Grammar+Blog

Today we learned that Judy Barrett, author of //Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,// did an awesome job using commas in her writing. Oh look, I just created an **appositive** in the first sentence. Do you remember what that is? Oh, I did it again in my second and third sentences. Yeah for me! Click the pdf file below to look at the notes we took in class today. We are certainly not done with commas yet. There's more to come! Here is a list of common prepositions (We will talk about prepositions in the future.) that when used at the beginning of a sentence, signals a dependent clause is being used. A comma will be needed.
 * 9-8-11**

Wow! You came up with quite a list of uses for commas. They are so great to have! Just think, without them, Sean would have bought toothpaste crackers at the grocery store. Gross! Instead, he bought toothpaste, crackers and cheese. Here are the notes from today's comma lesson. And yes Matt, I do think my getting excited every time I see a comma is a side effect of merske (sniglet)!

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You did a great job creating the rubric criteria for sneaker shopping! Remember, a rubric is one way you and your teacher can evaluate a final product of work. It lists the criteria you need in order to complete a task. Today I gave you a copy of the writing rubric we will use this year and we discussed the criteria. If you need another copy, click here to download one. Here is the pdf file "Talk to the Hand." This serves as a reminder on writing paragraphs using the proper format. 10-3-11 Let's take a quick look at editing. Singular vs. Plural in the same paragraph. Past tesnse vs. present tense in the same paragraph.
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 * 10-11-11 See Spelling Blog for Adverb information**
 * 10-24-11 See Spelling Blog for Sentence Adverbs**


 * 11-3-11**
 * The use of the semi-colon helps to mix up your sentences when writing. It adds to sentence variety and sentence fluency. You use a semi-colon to connect two independent clauses. Both clauses need to be related though. Basically, using a semi-colon replaces the use of a conjunction such as and, because and but.**


 * Correct example: Ethan ate the calamari, but he thought it was gross! Ethan ate the calamari; he thought it was gross!**


 * Incorrect: Nicole ate the calamari; she loves her dog! //Both independent clauses have nothing to do with each other.//**


 * 11-7-11**
 * //Suffixes -ible and -able. See Spelling Blog//**

11-28-11
 * 11-14-11**
 * Capitalizing Words in Titles**
 * Here is the PDF from our lesson today. *Why didn't anyone catch my misspelling of the word except?**


 * Subjective and Objective Pronouns from Smartboard Today**


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 * " You are doing an awesome job including vocal verbs into your dialogues !" exclaimed Mrs. K . **


 * " Just remember to use the proper punctuation (conventions) when writing quotes ," added the 5K teacher . **


 * " Do you have any questions or comments ?" Mrs. K asked . **

**1-23-12**
 * Below is the colored version of the story about the flarf named Prince. Questions are included.**

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 * 2-6-12 You can use these two Super Bowl ads to complete your grammar homework this week.**

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