A brief explanation of the result of repetitive actions and a lesson on the three reasons for grammar errors with solutions for and example of including a specific effective editing technique. Created by Coleman's Classroom.
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3 Reasons for Grammar Problems
1. Don’t Know- Lack of Knowledge
2. Don’t Recognize-Lack of
Practice
3. Don’t Care- Lack of Time
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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
Isolating specific problems can
help give objectivity to one’s
personal work.
One way to isolate specific things
is to circle them on a paper draft
and look at them one by one.
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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
For example: underline all nouns
and then circle all verbs. (for digital
editing, colors work better).
For nouns, check articles, number
agreement.
For Verbs, check agreement,
tense, and form.
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ISOLATE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
For example: Another example
would be to circle all prepositions
and then go back and look at each
one asking if it is the appropriate
word with the correct usage.
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Common ESL Problems with
Verbs – VF,VT,SV
Sentence Boundaries –FRG,CS,RO
Nouns – NUM, AGR, ART
Prepositions – Prep
Vocabulary – WF, WW
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The first time I know about
critical thinking is in my speaking
class of my first semester at
IVC.
Possible Corrections
knew, was
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These problems are now being
solved when I am starting to
take ESL classes.
Possible Corrections
are being, start
or
had been, started
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Isolate Verbs & Subjects
Highlight or underline all verbs
and noun subjects in the
sentence.
Look at each one and check the
agreement.
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Having a relaxed mood can
help people to write an
essay which have a clear
explanation.
Possible Correction
essay which has
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Isolate Nouns
Highlight or underline all nouns
in the sentence.
Look at each one and check the
agreement.
*can be used to check articles
too!
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Isolate S, V, O
Highlight or underline all S, V, O
in the sentence.
Look at each one and check for
completeness and punctuation
for RO/CS.