Tuesday, December 4, 2012

What is the BEST way to revise the sentence?
The echo came from far away. It scared me to death.
a.)         The echo came from far away, and it scared me to death. Grammatically correct!

******b.)         The echo came from far away and scared me to death.  Grammatically correct!
The answer is B because it is better to combine the predicates.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Grammar Test Friday 12/7/12

The test on Friday will cover the following rules. You may reference the Write Sources pages below.
1.)                        Subject/Verb Agreement; Write Source pg. 109-110
2.)                        Capitalization; Write Source pgs. 47-51
3.)                        Pronouns; Write Source pgs. 153,167
You should be able to apply this to your own writing or recognize the mistakes in a sentence.