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- 3. STAGES OF WRITING 1.Pre-writing 2.Actual writing 3.Revision or editing 4.Final writing
- 4. PRE- WRITING Decide whattopic you want to write about.
- 5. PRE- WRITING Narrow downthe topic.
- 6. WAYS TO LIMITA TOPIC Limiting category â Broad â Specific
- 7. LIMITING CATEGORY BROADSPECIFIC Economic Strata Lifestyle of Urban families How my rich city cousins spend their summer vacation Age How to relate to people with AIDS How to relate to Filipino teens with AIDS Number Philippine Medical herbs The three most accessible medical herbs in the Philippines
- 8. PRE- WRITING Clearly stateto yourself the purpose in writing about it.
- 9. PRE- WRITING Know whoyour main reader will be.
- 10. PRE- WRITING Think moredeeply about your topic, read up about it in the library or in the internet, talk to people whom you know are knowledgeable about your topic.
- 11. PRE- WRITING Formulate atopic outline and or a thesis for your composition.
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- 14. FRAGMENTS A group ofwords that may sound like a sentence but actually has some missing parts to make the set of words into a complete and sensible sentence.
- 15. After the choirsang my favorite piece.
- 16. ADD AN INDEPENDENTCLAUSE After the choir sang my favorite piece, I left the auditorium to see Mr. Reyes.
- 17. DELETING THE SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION Thechoir sang my favorite song.
- 18. To make upfor his low grades.
- 19. ADD AN INDEPENDENTCLAUSE THAT EXPRESSES THE DOER OF ACTION To make up his low grades, Patrick asked the teacher to give him additional tasks and assignments.
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- 21. COMMON SPLICE When twoindependent clauses (or sentences) are joined by a comma and not with an appropriate conjunction to show the relationship between two clauses.
- 22. Since she apologizedfor her misdeeds, Mr. Cruz withdrew his complaints.
- 23. RUN-ON SENTENCE When twoindependent clauses are written as one sentences without any punctuation, conjunction or transition words.
- 24. USE PERIOD The choirsang my favorite piece. I left the auditorium.
- 25. USE A COMMAOR A SEMI- COLON AND A CONJUNCTION OR TRANSITION WORD Patrick is trying to make up for his low grades; thus, he has asked the professor to give him extra task and assignments.
- 26. USE OF SUBORDINATINGCONJUNCTION AND ATTACH NEW SUBORDINATE CLAUSE TO AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE. Because he is trying to make up for his low grades, Patrick has asked his professor for extra tasks and assignments
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- 28. AN ARTICLE ORA PREPOSITION APPLYING TO ALL MEMBERS OF A SERIES MUST BE PREPARED BEFORE EACH WORD. FAULTY PARALLELISM CORRECTED VERSION The Bicolanos and Tagalogs The Bicolanos and the Tagalogs In peace, war and harmony In peace, in war and in harmony
- 29. Correlative conjunction (both⌠and;not⌠but; not only⌠but also; either⌠or; neither⌠nor; just, second, third; and the like) should be followed by the same grammatical construction.
- 30. FAULTY PARALLELISM CORRECTEDVERSION He is not only my friend but is also my brother. He is not only my friend but also my brother. Either you grant his requests is or you incur his ill will. Either you grant his request or you will incur his will. -OR- You must grant his request or his ill will.
- 31. WHEN COMPARING THINGS, YOUSHOULD HAVE PARALLEL STRUCTURES. FAULTY PARALLELISM CORRECTED VERSION My salary is smaller than my sister. My salary is smaller than my sisterâs salary.
- 32. QUIZ 11. Theshow begins at 7:30 make sure youâre there before 7:15. 2.During the first act of the stage play. 3.If we are going to play tennis today. 4.This computer doesnât make sense to me, it came without a manual. 5.Debbie leads a charmed life she never seems to have serious problems.
- 33. 6. I canâttell you, I wasnât there. 7. The boys ran a marathon they didnât win though. 8. During rainy season. 9. Students paying their tuition fees. 10. The sun is high, put some sunblock.