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1 A Couple of Tips… Svetlana Balykina IEP 2012

2  A woman without her man is nothing  A woman, without her man, is nothing. (male students)  A woman: without her, man is nothing. (female students)

3 Where does a comma go? : )))  We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch, watching the cows, playing cards, and reading.  We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch, watching the cows playing cards and reading.

4  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0BDYZUA58c&feature=relmfu – Capitals, commas, and Full stops (fun video explanation) – part1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0BDYZUA58c&feature=relmfu  http://www.engvid.com/commas-punctuation-english-writing/ - Alex video lesson + Quiz (7 min) http://www.engvid.com/commas-punctuation-english-writing/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHyfCq8Lyc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHyfCq8Lyc&feature=related 10 rules to use a coma (5 min)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwN4qvHAwo&feature=related - colons and semicolons (4 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwN4qvHAwo&feature=related  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g384KO4Y7Rs&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g384KO4Y7Rs&feature=related using semicolons (7 min)

5  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auxFhfAReCg &feature=related – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auxFhfAReCg &feature=related commas and compound sentences (18 min)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJzaLHkxu3Q &feature=related (colons, semi-colons… British; 3 min….) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJzaLHkxu3Q &feature=related  http://www.engvid.com/comma-splices/ - (comma splice; Emma’s video lesson) http://www.engvid.com/comma-splices/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nng13fbnRl8 &feature=relmfu (apostrophes and “ “; British; 3 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nng13fbnRl8 &feature=relmfu  http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/330/gra mmar/coconj1.htm - to practice http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/330/gra mmar/coconj1.htm

6  The Everyday Writer Practice http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/everydaywrit er4e/default.asp#t_11472____ http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/exercisecentr al/QuizHome.aspx?CourseId=2 (expand the menu to the left) See the handout…

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