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Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (and Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation
This is a collection of cumulative units of study for conventional errors common in student writing. It's flexible, functional, and zeroes in problems typically seen in writing of all types, from the eternal "there/they're/their" struggle to correct colon use. Units are organized from most simple to most challenging.
- Author
- Chauna Ramsey
- Publisher
- Columbia Gorge Community College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC
- Language
- EN
- Category
- English
Contents· 22 sections
- 01: Chapters
- 1.01: First Things First- Conventions Pre-Test
- 1.02: Introduction- Why Should I . . .
- 1.03: Commas with So Or But And Commas with Interrupting Elements
- 1.04: Comma Review
- 1.05: Fragments and Run-Ons
- 1.06: Semicolons
- 1.07: Punctuation and End Quotation Marks Punctuating Titles
- 1.08: Colons
- 1.09: Apostrophe Pre-Assessment
- 1.10: Apostrophes
- 1.11: Subject-Verb Agreement
- 1.12: Final Exam Rejected Notice Cheat Sheet
- 1.13: A Lot There They're Their To Two Too
- 1.14: Your You're Its It's WomanWomen
- 1.15: Where Were Could Have Could Of Lose Loose
- 1.16: Whose Who's Fewer Less Choose Chose
- 1.17: Accept Except Who vs That Lose Loose
- 1.18: All Ready Already I vs Me Affect Effect
- 1.19: Everyday Every Day Defiant Definite
- 1.20: Capitalizing Pronouns All Right vs Alright
- 1.21: Commas in a Series Commas After Introductory Phrases