A Couple of Tips… Svetlana Balykina IEP 2012.  A woman without her man is nothing  A woman, without her man, is nothing. (male students)  A woman:

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A Couple of Tips… Svetlana Balykina IEP 2012

 A woman without her man is nothing  A woman, without her man, is nothing. (male students)  A woman: without her, man is nothing. (female students)

Where does a comma go? : )))  We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch, watching the cows, playing cards, and reading.  We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch, watching the cows playing cards and reading.

 – Capitals, commas, and Full stops (fun video explanation) – part1  - Alex video lesson + Quiz (7 min)  rules to use a coma (5 min)  - colons and semicolons (4 min)  using semicolons (7 min)

 &feature=related – &feature=related commas and compound sentences (18 min)  &feature=related (colons, semi-colons… British; 3 min….) &feature=related  - (comma splice; Emma’s video lesson)  &feature=relmfu (apostrophes and “ “; British; 3 min) &feature=relmfu  mmar/coconj1.htm - to practice mmar/coconj1.htm

 The Everyday Writer Practice er4e/default.asp#t_11472____ al/QuizHome.aspx?CourseId=2 (expand the menu to the left) See the handout…