Run-on Sentence Practice

Good morning,

1. Go to the following website. On the left side of the page, you will see a table of contents. Under the Grammar, Sentence Constructions heading, click on each topic and complete the exercises. For example, the first topic is Sentences. Read the explanation for sentences and complete exercise 1 and 2. After you finish these exercises, move onto the next topic and do the same. The last topic you will finish is Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. Do not do any of the other topics under the Parts of Speech heading.

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/index.htm

2. Go to http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm

Read the explanation for comma splices and run on sentences. Complete ALL the quizzes at the bottom of the page.

Millie

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Tuesday, October 18th - LAB Instructions and Answers to Paraphrasing Worksheets

Good morning everyone,

1. First, please review the sample answers for the paraphrasing worksheets. Let me know if you have any questions.

ANSWERS TO PARAPHRASING

Exercise B.

1.     His idea was improved over the years.

2.     Although Peter was born in Colombia, he spent his childhood and adolescence in Canada.

3.     In the end, the students will be given an answer to their queries.

In the end, the students’ demands will be answered.

4.     At the start of 1984, all of the models included updated safety tools/machines.

5.     Once a year, the financial state of the store must be reported to the owner by the manager.

Each year, the manager must report the financial state of the store to the owner.

Exercise C:

1.     It is recommended that traveler’s checks are used instead of cash by all tourists.

2.     Sound movies were established by the Warner Brothers film production business in 1926.

3.     Only a few cars have gasoline/fuel mileage above 40 km per 3.7 litres.

4.     There is a variation of weather conditions in Canada.

5.     In Florida, snakes don’t hide and sleep in the winter.

6.     If the climate was acceptable/satisfying, he would engage in/go for lengthy/extended walks each morning.

MORE PRACTICE

1^st paragraph: paraphrase

2^nd paragraph: paraphrase

3^rd paragraph: direct quote

4^th paragraph: direct quote

1.     There’s been a realization that the AIDS outbreak is disappearing, that there’s a reduction in AIDS cases and people don’t have to be concerned any longer.

2.     That’s not true hopefulness. Many more cases will occur in the time to come.

2. Second, I will hand out a news article. Paraphrase your article using the paraphrasing techniques we have learned. Double-space your writing. You will hand this in to me at the end of the class even if you are not completely finished.
Use the online English-English dictionaries. Here are some below that you can use:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/english-thesaurus

http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus