Blog 25: EoS II & IV

Section 1. List & Explain the rules:

Chapter II:

1. Form possessive singular of nouns with 's

     - add 's to possessive singular words like Burns's poems.

2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last

     - example: I brought fruits, veggies, and sandwiches to the picnic.

3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas.
     - Used when adding info that isn't absolutely necessary and would not really stand alone.
         (i.e. The large dog, which was pure bred Labrador, destroyed the couch cushion.)

4. Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause.

     - The world is a very different place today, but the elderly can give us glimpses of the past.

5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma.

     - Two or more independent clauses should be joined by a semicolon

6. Do not break sentences in two.

     - Don't use periods where commas should be used.

7. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject.

     - Being very old, she was not able to take care of the dog. Should be: The lady, who was very old, was not able to take of the dog.

8. Divide words at line-ends, in accordance with their formation and pronunciation.

     - divide according to formation, on the vowel, and on the double letter. Respectively, pronun-ciation, presi-dential, and ten-nessee.

Chapter IV:

1. Heading- Leave a blank line after the heading.

2. Numerals- Do not write out dates, Roman numerals or figures as appropriate.

3. Parentheses- Contain things that cannot stand alone in the sentence.

4. References- abbreviate titles and use Roman numerals. Exclude act, scene, line, book

5. Titles- Italicize all titles

Section 2. Reviewed sentences in my paper:

1. Numerous misuses of commas.

2. Replace some commas with semicolons

The revisions were made in my actual paper.