1. Grammar Crimes
Maresca/Kempton

2. In the song "Word Crimes," what does "Weird Al" Yankovic suggest about people who use nonstandard English?
Word Crimes

4. Grammar Police
Identify the grammatical error.

5. Grammar Police
Identify the grammatical error.

6. Grammar Police
Identify the grammatical error.

7. Grammar Police
Identify the grammatical error.

8. Grammar Police
Identify the grammatical error.

10. Let’s Take a Few Notes It’s contraction for "it is"
It’s such a beautiful day for a walk.
Its
possessive form of "it"
Please return the cell phone to its rightful owner.
you're
contraction for "you are"
You’re one of the smartest people I know.
your
possessive form of you
Is it your birthday today?
they're
contraction for "they are"
They’re hot, angry and frustrated.
their
possessive form of "they"
The boy may have killed his father in their apartment.
there
place or location
The jury room is hot and the jurors don’t want to be there.

11. affect
to influence (verb); emotional response (noun)
effect
result (noun); to cause (verb)

12. Students correcting celebrities
Celebrity Tweets
Do celebrities follow proper standards of writing while tweeting?
Students correcting celebrities
It’s your turn!

13. Homework
This weekend, find a grammatical error posted online or in printed text. Either it to us, or write it down and bring it in to class on Monday. You can scrutinize anything! Look at advertisements, menus, a Facebook post, tweet, sign, etc.