Summary: rules from Lesson So Far
- Make sure pronouns relate clearly to the preceding nouns
- Singular/plural agreements ( “They may believe that their children also has experienced similar horror”.)
- Be careful starting sentences with an ‘ing’ (non-finite) verb as the lack of a clear subject might lead to problems.
- Make sure your clauses have a clear subject.
- Be careful of sentences with 2 or more clauses, such as the following sentence.
Practice specific sentences with an analytical focus.
Also see recent homework.
Compare these two sentences:
*** Sentence 1: The author uses a sarcastic tone in reference to the minor traffic infringement of 10 kilometres. This shows the reader that the government is catching easy criminals and not focusing on the dangerous criminals.
*** Practice sentences like this one: Sentence 2: The sarcastic reference to the minor traffic infringements reinforces the author’s point that the police has misguided priorities.
Be as precise as possible: Compare these sentences:
(Early in paragraph 1 refer to the evidence/ie. the starting point for the author’s argument)
The author uses her personal experience as a child with a disability, to demonstrate the issue of bullying.
Practice sentences like this one:
The author refers to (or relies on) her childhood experience to demonstrate the devastating psychological consequences of bullying.
Grammar Comments:
This shames and isolates Kyle Sandilands, because he is encouraging school bullying, and being a bad role model.
Problem: There are two dependent clauses (because he is encouraging school bullying, and being a bad role model) with one subject: the grammar must be the same in both clauses.
Rewrite: This shames and isolates Kyle Sandilands, because he is encouraging school bullying, and he is being a bad role model. ( or rewrite the last clause with a clear subject: and he seems to be a bad role model)
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