Grammar Rules IV Rules 21-25

21. Normally, sustain tense throughout a paper, often the past tense. However, when writing a report on a novel or play, you must always write in present tense. However, when writing a report on a novel or play, you must always write in present tense.

22. Never use the expressions “he goes”/”She goes” When you mean that someone said something, use that word SAID. When you mean that someone said something, use that word SAID. He/she goes: is correct only when indicating movement—especially regarding the use of toilets! :o) He/she goes: is correct only when indicating movement—especially regarding the use of toilets! :o)

23. “I” before “E” except after “C” (in MOST cases) Receive is a word that is often butchered. Receive is a word that is often butchered. When sounding like “A” is another exception to the rule When sounding like “A” is another exception to the rule –Neighbor –Weigh

24. Carefully select “cause” or “because” They each have their OWN uses. They each have their OWN uses. –Cause has two meanings  It can indicate underlying motivation; –Did a candle cause the Great Fire of 1666?  It can also indicate an ideal that motivates people; –The civil rights cause was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life’s work. –Because precedes a descriptive explanation. –The dean worked all summer because she wanted to admit as many qualified students as possible.

25. Avoid sentence fragments, sentence run-ons, and a series of choppy, short sentences 25. Avoid sentence fragments, sentence run-ons, and a series of choppy, short sentences

Fragments I wish there were more of. I wish there were more of. Go over there and. Go over there and. A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate. A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate. –Noun and verb

Run-Ons She got up and went to class and then lunch and then back to her dorm room. She got up and went to class and then lunch and then back to her dorm room. Derrick and Jaime drove home and picked up Lucas and then went over to Skye’s house and then to the high school to see the football game. Derrick and Jaime drove home and picked up Lucas and then went over to Skye’s house and then to the high school to see the football game.

Choppy, Short Sentences I like Jasmine. She likes me. We like each other. We’re going to the prom. I can’t wait. I like Jasmine. She likes me. We like each other. We’re going to the prom. I can’t wait.