Luis Castillo activities

1. REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA EXPERIMENTAL LIBERTADOR
INSTITUTO PEDAGÓGICO DE BARQUISIMETO
LUIS BELTRÁN PRIERTO FIGUEROA
SUBDIRECCIÓN DE EXTENSIÓN
PROGRAMA DE EXTENSIÓN ACADÉMICA
THE MECHANICS OF WRITING
WEEK 7
Author: Luis Castillo – ID. 14.176.098
Tutor: Abilio Mujica
Subject: English course level VII / U / OL
BARQUISIMETO, MARCH 2022

2. THE MECHANICS OF WRITING
Punctuating
One
winston is one of the most laid-back people i know he is tall and
slim with black hair and he always wears a t-shirt and black jeans his
jeans have holes in them and his baseball boots are scruffy too he
usually sits at the back of the class and he often seems to be asleep
however when the exam results are given out he always gets an "A" i
don't think hes as lazy as he appears to be
Winston is one of the most laid-back people I know. He is tall and slim
with black hair, and he always wears a t-shirt and black jeans. His jeans
have holes in them, and his baseball boots are scruffy, too. He usually sits
at the back of the class, and he often seems to be asleep. However, when
the exam results are given out, he always gets an "A". I don't think he's as
lazy as he appears to be.
Two
morris the martian was flying around the Solar System one day
when he saw a strange light in front of him he thought to himself
morris was scared but he flew a little bit closer so that he could see it
better "hello" he called out there was no reply
Morris the Martian was flying around the Solar System one day, when
he saw a strange light in front of him. He thought to himself. Morris was
scared, but he flew a little bit closer so that he could see it better. "Hello,"
he called out. There was no reply.
Three
hello Is anyone there he called but again there was no reply
suddenly a creature appeared in front of the light

3. boo it shouted poor morris was really scared and he flew off home
and hid under his bed
Hello. Is anyone there? he called, but again there was no reply. Suddenly
a creature appeared in front of the light.
Boo! it shouted. Poor Morris was really scared and he flew off home and
hid under his bed.
Note: I like this type of exercises because it helps us to make sense to
text and story. Apart of that, we improve our languages.
English Punctuation and the Mechanics
Link. https://voca.ro/1og0itjaAEeg
Punctuation and Mechanics
As you write papers for submission, you may want to examine about
punctuation, and mechanics. Important mechanics issues include
capitalization, underlining, italicizing, and abbreviation.
No matter how niggling they may seem, details about punctuation,
mechanics, capitalization, and spelling are important to master. Even with
the spell checker and grammar checker eternally activated, we can make
plenty of tiny mistakes that deeply affect sentence meaning.
The primary purpose of punctuation is to ensure the clarity and
readability of your writing. Although there are many required uses,
punctuation is, to some extent, a matter of personal preference. But, while
certain practices are optional, consistency is mandatory.
End Punctuation. The period, exclamation point, and question marks
indicate the end of a sentence.

4. The Comma. Comma usage confusing because has many rules govern
comma usage. The different types of comma rules have been broken into
different sections for this purpose. First, independent and dependent
clauses, and second, introductory, essentials, and absolute phrases.
Semicolon. Semicolons are traditionally used to separate main clauses.
Apostrophe. The apostrophe is generally used to show possession,
ownership, or the omission of letters.
Quotation Marks. Quotations are generally used to show speech or
something taken from another source. Many people have problems
incorporating correct punctuation marks with quotations.
Other Marks. They include the colon, dash, parenthesis, ellipsis, and
the slash. These marks are not as commonly used as the above-mentioned
punctuation; however, understanding their purpose can improve your
writing.
The Dash. The dash—which is typically typed as two hyphens or as one
long bar—functions almost as a colon does in that it adds to the preceding
material, but with extra emphasis.
The Colon. The colon is used to introduce a list; it can be used after the
first word of a sentence or just before the final word of a sentence to provide
pithy emphasis. The colon can also be used to introduce a grammatically
independent sentence.
Hyphens. Fundamentally, the hyphen is a joiner. If you learn to use
hyphens properly, they help you to write efficiently and concretely, and you
will have to use them regularly because of the nature of technical writing.

5. Parentheses. The parentheses are used to enclose parenthetical
remarks and to enclose some items in documentation.
Slashes. The slashes are used to separate lines of poetry and elements
of dates, to enclose phonemic transcription, and occasionally to separate
alternative words (and/or).
Square brackets. They are used for an unavoidable parenthesis within
a parenthesis, to enclose interpolations in a quotation or in incomplete data,
and to enclose phonetic transcription.
Ellipsis. An ellipsis happens when we leave out (in other words, when
we don’t use) items which we would normally expect to use in a sentence if
we followed the grammatical rules, which must be supplied by the listener
or reader for the sentence to be understood. This mark can also be used to
indicate a long pause or a speech trailing off.
Capitals. Knowing when to capitalize certain words can be confusing for
any people. In general, you should capitalize the first word, all nouns, all
verbs (even short ones, like is), all adjectives, and all proper nouns.
Underlining or Italics. The Modern Language Association (MLA) uses
italics over underlining for internal and end citations. However, this is not
the only usage of italics or underlining. A person may also use them
sparingly for emphasis.
Abbreviations. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a written word or
phrase. Abbreviations can be difficult to remember and even punctuate.
Numbers. Knowing when to spell out numbers is a problem for people.
A simple rule for using numbers in writing is that small numbers ranging
from one to ten should generally be spelled out. Larger numbers (i.e., above
ten) are written as numerals.

6. Spelling checker
Proceed with caution when using spell checkers. They are not gods, and
they do not substitute for meticulous proofreading and clear thinking. For
want of a single word the intended meaning is lost into a sentence. Always
proofread a hard copy, with your own two eyes. To improve your spelling,
you must commit the words you frequently misspell to memory, and
physically looking them up until you do so is an effective path to spelling
perfection.
The Mechanics of Writing
Exercises

8. Exercise: Punctuation Exercise
Semicolons, colons, dashes, quotation marks, Italics (use an underline),
and parentheses are added in the following sentences.
1. The men in question (Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald
Greene) deserve awards.
2. Several countries participated in the airlift: Italy, Belgium, France, and
Luxembourg.
3. "There's no room for error," said the engineer, "so we have to double
check every calculation."
4. Judge Carswell--later to be nominated for the Supreme Court--had
ruled against civil rights.
5. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines, I enjoyed
reading Leland's article "How Not to Go Camping."
6. "Yes,” Jim said, "I'll be home by ten."
7. There was only one thing to do--study till dawn.
8. Montaigne wrote the following: "A wise man never loses anything, if
he has himself."
9. The following are the primary colors: red, blue, and yellow.
10. Arriving on the 8:10 plane was Liz Brooks, my old roommate; her
husband; and Tim, their son.
11. When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Lynn
replied, "All the members of my family are poor spellers. Why not me?"
12. He used the phrase "you know" so often that I finally said, "No, I don't
know."
13. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars: Volkswagens,
Porsches, and Mercedes Benz.
14. Though Phil said he would arrive on the 9:19 flight, he came instead
on the 10:36 flight.

9. 15. "Whoever thought," said Helen, "that Jack would be elected class
president?"
16. In baseball, a "show boat" is a man who shows off.
17. The minister quoted Isaiah 5:21 in last Sunday's sermon.
18. There was a very interesting article entitled "The New Rage for Folk
Singing" in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.
19. "Whoever is elected secretary of the club--Ashley, or Chandra, or
Aisha--must be prepared to do a great deal of work," said Jumita, the
previous secretary.
20. Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) caused a great controversy
when it appeared.