1` Monday, October 6, 2014 Corrections: using the right word, numbers, comma in a nonrestrictive clause Polar bares can run about thirty-five miles per hour which is as fast as lions can run.

Commas in a nonrestrictive clause Rule: A non-restrictive clause is a clause which may offer more information, but doesn’t limit the subject; this might be something of interest, such as how old something is or a job a person has. A non-restrictive clause may use the word which and can be removed from the sentence without loss of understanding. Non-restrictive clauses are generally separated from the rest of the sentence by commas (while restrictive clauses are not). Example: That box of apples, which I picked this morning, can be used to make the pie. Example:

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Corrections: comparative/superlative adjective, subject verb agreement, semicolon The most largest bird is the ostrich it weigh as much as 300 pounds. 3

Semicolon Rule: Like commas, semicolons indicate an audible pause—slightly longer than a comma's, but short of a period's full stop.(Coincidence?) * As seen in today’s bellwork, a semicolon can replace a period if the writer wishes to narrow the gap between two closely linked sentences. Example: Call me tomorrow; you can give me an answer then. We have paid our dues; we expect all the privileges listed in the contract. 4

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Corrections: apostrophe, double subject, pronoun-antecedent agreement, numbers Ostriches they cant fly, but it can run as fast as forty miles per hour. 5

Double Subject Rule: A sentence with a double subject is ungrammatical. A double subject occurs when the subject of a sentence is immediately followed by a personal pronoun. To correct, typically the pronoun is eliminated. Example: Her ten-year-old son he was trapped in rubble. (X) Her ten-year-old son was trapped in the rubble. ( ) 6

Thursday, October 9, 2014 Corrections: parentheses, numbers The bee hummingbird about 2 inches long builds a nest the size of half a walnut shell. Corrections: numbers, colon or dash, end punctuation A bird called the arctic tern migrates from the North Pole to the South Pole and back again each year about twenty-two thousand miles round-trip

Parentheses (1 of 2) Rule: U SE PARENTHESES [ ( ) ] TO INCLUDE MATERIAL THAT YOU WANT TO DE - EMPHASIZE or that wouldn't normally fit into the flow of your text but you want to include nonetheless. If the material within parentheses appears within a sentence, do not use a capital letter or period to punctuate that material, even if the material is itself a complete sentence. (A question mark or exclamation mark, however, might be appropriate and necessary.) If the material within your parentheses is written as a separate sentence (not included within another sentence), punctuate it as if it were a separate sentence. If the material is important enough, use some other means of including it within your text—even if it means writing another sentence. Example:

Colon or Dash (2 of 2) Rule: Both the colon and the dash introduce a related element after the sentence, but a dash is a stronger and more informal mark than a colon. Example: Many graduate students discover that there is a dark side to academia: late nights, high stress, and a crippling addiction to caffeinated beverages. After eighty years of dreaming, the elderly man realized it was time to finally revisit the land of his youth—Ireland.

Friday, October 10, 2014 Journal #9 – It is said that if you wish on a star, your dreams come true. If you could make one wish on a star, what would it be? Explain your answer. Disney s AWESOME