2. Today is NATIONAL GRAMMAR DAY!

3. Interjection! Oh! Wait! Please! I must interject! What part of speech’s better for a burn or broken neck? What other part of speech will get your mouth cleaned out with soap? What serves a finer purpose when expressing love or hope? What gives the onomatopoeia life? What part of speech tells better strife? What else comes with such emotional inflection? Yes! Hurray! It’s no surprise; I love the interjection.

4. Dear Semicolon Dear Semicolon, My sweet misunderstood darling, I swear that even in times when It feels the whole world has turned Against you, My love will not falter. How many times, Before we met, did I question Whether to use a comma or a period? Those were the lost times, Before knowledge of you graced my life. Where have you been all my life? Was my thought. But you had been waiting Patiently below my little finger, Which was too timid to touch you. (continued on the next slide…)

5. Dear Semicolon…continued You were everything I was looking for. For years, I had wanted to Link two stand-alone sentences, To show that they depend on each other, Though they stand alone. But my love for you, sweet Semicolon, Goes beyond the basic need for you And relief at finding you. I am in love with your very essence, purpose. You join two sentences, Which are independent, and make Them stronger by bringing them together, Much like love itself joins two people, Who are independent and Yet somehow belong together, Are better together. Your devoted lover, Connie Fusedwriter You were everything I was looking for. For years, I had wanted to Link two stand-alone sentences, To show that they depend on each other, Though they stand alone. But my love for you, sweet Semicolon, Goes beyond the basic need for you And relief at finding you. I am in love with your very essence, purpose. You join two sentences, Which are independent, and make Them stronger by bringing them together, Much like love itself joins two people, Who are independent and Yet somehow belong together, Are better together. Your devoted lover, Connie Fusedwriter

6. It’s time to play…. SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW GRAMMAR

7. Which album title has the spelling error? a. “Dutchess,” by Fergie b. “Growing Pains” by Mary J. Blige c. “Graduation” by Kanye West d. None of the above

8. Which album title has the spelling error? a. “Dutchess,” by Fergie b. “Growing Pains” by Mary J. Blige c. “Graduation” by Kanye West d. None of the above “Duchess” is the correct spelling.

9. Find the error.

10. This should read “you’re,” as in, “You are on camera.”

11. What’s wrong with this lyric by Justin Timberlake? “When you cheated girl, My heart bleeded girl.” a. It’s perfect as it is. Leave Justin alone! b. “Bleeded” is not a word. “Bled” is. c. There should be commas before and after “girl” d. Both b and c are correct.

12. What’s wrong with this lyric by Justin Timberlake? “When you cheated girl, My heart bleeded girl.” a. It’s perfect as it is. Leave Justin alone! b. “Bleeded” is not a word. “Bled” is. c. There should be commas before and after “girl” d. Both b and c are correct.

13. Find the error.

14. Misplaced apostrophes. “Peas” and “potatoes.” These are plural, not possessive.

15. Circle the errors Paris Hilton made blogging about her new shoe collection. (Hint: there are at least three!) “Don’t worry, if you arent in Orange County, you can also get the shoes at Kitson, Zappos.com, Endless.com, Bakers, Lord & Taylor and select specialty boutiques across the counrty”

16. Circle the errors Paris Hilton made blogging about her new shoe collection. (Hint: there are at least three!) “Don’t worry, [unnecessary comma] if you arent [aren't] in Orange County, [should be a semicolon] you can also get the shoes at Kitson, Zappos.com, Endless.com, Bakers, Lord & Taylor and select specialty boutiques across the counrty” [country, also needs a period]

17. Correct the following movie titles: a. How She Move b. The Pursuit of Happyness c. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

18. Correct the following movie titles: a. How She Move  How She Moves b. The Pursuit of Happyness  The Pursuit of Happiness c. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids  Honey, I Shrank the Kids/ Honey, I’ve Shrunk the Kids

19. Find the error.

20. “Wraping” should be spelled “wrapping.”

21. Circle the error in this statement by Christina Aguilera: Today is a very joyful and special day for Jordan and I as we welcome our first son into this world.

22. Circle the error in this statement by Christina Aguilera: Today is a very joyful and special day for Jordan and I [“I” should be “me”] as we welcome our first son into this world.

23. Find the error.

24. Twenty dollar bucks?

25. What’s wrong with this David Hasselhoff quote? “I am also doing a heart-rendering set on my life and the mistakes I have made.” a. There should be a comma after life. b. “heart-rendering” doesn’t need a hyphen. c. “heart-rendering” should be “heart-rending” d. The sentence is fine as is.

26. What’s wrong with this David Hasselhoff quote? “I am also doing a heart-rendering set on my life and the mistakes I have made.” a. There should be a comma after life. b. “heart-rendering” doesn’t need a hyphen. c. “heart-rendering” should be “heart-rending” d. The sentence is fine as is.

27. One of Jessica Simpson’s boyfriends dumped her via text message. The related headline contains an error. What is it? Jessica Dumped in 118 Characters or Less

28. One of Jessica Simpson’s boyfriends dumped her via text message. The related headline contains an error. What is it? Jessica Dumped in 118 Characters or Less  Jessica Dumped in 118 Characters or Fewer “Less” is for amounts you can't count individually, and “fewer” is for quantities you can count—such as characters.