7/10 Correction Terms

Criteria paragraphs
FORMAT
- two paragraphs
- pen, black or blue
- double space
- indent
- use the margins as a guide

Begin with a topic sentence -address the question
choose one good at, get better at

Correction Codes - 

*art - a, an, the
*awk -translation
*cap 'i' I am a Vancouver resident.
- proper noun, name, brand name, city, country, day, month, language, culture
*cs comma splice 
two sentences connected with a comma
"I live in Vancouver, you live in Vancouver." CS
comma is not strong enough
FIX
"I live in Vancouver. You live in Vancouver."
"I live in Vancouver, and you live in Vancouver."
"I live in Vancouver; you live in Vancouver."
You don't have to be afraid of semicolons.
"She is tall, he is short." CS
"She is tall. He is short." two simple sentences
"She is tall, but he is short." one compound sent
"She is tall but he is short." XXX

COMPOUND SENTENCES
,so ,or ,but ,and 
FANBOYS
SOBA
SV , but SV.
It is cold outside, but the house is warm.

*frag - fragment 
"She is late. Because her car broke down." frag
"She is late because her car broke down."
"She is late, because her car broke down." XXX
"Because her car broke down, she is late."
COMPLEX SENTENCES

*prep prepositions - very important, heart of the English
in on to for under over across from
"He lives in Vancouver."
"He lives on Selkirk Street."
"He lives at 2345 Selkirk Street."
"He lives on 2345 Selkirk Street." XXX small mistake

nor really rules for preps

really important - phrasal verbs
the beating heart of English - phrasal verbs
verb + prep
look + at
look + after - take care of
look + up
look + up + to

Learn some each day:
https://7esl.com/phrasal-verbs/

*pron - he she you I
*punc
*rep
*ro - two sentences together no punctuation between them
"He is tall she is short." RO
"He is tall_she is short."
"He is tall, but she is short."
"He is tall; she is short."
"He is tall. She is short."
*sp
*agr #1 mistake
"You am a student." XXX
"I is a parent." XXX
"She like hiking." XXX
*vt verb tense
*vf verb form
"I am be living in Vancouver." XXX
SIMPLE - past, present, future
CONTINUOUS - past, present
PERFECT - present, past, future
"She has lived in Vancouver for two years."
"She had lived in Vancouver for two years."

*wf vocabulary
"She is happiness." XXX
"She is happy."
Build vocabulary.
*ww
"We very enjoyed the movie." XXX
"We really enjoyed the movie."
"We enjoyed the movie."
"We enjoyed the movie very much."
"I enjoyed it so much." casual , speaking
so much that...
"I enjoyed it so much that I'm going to watch it everyday."
"We very much enjoyed the wedding." FANCY, FORMAL, Save that for special things


*? Meaning? try and rewrite, rephrase it

Begin a topic sentence.


NOTES
And I like to talk to people. XXX
For academic writiing, don't start a sentence with 'and but or so'. Very casual.
And Also, I like to talk to people.
As well, I like to talk to people.
Furthermore, I like to talk to people.
Moreover, I like to talk to people.
In addition, she plays piano.

But, she is very shy. XXX
However, she is very shy.
Nevertheless, she is very shy.
That notwithstanding, she is very shy. (lawyer speak)

So, I will work hard. XXX
Therefore, I will work hard.
Thus, I will work hard.
Accordingly, I will work hard.
Consequently, I will work hard.
For that reason, I will work hard.
For these reasons, I will work hard.

Or, she can learn more vocabulary. XXX
Otherwise, she can learn more vocabulary.
On the other hand, she can learn more vocabulary.
Either ... or
Either she can go to work, or she can stay home.

72-hour words - ambiguous, ambiguity


Because it was raining Saturday morning, the soccer game was cancelled.
The soccer game was cancelled because it was raining Saturday morning.
You choose your style.