101 Joseph Choi

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-Full sentence before the word "because"
-if there is a pronoun, find the antecedent and make sure it matches
-Subject-verb agreements
-1 or 2 syllable words, able to add -er (generally)
-parallel phrases (to do ___ rather than to do ____)
-if there is a modifier or a descriptive clause, think "dangling" (dangling==problem)
-avoid passive voices
exceptions

- whoever did the action doesn't matter (my car was stolen last night!)
-correct verb tense
-future=will have

-past=would have
-if->then == had, would have
- "if"==use the past 1 before
ex) present if = use past

past if = use past perfect
-Who vs Whom
Who=he=nominative case (subject)

Whom=him=objective case (object)
-prefer = A to B
-protest object
-between A and B




IF THEM STATEMENTS
1) I never attended preschool. But if I had attended, I would have gone to school a year earlier.
2) I don't go to University High. But if I did, I would be living somewhere else.
3) I won't be going to the concert. But if I were to go, I would be in the audience.

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-an appositive renames a noun

-SV_____SV

;


,and

,so


etc.


-need something btwn SV and SV

-"pronoun"==> antecedent

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Test 8


, Section 2, Question 13
Test 8, Section 1, Question 9
Test 1, Section 1, Question 12
Test 1, Section 2, Question 10




Comma Splice==run on sentence with only a comma
don't use "so" as a conjunction.
2 ways to use "so" correctly
-I like you, so I'll give you candy. <---X

-So must go with "that"

-I like you so much that I'll give you candy.
-I will give you candy so that you won't hate me.

never use so as a "very"
-I love you so much<----- WRONG
"Because" is very good

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Instructions for July 16th.



The following are problematic phrases taken from practice tests. Before we begin the lecture, take some time to go through the list and try to identify the grammar rule associated with the phrase. Write your guess in the right column. You are not expected to know all of them, but I will need to see your guesses to know how well you know your grammar topics. During lecture, you will need to replace your text with the correct answers.



You have until 4:30 PM to go through the list.





RED FLAG
RULE

4:00 P.M. this afternoon



a means of survival


a number of


A talented and versatile artist,


abide with


about me getting the seats


about who


After seeing the movie,


agreement among two people


Along the curve of the island lies¡­


as expensive than


At the heart of this program....


barely


because of being¡­


before


best workers are those which¡­


between


Between the sales manager and I


between you and I


Burdened with luggage¡­


clever designed birdfeeder


concerned ____


confident about


department


different than


each of the women


either


everybody


everyone


family


Far away from being a conservative,¡­


fieldwork where they can study ¡­


for Joe and I


for we students


for who


foundation awarded Carlos and I


had swam


had taken


Hailed as one of the best poets of all time,


has taken


he had wrote


he has cast his vote


he is regarded to be


her ability for supervising


him talking
his talking

I am as smart as
I am as smart as she

I am better than her
I am better than she/he

I am taller than
I am taller than she/he

I feel badly
I feel bad

I prefer that ¡­
I prefer that you study

if could, he would choose to do it
If he had done A, (then) he would have done B.

If he ¡­
If he were...

If I was any faster
If I were an faster

if she had accepted, she¡­
If she had accepted, she would have been successful.

imminent


In the foothills of the mountain range is¡­


In the year of 1977
in 1977

incredulous
vs incredible (incredulous == person who is not beleivig)

indebted with
indebted to

Inside the box is ¡­
V-S

intently and with compassion
parallelism (intently and compassionately)

invaluable
invaluable==priceless

is different ¡­
is differant from

It is important that ¡­
Angela come/study/finish

It was them
It was they

itself
It kicked itself/ I myself built it.

jury
it (collective noun)

kind of a car
a kind of car

largely due to
because

last year
time signature

lay
lay vs lie
Lay==lay an egg
Lay/laid/laid
Lie/lay/lain
less
less than/fewer

less fat
fewer calories

less paper
less paper

less than three women
fewer than three women

look at the prices close
look at the prices closely

me gaining weight
my gaining weight

more
more==2

most
most==3 or more

Mother told my brother and I
Mother told my brother and me

neither
(singular)neither is

neither
neither nor

none
(singular) none is

none of us
none of us is

not only
not only A but also B

now that
now that something has happened (present perfect)

one likes to believe¡­
one==one/he/she

one of the kids
is

ought
ought==should

people which were attending
who

people who wish to be a model
wish to be models

persecuted
persecute==torture
prosecute==sue
plus being
always wrong

prefer
prefer this to that

preoccupation
preoccupations with

principle
principle==rule
principal==everything else
prohibit
someone from doing something

prohibit to own
prohibit from owning

protested over the decision
protested the decision

rarely
rarely/barely/scarcely
I can barely hear you
rock and roll
pb+j, green eggs and ham,
^ rock and roll is here to stay.
pb+j is my favorite
scarcely
rarely/barely

sensitive to be cricized
sinsitive to (noun) criticism

she could of done
she could have done

since 1985
since 1985 i have done/ have been/he has been/

staff
collective noun (singular)

stationery
stationery==desk items
stationary==stay (not moving)
supply and demand
singular noun

surely
correct, nothing wrong with surely

ten pages or less
ten pages or fewer

than
more than, less than, bigger than, (comparison)

the announcement where ¡­
the announcement which

the author about whom I wrote¡­
about whom (whom is like him)

the boys and their teacher
the boys and their teacher ARE

the council announced their decision
the council announced its decision
the latter
the one that's after (former, latter)

the most perfect
the perfect

the number of
the number of==singular
a number of ==plural
the number of people have increased
the number of people has increased

the period of time
the time/ the period

the principal was aggravated
irritated==annoyed
aggravated==make worse
the principle doctrines
the principal doctrine

the rapid spreading notion
the rapidly spreading notion
the reason is because
the reason is that

the scene when
the scene in where

the story where
the story in which

the use of plastic is greater than¡­
the use of steel

there is usually two German shepherds
there are usually two German shepherds

there were two causes:
use colon for a list(the following: A, B, and C.)

this being that
because

this group of people


To pass English this year, ¡­
students

Until it can
needs a noun

was more widely read than
comparison (Frost was more widely read than Dickenson)

we had rented
we had rented it, we sailed.

you
you is ok... dont mix it with "one"

you are taller than I
you are taller than I

off of
he fell off the truck. he fell from the truck.

discrete
discrete==different
two discrete problems.
discreet
discreet==using good judgement. please be discreet about this.