2. McGraw-Hill/Irwin PPT Module 14 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation ©2007, The McGraw-Hill Companies, All Rights Reserved.

3. 14-1 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation  To learn how to  Use standard edited English.  Fix common grammatical errors.  Use punctuation correctly.  Mark errors as you proofread.

4. 14-2 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Start by answering these questions:  What grammatical errors do I need to be able to fix?  Should I put a comma every place I’d take a breath?  How can I find sentence boundaries?

5. 14-3 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Start by answering these questions:  What punctuation should I use inside sentences?  What do I use when I quote sources?  How should I write numbers and dates?  How do I mark errors I find in proofreading?

6. 14-4 Six Common Grammatical Errors  Subject-Verb Agreement  Dangling Modifier  Case  Misplaced Modifier  Parallel Structure  Predication Errors

7. 14-5 Incorrect Examples The letter arrives last week. In a big, white envelope with blue letters, I thought it looked official. It was from Johnson Industries. Shannon and me had been waiting for the letter for a week. The company sends letters like this one when hiring often. Nervous, I opened it and found three things: a letter offering a job, a brochure describing company benefits, and a list of job duties in a memo. I was thrilled! My employment goals would begin immediately.

8. 14-6 Correct Examples The letter arrived last week. In a big, white envelope with blue letters, it looked official. It was from Johnson Industries. Shannon and I had been waiting for the letter for a week. The company often sends letters like this one when hiring. Nervous, I opened it and found three things: a letter offering a job, a brochure describing company benefits, and a memo listing job duties. I was thrilled! Implementing my employment goals could begin immediately.

9. 14-7 Sentence Concerns  Sentence Fragments  Independent/Dependent Clauses  Sentence Punctuation

10. 14-8 Comma Concerns  Know how to use  Commas in lists.  Comma splices.  Run-on sentences.  And remember  Commas are not breaths!

11. 14-9 Quoting Research Sources  “Quotation Marks.”  [Square Brackets.]  Ellipses...  Underlining and Italics.

12. 14-10 Numbers and Dates  Spell out numbers from one to nine.  Exceptions: Money & numbers in a series with at least one number 10 or greater.  Use numerals for 10 and greater.  Exception: Numbers at the beginning of sentences.  In dates, use numbers for the day and year.