ENG 102BC

Active Verbs Apostrophes

VERBS THATS WHATS HAPPENING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cftcj9IYa1U

ACTIVE VERBS
Whenever

possible avoid the passive voice and use the active voice Makes writing crisper, more lively, more concise Avoid or replace be verbs

be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been

The fly ball was caught by Hernando. Hernando caught the fly ball.

ACTIVE VERBS
Use

the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing the passive. In active, the subject does the action In passive, the subject receives the action

Mostly scientific writing

The settlers stripped the land of timber. The land was stripped of timber by the settlers.

ACTIVE VERBS
Replace

be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action.

ACTIVE OR PASSIVE? IF ITS PASSIVE, MAKE IT ACTIVE. IF ITS ACTIVE, MAKE IT PASSIVE.
1. Thomas fed his dog. 2. The dog is fed by Thomas. 3. The family went to the beach. 4. The letter was written by Marshall. 5. The game had been won by the blue team. 6. The problem was solved. 7. The stunt man risked his life. 8. The fire was extinguished. 9. The car was being cleaned by its owner 10. It gets cold here during the winter.

APOSTROPHES

APOSTROPHES

THERE ARE ONLY TWO BASIC RULES FOR APOSTROPHE USE!!!!

Show possession Show omission

APOSTROPHES
Singular one cat Cat Singular possesive - One cat, one bowl The cats bowl is empty. Plural more than one cat There are two cats. Plural possessive two cats own a bowl The cats bowl is empty.

APOSTROPHES
Use

an apostrophe to indicate that a noun is possessive The hat of Tim Tims hat The desk of the lawyers The lawyers desk The camper of Joyce and Greg Joyce and Gregs camper The memoir of my father-in-law My father-in-laws memoir

APOSTROPHES
Use

an apostrophe and s to indicate that an indefinite pronoun is possessive (everyone, someone, no one, something)

The raincoat of someone Someones raincoat

APOSTROPHES
Use

an apostrophe to mark omissions in contractions and numbers Its = it is Its _____ raining outside. Each area had _____ own desk. Use an apostrophe to mark omissions of the first two digits of a year or years The class of 08 The 60s generation (notice it isnt 60s)

APOSTROPHES
Do

not use an apostrophe to form the plural of numbers, letters, abbreviations, and words mentioned as words Oksana skated nearly perfect figure 8s. The 1920s are known as the Jazz age. He received two Ds for the first time in his life. Beginning readers often confuse bs and ds. Students with straight As earn high honors. The Is in the sign are crooked. There are exceptions for Js, js, Ps, and ps. Harriet has thirty DVDs on her desk.

APOSTROPHES
Avoid

common misuses of the apostrophe. Some outpatients have special parking permits. The House on Mango Street was written by Sandra Cisneros, whos work focuses on the Latino community in the United States.

APOSTROPHE SONG
Watch the following video. Write down examples of apostrophe misuse. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc2aSz9Ficw

GRAMMAR TASKS
Write five sentences that use active verbs. Write five sentences that use passive verbs.

Write three sentences that each use a singular possessive ( s). Write three sentences that each use a plural possessive (s). Write three sentences that each use a plural word (no apostrophes).

UPCOMING ATTRACTIONS
9AM Friday grammar portfolio due, midterm review Friday 3/7 midterm exam ---------------------------------------------------------------------11AM Online commas Online week 3/3 3/7 midterm exam Monday 3/10 grammar portfolio due