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TOPIC: Parallel Structures Name: Micheal McKay Date:10/29/10 Question: Two or more word's, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and similar in grammatical form By convention, items in a series appear in parallel grammatical form: a noun is listed with other nouns, an -//ing// form with other //-ing// forms, and so on. Failure to express such items in similar grammatical form is called //faulty parallelism.// " It is logic we prove, but by intuition we discover" (Leonardo Davinci) "Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature." (Tom Robbins)
 * 1) What are Parallel Structures and why are they used?
 * 2) Why are there quotes in the text?
 * 3) Why is the Parallel Structures important in displayed enumerations

TOPIC: Run on Sentences NAME: RJ McCoy Date: 10/29/10 Period: 6 QUESTIONS: Why do run-on sentences disrupt sentences? what words do you use commas after?

What words do you use semi-colons after NOTES: This following sentence is not good I saw a teacher who cares. The author should have written I saw a teacher. Who cares? Using periods (or other things like commas) and knowing when to end a sentence are very important. If you don't end a sentence correctly, the meaning that you wanted can be changed, or it will not be understood right. Sometimes the meaning is simply not able to tell the real meaning. There are 4 ways to fix a run-on sentence **INCORRECT** Carmen loved traveling in Italy she felt Rome was too hot. **CORRECT** Carmen loved traveling in Italy**.** She felt Rome was too hot**.** **You can fix it with a period** **INCORRECT** Carmen loved traveling in Italy she felt Rome was too hot. **CORRECT** Carmen loved traveling in Italy**;** she felt Rome was too hot. You can also fix it with a semi colon **for and nor but** **or yet so** Use a comma for any of these words therefore, thus, however, consequently, furthermore, also, nevertheless, Use a semi colon for these words SUMMARY by:

QUESTIONS: __**THEIR**__ What kind of pronoun is "their"? __**THERE**__ What dose" there" mean? __**THEY'RE**__ There is a contraction of what?

used to describe something as belong to a person
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 * 1) "Their" is a possessive noun, it will always describe a noun
 * 2) The spelling of "Their" comes from the word they so the "e" comes before the "I"
 * 1) "There" means the location "there" is sometimes put with a verb to be a idiom
 * 2) The word there indicates a specific place or location
 * 3) "They're" is a contraction of they are
 * 4) "They're" is a subject pronoun
 * 5)  Their, there, and They're are pronounced the same but spelled differently it depends on the Usage
 * 6) When you use" there" you may also use "here" it will still make sense and then you will know you are using it correctly
 * 7) If your using "they're" in a sentence and you can replace it with they are and it still makes sense then you are using it correctly
 * 8) "Their" shows a possession and it is usually followed with a noun if you can use 'their and our" in the same sentence then your using it correctly


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