkles, cherry’s ,chocolate syrup, and whip cream.