Identifying Sentence Errors Part 2

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Identifying Sentence ErrorsPart 2

• Friday January 12, 2007

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The terrors of writing!!

• When students write sentences they often fall
  into the deadly traps of misusing apostrophes and
  the word hopefully!
• Today we will the solutions to these scary
  mistakes!

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How to use it

• An apostrophe is used to indicate possession and
  form contractions.

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Apostrophe

• People commonly misuse apostrophes producing
  mistake filled writing?
• Example Some outpatient's are given special
  parking permits.

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Possession

• Example of using an apostrophe for ownership.
• The peoples champion is Muhammad Ali.
• Incorrect I want to buy many CDs.
• This means a CD owns something!

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Contraction

• Contractions were invented in the old days
  because painters ran out of space!
• Correct way to use a contraction theyre
  wrong.
• NOTE These are good to use for less formal
  writing.

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Hopefully

• Surprise!! It is always incorrect to use at the
  start of a sentence Hopefully
• Hopefully, I will be able to see that movie.
  is incorrect!! "It is to be hoped, is
  incorrect. Instead use I am hopeful that.
• "When he heard the phone ringing, Antoine looked
  around hopefully." is correct.

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Your Turn

• Please go to the board and write a sentence using
  an apostrophe to indicate possession.
• Please go to the board and use an apostrophe for
  a contraction.
• Please go to the board and write a sentence with
  hopefully.

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The END