Lesson Review

Lesson Review

By Pia Businos

*Vocabulary - Which is Which?

*Grammar - Do I Write Right?

*Paraphrasing & Citing Sources -

Is it Phrasing Without Plagiarizing?

​"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."

- Aristotle

Multiple Choice

Am I a Word?

ALRIGHT

• YES

• NO

​"Alright" is NOT accepted in formal or academic writing. The correct way of writing it is as two separate words: "all right."

Multiple Choice

Am I a Word?

ALOT

• YES

• NO

​You are probably confusing this with two different words: ALLOT (with double "L") and A LOT (as two words).

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*Allot (​single word, double "l") - To allocate, as in: "Allot 20% of your earnings to your savings."

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*A lot (two words) - Many, as in: "I used to see a lot of storks in our backyard."​

Multiple Choice

Which refers to a strategy to remember things?

• mnemonic

• pneumonic

Multiple Choice

Which is correctly spelled?

• Separate

• Seperate

• Seperete

​How do you separate "a rat" from a mouse?

Multiple Choice

Which is correctly spelled?

• Neccesary

• Necessary

• Neccessary

It is necessary for a shirt to have 1 collar and 2 sleeves.

Multiple Choice

Which is correctly spelled?

• Tomorow

• Tommorow

• Tomorrow

Tom has two "r"s to row.

Multiple Choice

Which is correctly spelled?

• Febuary

• February

• Febrary

It's crazy but it's

Feb + ru + a + ry​

Multiple Choice

Which is correctly spelled?

• Disapear

• Dissappear

• Disappear

The prefix is "dis" + root word is "appear".

• Subject-Verb Agreement

• Consistency of Verb Tenses

• Ambiguous Pronouns

• Misplaced Modifiers​

​GRAMMAR WATCH

Fill in the Blanks

What is the correct form of the verb "write"?

Gina's group

about monthly school events.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the correct form of the verb "argue"?

Gina's group sometimes

about what issues to write.

When you have a group/ team/ committee​ working together, you regard them as a UNIT (singular).

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If the group of people are not working ​together, the implied subject is the group MEMBERS (plural).

Fill in the Blanks

What is the correct form of the verb "work"?

A colony of bees

to build a hive.

Collective nouns are treated as singular subjects.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the correct form of the verb "play"?

Either Danny or the twins

chess.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the correct form of the verb "sing"?

Neither the Romeros nor their cousin

classical music.

For either/or and neither/nor pairs, the subject CLOSEST to the verb determines the verb form.

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Fill in the Blanks

What is the correct form of the underlined phrase?

We will be hiking, snorkelling, and we will explore Puerto Galera.

Observe parallel structures.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the correct pronoun for the text below?

Climate change affects humans, animals, and plants. (It, He, They, These) is a serious issue that we need to address.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the correct pronoun for the text below?

Loss of habitat threatens endemic species. (This, That, These, Those) leads to a multitude of problems.

Pronouns take the place of nouns. They must agree with the noun that they are replacing.

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TIP: Before writing a pronoun, identify the noun you are replacing. Also, do not use a pronoun when you don't have a noun reference.

Fill in the Blanks

What word best substitutes the underlined phrase?

Lina couldn't perform due to the fact that her violin string broke.

Fill in the Blanks

What word best substitutes the underlined phrase?

First and foremost, we acknowledge the people who have come out to support us.

Write CONCISE sentences. Drop ​unnecessary words.

Fill in the Blanks

What makes the sentence incorrect? Rewrite the sentence below.

Annika's project won the Red Ribbon that shows the 2nd Law of Motion.

There are three types of incorrectly placed modifiers:

• squinting modifiers

• ​dangling modifiers

• misplaced modifiers

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​TIP: Place the modifier or modifying phrase beside the noun it is describing.

• In-text Citation

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​According to Author’s last name (Year), idea.

According to Owen et al. (2010), brain training may not work if insufficient time is devoted to it.

​Phrasing Without Plagiarizing

• In-text Citation

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​In Author’s (year of study), idea.

​In Owen et al.’s 2010 study, the effects of brain training is insignificant if the time for practice is insufficient.​

• If you need definitions, get key words only

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• Do NOT copy whole sentences even if you cite the source/s

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• Run your work through a plagiarism checker before submission