affect, effect
accept, except
then, than
being that, being as, being as how
their, they're, there
who's, whose
passed, past
said, says, goes, went
should of, would of...
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1. Explain your topic/concept in your own words
2. Explain its purpose in writing clearly
3. Describe what happens in writing when it is used incorrectly
4. Describe common errors
5. Give examples of errors from your essay
6. Show how you fixed each error
7. Be clear and concise
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ReplyDeleteAhmed A. / Miguel M.
ReplyDeleteHomophones: words that have the same pronunciation but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Examples: affect, effect
there, their, they’re
to, too , two
Explanation: Affect is used as a verb in a sentence. Effect is used as noun in a sentence.
There is used to identify a place or a direction. There is used to show ownership. There is
used as they are.
To is used to give or receive an action. Too is used as also. Two is the number 2.
Slang: vulgar language
Example from essay: “The reason being that one can be…”
correction: The reason for this is that one can be…
If one uses homophones incorrectly, it can cause confusion within your writing, making it unclear and unable to be understood.
1.) Word Choice/Proper Usage is when writers describe s subject using an imporper tense, or basically not putting the right word.
ReplyDelete2.) The purpose of Word Choice/Proper Usage is to simply make writers sentences look better, and to use the right grammar and to avoid slang.
3.)When word choice is used incorrectly it can make writers sentences look improper and sometimes sound improper.
4.) The most common errors made with Word Choice/Proper Usage is using is:
Its, It's: Its is a pronoun showing possession, while it's a contraction for it is or it has.
Than, Then: Than is a conjuction used to show comparison, then is used to show a sequence of events.
Accept, Except: Accept is a verb that means to recieve, except is to leave something out.
5.) Incorrect: As someone gets older they begin picking up bad habits from the society they live in, washing away the innocence the individual has, filling people with guilt.
Correct: As someone gets older they begin learning bad habits from the society they live in, washing away the innocence the individual has, filling people with guilt.
Incorrect: This goes beyond the social hierarchy.
Correct: This goes against the social hierarhy.
6.) I fixed my erros by revising the sentence and trying to find where my sentence sounds the most awkward and then replace the awkward word with a better one.