Wednesday, May 20, 2009

 

Bad Granny Essay Cyber-Post

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Comments:
It won't let me post my essay and I don't know why.

Lauryn Helling
201B
 
I really do not understand when the class ends,we have to present our essay,about portofolio etc.pls make it clear to be understood by evey student.
 
Christine So
201 B

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Christine So

Professor Sabir

English 201 B

21 May 2009

Pidd's Endless Errors

According to Ludville High's Composition Coordinator, great writers Pollitt and Baker

educates students the correct way to write a paper. Being familiar with basic writing helps you

recieve good grades on papers. All papers should be in Modern Language Association format.

Keeping the point of view throughout the paper is necessary, and ignoring the second-person

pronoun "you" except only if instructed. Pronouns must correspond with their antecedents and

subjects and verbs must also correspond with eachother. Using most common words that sound

alike incorrectly should not occur. Writers should use the punctuations; semicolons, commas,

and periods correctly. There also should not be any mistakes with possessives. Writers must

maintain the active voice and be an expertise in parallel structure.

Pidd makes a confused word error. He writes, "Quit standing their. . ."(1). He mistakenly

uses the possessive pronoun "their" to show location, where Stewart is standing. To point to the

location of something, he should use the adverb "there." To fix the error, he must replace the

possessive pronoun "their" with the adverb "there." The correct sentence will read, " Quit

standing there. . . ."

Pidd makes a pronoun agreement error with an indefinite pronoun. He states, "everybody

got their act together. . ."(2). The singular antecedent "everybody" does not agree with the plural

possessive pronoun "their." To fix the sentence, Pidd needs to replace the singular indefinite

pronoun "everybody" with a plural antecedent "they." The correct sentence will read, "they got

their act together. . . ."

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Pidd makes another confused word error. He writes, "Granny could throw good. . ."(3).

He mistakenly uses the word "good" which modifies a noun. To fix the error, Pidd should replace

the word "good" with the adverb "well" which modifies a verb. The revise sentence will read,

"Granny could throw well. . . ."

An error occurs involving possessives. Pidd writes, "Lawrence Luds' fertilizer shoe. .

."(4). The rule for singular nouns that do not end in -s is add an -'s to show possession. Pidd

misplaces the apostrophe in "Luds'." To fix the error, he can move the apostrophe to between the

-d and -s. The revise sentence will read, "Lawrence Lud's fertilizer shoe. . . ."

Pidd makes a point of view error. He states, "you could hear her calling for backup. .

."(5). Pidd misuses the second-person pronoun "you." Pidd can fix the point-of-view shift by

replacing the second-person pronoun "you" with a noun "people." The correct sentence will read,

"People could hear her calling for backup. . . ."

Pidd makes a comma splice error. He writes, "I just wanted to get along, they did not"(8).

The mistake occurs between the words "along" and "they." Pidd has punctuated two independent

clauses, "I just wanted to get along" and "they did not," with only a comma. To fix the error, Pidd

can either seperate the clauses or subordinate one of them. He can also add a coordinating

conjunction after the comma or replacing the comma with a semicolon or period. The correct

sentence will read, "I just wanted to get along; they did not."

Stewart Pidd should heed the wise words of Anthony Testosterone's: "Coach T's

Expectation." Pidd not giving careful attention to the directions of getting a passing grade on his

paper resulted him to make continuous errors and led him to receiving a failing grade.
 
Jacky Leung
Professor Sabir
English 201B, MW 1-2:50
20 May 2009
Pidd’s Errors
Ludville High’s Composition Coordinator believes certain expectations must be met to become a great writer. To be able to receive an passing grade, grammar and punctuation skills must be mastered. Students must use the correct MLA format in every paper. Unless instructed otherwise, students should avoid the second person point of view in academic writing. Pronouns should not disagree with their antecedents. The same rule applies to subject and verbs. Avoid using confused words in assignments. Students must punctuate commas, semicolons, periods, and apostrophes correctly. Convert passive voice to active voice. Parallel Structure skills must be mastered.
Pidd falters when he punctuates singular possessive nouns. Pidd writes, “the events’ new sponsor.” (1). Pidd misplaced the apostrophe after the -s in events’ new sponsor.” The singular noun “event” does not end in -s. Singular nouns that do not end in -s takes an -’s to show possession. To repair the error, Pidd needs to move the apostrophe between the -t and -s. The corrected phrase will look like this: “the event’s new sponsor.”
Pidd fails to understand confused words. Pidd writes, “Quit standing their with…” (1). The words there, their, and they’re often confused writers. The adverb “there” shows location. The corrected sentence will read, “Quit standing there with…”
Pidd has trouble understanding the rules for pronoun cases. Pidd writes, “but Donna and her did not…” (2). The pronoun and the antecedent do not agree. To fix this error, replace the object case pronoun “her” with the noun “Willa.” The revised sentence will read, “but Donna and Willa did not…”
Pidd makes an run-on sentence error. Pidd writes, “Beau went down so hard that it hurt to watch yet seeing…” (3). The mistake occurs between the words “watch” and “yet.” Pidd has fail to punctuate two independent clauses. He can fix this error by separating the two independent clauses. To separate the two clauses, he can add a comma after the first independent clause. The revised sentence will read, “Beau went down so hard that is hurt to watch, yet seeing…”
An error occurs involving compound possessives. Pidd writes, “Beau’s and Donna’s relationship.” (3) If two possessive nouns have joint possession, add an apostrophe to the last possessive noun. To fix this error, remove the -’s from the first possessive noun “Beau.” The corrected phrase will look like this: “Beau and Donna’s relationship.”
Pidd punctuates the subordinate clause “while” with only a period. A subordinate clause punctuated as a sentence is a fragment. Pidd writes, “While Granny dealt with the rebelling crowd. Jimmy took…” (4). He can fix this error by connecting the subordinate clause to the independent clause. To connect the clause, Pidd needs to omit the period after the subordinate clause and replace it with a comma. The revised sentence will read, “While Granny dealt with the rebelling crowd, Jimmy took…”
Though Stewart Pidd says his writing skills meets Coach T’s expectations, he made many errors in his essay “Bad Granny at the Hootenanny.” Pidd fail to understand grammar and punctuation rules. Failure to understand the rules resulted in receiving a failing grade on his essay. Instead of skating at the Ludville Park, Pidd should review the rules for grammar and punctuation.
 
Hertema G
Professor Wanda Sabir
English 201B
May 22,2009

Pidds Continuous errors

Ludville High's Composition Coordinator, great writers Pollitt and Baker educates students the correct way to write a paper. Being familiar with basic writing helps you receive good grades on papers. All papers should be in Modern Language Association format. Keeping the point of view throughout the paper is necessary, and ignoring the second-person pronoun "you" except only if instructed. Pronouns must correspond with their antecedents and subjects and verbs must also correspond with each other. Using most common words that sound alike incorrectly should not occur. Writers should use the punctuations; semicolons, commas ,and periods correctly. There also should not be any mistakes with possessives. Writers must maintain the active voice and be an expertise in parallel structure.

Pidd makes a confused word error. He writes, "Quit standing their. . ."(1). He mistakenly uses the possessive pronoun "their" to show location, where Stewart is standing. To point to the location of something, he should use the adverb "there." To fix the error, he must replace the possessive pronoun "their" with the adverb "there." The correct sentence will read, " Quit standing there. . . ."

Pidd makes a pronoun agreement error with an indefinite pronoun. He states, "everybody got their act together. . ."(2). The singular antecedent "everybody" does not agree with the plural possessive pronoun "their." To fix the sentence, Pidd needs to replace the singular indefinite pronoun "everybody" with a plural antecedent "they." The correct sentence will read, "they got their act together. . . ."



Pidd makes another confused word error. He writes, "Granny could throw good. . ."(3).
He mistakenly uses the word "good" which modifies a noun. To fix the error, Pidd should replace the word "good" with the adverb "well" which modifies a verb. The revise sentence will read, "Granny could throw well. . . ."An error occurs involving possessives. Pidd writes, "Lawrence Luds' fertilizer shoe. . ."(4). The rule for singular nouns that do not end in -s is add an -'s to show possession. Pidd misplaces the apostrophe in "Luds'." To fix the error, he can move the apostrophe to between the -d and -s. The revise sentence will read, "Lawrence Lud's fertilizer shoe. . . ."

Pidd makes a point of view error. He states, "you could hear her calling for backup. . ."(5). Pidd misuses the second-person pronoun "you." Pidd can fix the point-of-view shift by replacing the second-person pronoun "you" with a noun "people." The correct sentence will read, "People could hear her calling for backup. . . ."

Pidd makes a comma splice error. He writes, "I just wanted to get along, they did not"(8). The mistake occurs between the words "along" and "they." Pidd has punctuated two independent clauses, "I just wanted to get along" and "they did not," with only a comma. To fix the error, Pidd can either seperate the clauses or subordinate one of them. He can also add a coordinating conjunction after the comma or replacing the comma with a semicolon or period. The correct sentence will read, "I just wanted to get along; they did not."

Pidd should heed the wise words of Anthony Testosterone's: "Coach T's
Expectation." Pidd not giving careful attention to the directions of getting a passing grade on his paper resulted him to make continuous errors and led him to receiving a failing grade.
 
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