Punctuation Rules and Improving Paragraphs

Question 1

Punctuation Rules

Comma rules

Answer 1

trans document

Question 2

punctuation rules

what type of adjectives do you use a comma to separate them?

Answer 2

coordinating ones (ones that have very similar meanings) to describe the same noun.

Question 3

punctuation rules

semicolons

Answer 3

trans document

Question 4

punctuation rules

semi colons: what are the transition words?

Answer 4

• ; transition word,
• therefore, however, otherwise, subsequently, in addition

Question 5

punctuation rules

colon rules
* you can only use a colon to introduce a list when the thing previous to the colon is what type of clause?

Answer 5

INDEPENDENT
* other stuff in trans document

Question 6

punctuation rules

apostrophes
* what 2 times do you use apostrophes?
* what are the 4 general rules for possession?

Answer 6

• for contractions and possession

Possession
* singular nouns and want to add possession = add ‘s (EXCEPTION is when singular noun already has an ‘s’ ending ie. sports, politics, statistics, mathmatematics, physics, news, economics; for those, just at ‘)
* plural nouns that DO end with an ‘s’ and want to add possession = just add ‘.
* plural nouns that DON’t end with an ‘s’ and want to add possession= add ‘s
* possessive pronouns that DO NOT need apostrophe: his, hers, its, ours, theirs

Question 7

punctuation rules

apostrophes

Answer 7

in trans document

Question 8

improving paragraphs

formal vs. informal writing

Answer 8

Formal- neutral/ serious tone
* AVOID contractions
* use 3rd person POV (ie. one or the reader) AND NOT 1st or 2nd person [can use ‘who’]
* long, complex sentences
* examples: speaking to superior, at school, job interviews, news, business, textbooks, work place, gathering of college professors

Informal- ironic, sarcastic, humorous tone
* figures of speech and slang and colloquialisms
* USE contractions, abbreviations (ie. ASAP), and 1st or 2nd POV (ie. you, your)
* speaks directly to audience
* examples: personal conversations (ie. text messages), private letters (ie. letters to friends), personal emails, novels, short fiction.

Question 9

most writing uses what POV?

Answer 9

third person

Question 10

improving paragraphs

What is slang?
* what are some examples of some from the 1920’s, 1960’s, and 1980’s?

Answer 10

words used in informal writing understood by select group of people

1920: bee’s knee’s, all wet, a bucket
1960: cool cats, bug out
1980: bogus

others: bling, blast, epic fail, throw shade

Question 11

improving paragraphs

What is colloquialism?
* examples?

Answer 11

part of informal writing understood by a greater range of people

examples: y’all, super-sick, fellas, you’d

Question 12

improving paragraphs

What are the general 5 steps in the writing process? 7?

Answer 12

• prewriting/ brainstorming, drafting aka writing, conferencing, revising, editing + [proofreading, citing sources + writing a revision]

Question 13

improving paragraphs

In which part of the writing process should the audience and purpose be identified? also where we determine the arguement of the piece

Answer 13

prewriting

Question 14

improving paragraphs

what is the last step in the writing process?

Answer 14

citing sources

but if ‘writing a revision’ is an answer choice, then that is the correct answer

Question 15

improving paragraphs

what part of the writing process is the reviewing and editing part done in?

Answer 15

revising, proofreading

Question 16

improving paragraphs

What is the first step in the writing process?

Answer 16

brainstorming, prewriting

Question 17

improving paragraphs

what is the more structured way of brainstorming called?

Answer 17

free writing: give yourself 2-3 minutes to write down everything that comes to mind about the topic.

Question 18

improving paragraphs

what part of writing is the unfinished version of the text created?

Answer 18

drafting aka writing

Question 19

improving paragraphs

What are the 3 steps of the prewriting/ brainstorming stage?

Answer 19

1. chose the topic through brainstorming, stream of conscious writing, and mind mapping
2. do research (formal or informal)
3. organize ideas into outline, venn or tree diagram, etc….
4. create a tentative thesis.

Question 20

improving paragraphs

writing process

Answer 20

in trans document

Question 21

punctuation

quotation marks

Answer 21

in reading mccallister document

Question 22

punctuation rules

commas and periods are always located ____ of the quotation marks

Answer 22

• inside, but there is an exception example in reading mccalister doc

Question 23

punctuation rules

semicolons are always ____ quotation marks

Answer 23

OUTSIDE (as are colons)

Question 24

punctuation rules

parentheses

Answer 24

in trans document

Question 25

What is the last step in the writing process: writing a revision or citing sources?

Answer 25

writing a revision