Week 13 - Last Teams Drop-In Class

Open-ended. Type your response, please.

What are your biggest challenges in the few days we have left? Why?

Chapter 16 - Which version below is correct?

• Rob Neilly is the new President & C.E.O.

• Rob Neilly, is the new President & C.E.O.

• Rob Neilly is the new President & CEO

Brackets [sometimes called square brackets] are used for multiple purposes. Which are two of those?

• An editorial insertion. E.g., "The author [Lovecraft] wrote many horror stories."

• To insert grammatical interjections/interventions. E.g., Sue [nobody likes Sue] is about to speak.

• To refer to numbers already written out as text. E.g., "That will be ten [10] dollars."

• As clarification. E.g., "He said 'I [don't] agree with that statement."

Chapters 16/17 - Which of the following gives normal emphasis to the interjection?

• Suzy Van who has worked here for 10 years knows that answer.

• Suzy Van, who has worked here for 10 years, knows that answer.

• Suzy Van (who has worked here for 10 years) knows that answer.

Chapter 15 - What one piece of punctuation in the following should be changed?

Please send the parcel to, Jane Doe, 145 Sun Valley Drive, Toronto, Ontario X0X 0X0, before Friday.

• The first comma.

• The second commo

• The period at the end.

Chapter 15 - Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

• To get a refund you must purchase the blender before January 1.

• To get a refund, you must purchase the blender before January 1.

• To get a refund; you must purchase the blender before January 1.

Chapter 15 - Which of the following is punctuated correctly?

• As I had said to you in the past my extended medical plan does not suit my needs so I need to review it.

• As I had said to you in the past, my extended medical plan does not suit my needs soI need to review it.

• As I had said to you in the past, my extended medical plan does not suit my needs, so I need to review it.

Why do we use punctuation marks?

• to speak louder than others

• to emphasize what we mean

• to make pauses when writing

• to lower our tone of voice

When do we use the period / full stop?

• to start a declarative statement

• to emphasize on an imperative sentence

• to end a declarative / imperative sentence

• to identify all type of sentences

What is the following sentence?

Bring me the ball.

• declarative

• imperative

Answer explanation

When you define the word imperative, you should note that it can be an adjective and a noun. In both cases, imperative has two distinct meanings: one of urgency, necessity, and importance and another of trying to influence other people’s actions.

The adjective imperative means that something is of the utmost importance or necessity. It can also mean that something is commanding. Similarly, the noun imperative means “something of the utmost importance or necessity”—something imperative. It also means “a command.”

~Grammarly.com