Grammar Crimes Maresca/Kempton

In the song "Word Crimes," what does "Weird Al" Yankovic suggest about people who use nonstandard English? Word Crimes

Grammar Police Identify the grammatical error.

Grammar Police Identify the grammatical error.

Grammar Police Identify the grammatical error.

Grammar Police Identify the grammatical error.

Grammar Police Identify the grammatical error.

Let’s Take a Few Notes It’s contraction for "it is" It’s such a beautiful day for a walk. Its possessive form of "it" Please return the cell phone to its rightful owner.   you're contraction for "you are" You’re one of the smartest people I know. your possessive form of you Is it your birthday today? they're contraction for "they are" They’re hot, angry and frustrated. their possessive form of "they" The boy may have killed his father in their apartment. there place or location The jury room is hot and the jurors don’t want to be there.

affect to influence (verb); emotional response (noun) effect result (noun); to cause (verb)

Students correcting celebrities Celebrity Tweets Do celebrities follow proper standards of writing while tweeting? Students correcting celebrities It’s your turn!

Homework This weekend, find a grammatical error posted online or in printed text. Either email it to us, or write it down and bring it in to class on Monday. You can scrutinize anything! Look at advertisements, menus, a Facebook post, tweet, sign, etc.