If you shouldn't mind me to ask where you are going when me and my sister’s seen you last week as you had been getting on bus on the Main street.
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DEFINITIONS
Clause: A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
Independent clause: A clause that can be used alone as a sentence and that does not need any other grammatical construction: e.g. He hit the ball over the fence.
Dependent clause: A clause that cannot form a separate sentence; there must be an independent clause for it to modify: e.g. When Peter played baseball, he hit the ball over the fence.
Phrase: A group of words used together to express an idea but without a subject and a verb: e.g. In the game yesterday, he hit the ball over the fence.
Independent clause: A clause that can be used alone as a sentence and that does not need any other grammatical construction: e.g. He hit the ball over the fence.
Dependent clause: A clause that cannot form a separate sentence; there must be an independent clause for it to modify: e.g. When Peter played baseball, he hit the ball over the fence.
Phrase: A group of words used together to express an idea but without a subject and a verb: e.g. In the game yesterday, he hit the ball over the fence.
GRAMMAR GIRL!
For a humourous look at grammar and some of the stickier grammatical situations, check out Grammar Girl. There is a site called Quick and Dirty Tips, and there is also a series of podcasts available. A book on the same topic has just been published. For those of you who are on Facebook, you might like to become a fan of Grammar Girl.
BUSINESS VOCABULARY
Check out this video site that explains a number of business terminologies. There are a number of related sites.
IDIOMS
If English is not your first language, then English idioms are probably difficult for you. The BBC has a site that provides interesting and crazy videos to explain a variety of idioms.
PUNCTUATION BASICS
1. When using an introductory phrase, remember to set it off with a comma.
2. If you have an introductory dependent clause, set it off with a comma.
3. Two independent clauses can be more difficult; use a semicolon to separate them if there is no coordinating conjunction, but use a comma if there is a one.
2. If you have an introductory dependent clause, set it off with a comma.
3. Two independent clauses can be more difficult; use a semicolon to separate them if there is no coordinating conjunction, but use a comma if there is a one.
CONJUNCTIONS
Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Subordinating Conjunctions (WISH ABOUT)
Who, what, where, when, why, which, whether, while
I
Since, so that
How
As, after, although
Before, because
Once
Unless, until
Than, that, though
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Subordinating Conjunctions (WISH ABOUT)
Who, what, where, when, why, which, whether, while
I
Since, so that
How
As, after, although
Before, because
Once
Unless, until
Than, that, though
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WHAT’S NEW IN PUNCTUATION?
Have you ever heard of the interrobang? It’s a symbol that is cross between a question mark and an exclamation mark. Check some background information about it, and listen to a CBC podcast that includes a discussion of this interesting punctuation mark. However, there is a word of warning--don’t use it in formal academic writing.
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7 comments:
If you don’t mind me asking, where were you going when my sister and I saw you last week getting into a bus on Main Street?
If you don't mind, I would like to ask where where you going last week when my sister and me saw you getting on a bus on the main street?
COLIN: A good answer, but think about adding some punctuation, and think about whether "into" is the best preposition to use here;-)
AMIN: It can be a good idea to rearrange the sentence; I think you have a typo (where/were). You also need to check pronoun usage and punctuation;-)
My sister and I saw you getting on the bus at Main Street last week; where were you going, if you don't mind my asking?
ASHLEE: This is a good answer, but you need to think about punctuation; you have the one item that is not needed, and you have missed something else that is needed;-)
Veronica, you got me stumped. I think the punctuation you are talking about is the semi-colon but I don't see what I've added or I've missed .
ASHLEE:The answer is published later today;-)
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