The Grammar Business © 2001 Glenrothes College The Grammar Business Part 1 Introduction

The Grammar Business © 2001 Glenrothes College 2 Where to start? Everybody knows that written documents often have mistakes in them We see them all the time Nobody want to confess which mistakes they make So? Try a bit of editing

The Grammar Business © 2001 Glenrothes College 3 Look at the following and correct it Maxwell house Boredroom Procedure’s 3 item’s of advice are strongly reccommended before starting meeting; Take of coat before entering room Don’t have meeting at all unless its absolutely neccessary To make a cup of coffee and read the paper

The Grammar Business © 2001 Glenrothes College 4 What errors or weaknesses did you spot? Answers If Maxwell has capital M then house should certainly have capital H ‘Bored’ should probably be ‘Board’ Procedure’s has NO apostrophe 3 should really be three (maybe?) Item’s has NO apostrophe Reccommended has only ONE c

The Grammar Business © 2001 Glenrothes College 5 And…. Bullet points should be introduced with a colon (:) - not a semi-colon (;) of instead of off don’t should be do not its should be it’s, but in fact it’s should be it is (more formal)

The Grammar Business © 2001 Glenrothes College 6 And ‘necessary’ should be spelled ‘necessary’ (one Collar, two Socks) third bullet point does not follow same pattern as the two previous ones - it should read ‘Make a cup of coffee…’

The Grammar Business © 2001 Glenrothes College 7 So text should read Maxwell House Boardroom Procedures Three items of advice are strongly recommended before starting meeting: Take off coat before entering office Do not have meeting at all unless it is absolutely necessary Make a cup of coffee and read the paper

The Grammar Business © 2001 Glenrothes College 8 Highlighting your own bugbears That example may have highlighted things you find confusing – or you may have other concerns. Please complete Handout 1 to give the tutor a good idea of what YOUR grammar gripes are Handout 1 is in the Course Notes part 1. You can find these by clicking on the relevant link in the Grammar Business Contents Summary