Business communication building critical skill 3rd by locker module 14

Module 14 Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Editing for Grammar and Punctuation ©2007, The McGraw-Hill Companies, All Rights Reserved... Editing for Grammar and Punctuation Editing for

Module 14

Editing for Grammar and Punctuation

Editing for Grammar and Punctuation

©2007, The McGraw-Hill Companies, All Rights Reserved.

Editing for Grammar and

Punctuation

Editing for Grammar and

Punctuation

 Use standard edited English.

 Fix common grammatical errors.

 Use punctuation correctly.

 Mark errors as you proofread.

Editing for Grammar and

Punctuation

Editing for Grammar and

Punctuation

Start by answering these questions:

 What grammatical errors do I need to

be able to fix?

 Should I put a comma every place I’d take a breath?

 How can I find sentence boundaries?

Editing for Grammar and

Punctuation

Editing for Grammar and

Punctuation

Start by answering these questions:

 What punctuation should I use inside

sentences?

 What do I use when I quote sources?

 How should I write numbers and

dates?

 How do I mark errors I find in

proofreading?

Six Common Grammatical

Errors

Six Common Grammatical

Errors

 Subject-Verb Agreement

 Dangling Modifier

 Case

 Misplaced Modifier

 Parallel Structure

 Predication Errors

Incorrect Examples

The letter arrives last week In a big, white

envelope with blue letters, I thought it looked

official It was from Johnson Industries

Shannon and me had been waiting for the

letter for a week The company sends letters

like this one when hiring often Nervous, I

opened it and found three things: a letter

offering a job, a brochure describing company

benefits, and a list of job duties in a memo I

begin immediately

Correct Examples

The letter arrived last week In a big, white

envelope with blue letters, it looked official It

had been waiting for the letter for a week The

company often sends letters like this one when hiring Nervous, I opened it and found three

things: a letter offering a job, a brochure

listing job duties I was thrilled! Implementing

immediately

Sentence Concerns

 Sentence Fragments

 Independent/Dependent Clauses

 Sentence Punctuation

Comma Concerns

 Commas in lists.

 Comma splices.

 Run-on sentences.

 Commas are not breaths!

Quoting Research Sources

Italics.

Numbers and Dates

 Spell out numbers from one to

nine.

with at least one number 10 or greater

 Use numerals for 10 and greater.

sentences

 In dates, use numbers for the day

and year.