Welcome to Seminar 2 Professor Alicia Rominger

Agenda Review Expectations for Discussion Board Introduce the Writing Center Verbs, Nouns Fragments and Run-ons….. Unit 2 Overview Answer questions

Discussion Board Reminders To earn full credit for discussion: Answer the prompt fully Comment to at least two other students through the week. Check in on different days during the week Check for spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Ask students to read this slide and respond when they have completed.

Ask students to read this slide and respond when they have completed.

In the writing center there are four types of support In the writing center there are four types of support. The first one is live, one on one tutoring. Hours are 6-11 Live tutoring—You may not submit entire papers. Tutors will discuss various aspects of your work, APA formatting, grammar and mechanics, or writing in general.

Q & A Center You will receive a response within 24 hours (48 on weekends). You will come back to retrieve your answer.

Students are allowed to submit five Paper Review Service Students are allowed to submit five projects per term for review by our tutors. Professors from Kaplan will review entire paper and provide useful feedback within 48 hours KUWC@KAPLAN.EDU

Writing Reference Library There are over 250 pages of tutorials! This is basically an online writing guide that will help with things like grammar, prewriting, and all stages of the writing process.

A complete sentence contains a subject and a verb A complete sentence contains a subject and a verb. Subjects, verbs, and phrases organize ideas so they can move from the writer's mind into the reader's mind.

A subject is what the sentence is about the topic all parts are referring to.  It can be a noun (person place or thing) or a pronoun.  The subject of a sentence will not include the prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase shows the position of the subject. Common prepositional phrases are of the committee, to the mall, during the meeting, and into the house. This class meets in the seminar room every Wednesday.

Identify the subject: The topic of my research paper is the poetry of Maya Angelou.

subject: Running wildly, the herd of horses followed the stallion.

A verb names an action (Jason reads), an occurrence (The eclipse happens Friday), or a state of being (The museum is really big). A linking verb shows a state of being and links a descriptive word to the subject. Common linking verbs are is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, taste, smell, sound, feel, look, appear, and become.    A helping verb precedes the main verb and changes the verb's tense. Common helping verbs are is, are, am, have, will, may, should, might, can. Complete verbs are main verbs plus any helping verbs  A compound verb consists of one or more verbs connected with and.

linking verb: The big thing in contemporary music is the industrial-techno sound.

complete verb: You can apply for a driver's license at the state facility on Lake Street.

linking verb: The doctor was on his way to the hospital.

compound verb: On the weekends, I exercise and do things with friends.

complete verb: I have been saving for this concert for a long time.

verb: I always get so nervous before a speech.

complete verb: Will he be staying long?

linking verb: I am so tired of doing verb exercises.

subject: The strings on the old cowboy's guitar were loose and broken.

A complete sentence has both a subject and a verb. A fragment is an incomplete sentence punctuated as if it were complete. Fragments confuse readers.

Identify the fragment. a) She's making macaroni and cheese, which is my favorite dish. b) She's making macaroni and cheese, and it's my favorite. c) She's making macaroni and cheese. Which is my favorite dish. d) She's making macaroni and cheese. It's my favorite dish.

Identify the fragment. a) Chris decided to go back to school, so he wouldn't have to keep flipping burgers. b) Chris decided to go back to school instead of flipping burgers. c) Chris decided to go back to school. He wouldn't have to keep flipping burgers. d) Chris decided to go back to school. Instead of flipping burgers.

Identify the fragment. a) She packed and repacked her suitcase. She did this at least twenty times. b) She packed and repacked her suitcase, and she did this at least twenty times. c) She packed and repacked her suitcase at least twenty times. d) She packed and repacked her suitcase. At least twenty times.

dentify the fragment. a) I will go shopping. I'll get chips and salsa. b) When I go shopping, I will get chips and salsa. c) I'll get chips and salsa. When I go shopping. d) I'll get chips and salsa when I go shopping.

When we speak, we do not hear the punctuation When we speak, we do not hear the punctuation. As a result, when we try to write the way we speak, we often produce a run-on sentence. Run-on sentences fall into one of two categories: fused sentences and comma splices      Two independent clauses (complete sentences) can be joined by using a period between them. Do not use a comma alone to join two complete sentences      Two complete sentences can be joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

Identify the correct sentence. a) I was late for work today. My boss was not happy. b) I was late for work today and my boss was not happy. c) I was late for work today, my boss was not happy. d) I was late for work today my boss was not happy.

A little stream ran through the orange grove, it dried up last year. Identify the correct sentence. a) Until it dried up last year, a little stream ran through the orange grove. b) A little stream ran through the orange grove and it dried up last year. c) A little stream ran through the orange grove, it dried up last year. d) A little stream ran through the orange grove it dried up last year.

Identify the correct sentence. a) He took off the flat tire he put on the spare. b) He took off the flat tire, and he put on the spare. c) He took off the flat tire and he put on the spare. d) He took off the flat tire, he put on the spare.

Unit 2 overview Complete Reading-Both in the classroom, Unit 2 and  read Chapters 4-6: An Introduction to Writing in Pathways Writing Scenarios: Sentences and Paragraphs Take Quiz Complete MWL exercises Fragment, Run-on, and subject/verb Apply and Recall Participate in Discussion