Editing Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 1. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing https://meet.google.com/pge-avgk-ity Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region I Schools Division Office of Pangasinan II Binalonan Nantangalan National High School- Pozorrubio School Year 2021-2022
- 2. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing 10 Funny Things About Online Learning
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- 4. 2. When your genius plan is foiled by bad spelling
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- 7. 5. When you accidentally share something
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- 11. 9. When the whole class learns you have a bug infestation
- 12. 10. When your embarrassing typo gets read aloud to the entire class
- 13. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing https://meet.google.com/pge-avgk-ity Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region I Schools Division Office of Pangasinan II Binalonan Nantangalan National High School- Pozorrubio School Year 2021-2022
- 14. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region I Schools Division Office of Pangasinan II Binalonan Nantangalan National High School- Pozorrubio School Year 2021-2022
- 15. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing What is FORMAL and INFORMAL? formal, adj. stiffly polite rather than relaxed and friendly; said of language: strictly correct with regard to grammar, style and choice of words, as distinct from conversational informal, adj. without ceremony or formality; relaxed and friendly; said of language, clothes, etc: suitable for and used in relaxed, everyday situations. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 16. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Formal & Informal Writing : A Comparison Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 17. What is FORMAL WRITING? Formal Writing helps establish the writer's respect for the audience/receiver of the written output and suggests that the writer is serious about his or her topic. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 18. What is FORMAL WRITING? Most academic, professional and legal writing use a formal tone. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 19. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing What are the different kinds of FORMAL WRITING? Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 20. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Academic We write essays, research papers, position papers, journalistic writing etc. It is serious. It has clear process of reasoning, objective, exploratory, evidence-based, has arguments with facts. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 21. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Professional Professional writing is a style of written communication used in a workplace environment that allows professionals (e.g. businesspeople, professors, doctors, lawyers, etc.) to make informed decisions. Professional writing typically has a formal tone and differs from written text that is considered literary or artistic, which generally seeks to entertain and/or convey a philosophical truth. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 22. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Legal Legal writing is the written output of lawyers. It covers a broad and varied range of papers: contracts, letters, pleadings, briefs, opinions, to name a few. The foremost aim of legal writing is to communicate. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 23. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing How to Address Them? Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 24. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Academic Writing Some writers of Academic Writing met common errors and sentence construction errors. These include errors with verb tenses, punctuation around essential and nonessential clauses. Commas after introductory words and phrases, possessive forms of nouns, and subject verb agreement with complex subjects. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
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- 26. Essentially, it’s a set of rules that allows you to express your ideas clearly and following grammar rules can help you establish credibility as you write, maybe as you publish. It’s important in all forms of writing especially in academic and professional writing. And finally, it’s learnable. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 27. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing For anybody who is accustomed to language and communication that is not so academic, it may take some time to get used to the academic use of English, but it is certainly learnable. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
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- 30. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing They are not enemies! Errors are: evidence of learning often difficult to 100% eradicate something all writers experience Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 31. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #1 Error related to verb tenses. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 32. Correct: She wrote last night. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing 1. English has more than a dozen verb tenses 2. Tenses show the time of the action or state, or general truths. She writes every day. She is writing right now. She wrote last night. She will write later. Example: She writes last night. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 33. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing At least know the basic tenses. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 34. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #2 Tense Consistency Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 35. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Example: The journalist conducted the interviews and then transcribe them. Both of these actions denote that they are done in the past and both of these actions belong to the journalist. So, it makes sense for them to be consistent both in the simple past tense. Example: The journalist conducted the interviews and then transcribed them. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 36. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing The verbs in this sentence accurately show the time relationship between the two classroom experiences. Example: Last fall I took English 512; now I am taking English 513. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 37. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #3 Subject-Verb Agreement Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 38. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing The subject and verb need to agree with each other. This means that you need to pay close attention to the subject of the sentence and notice if it is singular or plural. Singular subjects need to go with singular verbs and plural subjects need to go with plural verbs. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 39. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Example: Incorrect: The efforts of the cat to reach the cookie jar was in vain. Correct: The efforts of the cat to reach the cookie jar were in vain. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 40. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Another example: IC: He, along with a few other officials, were charged in the paper leak case. C: He, along with a few other officials, was charged in the paper leak case. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 41. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #4 Run-on sentences and comma splices Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 42. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing These are two common errors that go hand in hand. When two or more independent clauses are connected by a coordinating conjunction (for/and/nor/but/or/yet/so) but if the connecting punctuation is missed, it becomes a run-on sentence. A comma must be put before the coordinating conjunction. When you use a comma to join two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction, it is called a comma splice. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 43. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Example: IC: I love painting and I am getting enough time for it as well but the exhibition deadline is stressing me out. The above sentence has three separate clauses: •I love painting •I get enough time for it as well • the exhibition deadline is stressing me out Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 44. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing I love painting and I am getting enough time for it as well but the exhibition deadline is stressing me out. – RUN-ON SENTENCE I love painting, I am getting enough time for it as well, the exhibition deadline is stressing me out. – COMMA SPLICE We need to correct these! Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 45. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing C: I love painting, and I am getting enough time for it as well, but the exhibition deadline is stressing me out. C: I love painting; I am getting enough time for it as well, but the exhibition deadline is stressing me out. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 46. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #5 Comma MISUSE Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 47. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Commas are the most diverse punctuation marks with multiple uses. And the more number of ways they can be used, the more number of mistakes can be made. One misplaced comma can change the meaning of the entire sentence. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 48. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Example: Let's eat grandpa. Let's eat, grandpa. Correct Answer: Let's eat, grandpa. Reminder: The right comma can even save lives! Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 49. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #6 Apostrophe MISUSE Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 50. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing 1. To show a noun in a possessive case Example: Ravi's book. (a book belonging to Ravi) The apostrophe has two main uses: 2. To make letters and acronyms plural. Apart from this, apostrophes are strictly never used to make something plural Examples: Dot your i's and cross your t's. I brought home all the faulty CD's to make some art piece out of them. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 51. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #7 Ambiguous Modifiers Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 52. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Ambiguous modifiers or squinting modifiers are words, phrases or clauses which describe the word before it or after it. It is a misplaced modifier. Students often place modifiers next to the wrong word. The meaning of the sentence becomes confusing and ambiguous if the wrong word is modified or described. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 53. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Example: The waiter presented a steak to the guest that was medium rare. The waiter presented a medium-rare steak to the guest. The waiter presented a steak that was medium rare to the guest. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 54. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #8 Redundant Words Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 55. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing This is not particularly a grammatical error but it does make your writing look less polished and amateurish. To appear smart or to fill up their answer sheets, students often use more words than necessary to say the same thing. Answers should be crisp and to-the- point. Doing away with redundant words and using single words in place of longer phrases gives your answer a clean, academic look. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 56. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #9 The use of contractions Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 57. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Contractions are shortened versions of words that use apostrophes in place of letters, such as "can't," "isn't," "she's," and "wouldn't." The more formal, non-contracted versions are "cannot," "is not," "she is," and "would not." You might be surprised by how much better a sentence can sound if non-contracted versions of the words replace the contractions. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 58. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Example The character isn't aware that he's surrounded by people he can't trust. The character is not aware that he is surrounded by people he cannot trust. Make your writing more formal by avoiding contractions. Just find the contractions and replace them with the non-contracted versions of the words. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
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- 60. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #10 The use of colloquialism and slang expressions. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 61. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Colloquial diction is informal language used in everyday speech and includes such words as "guys," "yeah," "stuff," "kind of," "okay," and "big deal." Highly informal diction, such as "freak out" and "dissing," falls into the category of "slang." Both colloquialism and slang expressions convey an informal tone and should be avoided in formal writing. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
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- 63. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #11 Not capitalized “I” Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 64. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing It's only necessary to capitalize other pronouns when they begin a sentence. However, the pronoun "I" is always capitalized, no matter where it falls in a sentence. I don't know about you, but I would wait for it to go on sale. He said that we can go home, but I’d wait to hear from the manager. Sandra and I are going to the movies later tonight. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 65. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Error #12 Spelling Mistakes Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 66. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing With education becoming increasingly digitized, we spend a lot of our time on the computer or our smartphones where our text is automatically spell checked. So, we tend to put little effort into remembering correct spellings and tend to lose a lot of marks in exams for the same. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
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- 68. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Take extra care with differing variations in the spellings of the same words in UK and US English. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 69. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Another common area for errors is the similar spellings of homophones which have the same pronunciation, but different spellings. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 70. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Students make errors very often in spellings when changing certain words from one tense form to the other. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 71. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing How to improve your spelling ability and grammar
- 72. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing How to improve your spelling ability and grammar Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 73. Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing Editing Common Grammar Errors in Formal Writing
- 74. Republic of the Philippines Department of Education Region I Schools Division Office of Pangasinan II Binalonan Nantangalan National High School- Pozorrubio School Year 2021-2022