What Happened In The Comma Splices Boot Camp

The grammar quiz on numbers was the most confusing for me so far. While I was working on this quiz I had to refer back our book, The Gregg Reference Manuel several times to help myself correctly finish the worksheet. After Finding out that I need a lot more work in numbers, I’m going to repeat this work sheet at least one more time before moving on to the next week. Hoping that this will help me feel a little more at ease with this section. I still struggle with all grammar but each time while writing I’m becoming more a wear of my mistakes.

After this semester of English 102, at Bristol Community College I feel that I have gained the skill to articulate what I want to convey to the reader in many ways. I don’t just look at grammatical error, but instead I look for ways to make my sentences more effective and concise. Nevertheless, I hope that this strategy will continue to help me improve my writing even further on in the future.

Hello Sylvia! Our strengths and weaknesses are both similar and different at the same time.I was never a fan of grammar. Throughout my early school years, it remained a mystery. Reading books allowed me to improve my grammar skills, but it is something that I am constantly trying to improve. The APA writing style directions seemed easy to follow. I used the resources in the Ashford website in order to freshen up on the subject. Comma usage, reading comprehension, and subject-verb agreement are all grammatical errors that I have difficulty understanding as well. The comma use can be tricky because one may have so many words that they wish to incorporate into a single sentence. Reading comprehension seems easy, but when one is in a hurry, it

In the introduction to my first essay the 3rd sentence contains an easily remediable comma splice: “Not me, I live for this.” Later in the same paragraph I made the same mistake with “My operators think they are the ones who drive me into these situations – they’re wrong, I am the one who drags them into the belly of the beast.” Prior to ENC1101, I would never consider the preceding sentence wrong. After learning about the proper usage of commas and semicolons, I realized I have been creating comma splices all my life. Learning what independent clauses were and how to properly punctuate them has given my writing a greater sense of credibility. Replacing the comma with a semicolon, the punctuation used to separate 2 independent clauses, fixes them. Another error exposed during this course was my improper use of word forms. An example is shown here from my second essay “Seeing their demeanor switch from animosity to appreciative made me feel rewarded for my efforts”. Reading that sentence in my mine seems fine, but on closer inspection the words “animosity” and “appreciative” are not in same form. This course (specifically the SmartThinking program) has shown me that making word forms agree leads to more fluid writing. Correcting these errors leads to more mature writing and will make future professors respect my writing

“I went on the field trip, and Mrs. Lipton and Mrs. Hernandez were very firm about the 7 p.m. departure time” Sophomore, April Botello

Throughout the past week, we have been reflecting upon the work that was completed throughout the semester. I found that my writing has improved

I have appreciated much of the process in which I have journeyed over the last few years. Many of my classes have not only taught me things, but have given me insight into myself, my children, friends and family. I have learned to apply some of the lessons learned with how I would react to issues, interpret scenarios and motivate myself.

Once again, I had made mistakes I hadn’t even noticed before. When my paper went through peer review, and I received feedback, I was told something I had thought I had already done. I was told, “Commas need added in a few spots like after 'In fact, and Still,” (Anonymous). Surely when I went back to the essay there were not commas in some important spots, for example, “In fact about a third of students who take out student loans never even graduate and receive their diploma” (Straley 3). Having a peer read your essay, can really help you find your grammatical errors. When we read our own paper, we often read it as if the punctuation is there, even if it is not. When someone else reads it though, they can easily identify these mistakes, especially when it is their first time reading your

I believe I have made tremendous progress as a writer from the beginning of the year. I feel as though I am a total different person as a writer than I was at the beginning of the year. I know I have made progress in the area of citing sources and knowing whether or not the sources are reliable or not. I think I have come along way from the beginning of this course.

I am really glad to be in JROTC this year. I’ve learned so many things about how to live in this word. It changed my thought through everything that I haven’t know about. When I think about my freshman year being in JROTC for the first time, I shouldn’t have dropped out this class. Either way, I’m happy to be back in JROTC this year and I’ll look forward to have this class again next year for the last year of my high school

Punctuation: these may have occurred because the student may have not been aware of the proper use of commas, semi colons, full stops and the like.

"I am so grateful for the opportunity and am amazed by the skill and dedication with which this program was organized, delivered, and mentored!”

Example: In the violence-reduction program example provided by Dignan (1995), level three addresses whether the summer training program was able to reach the number of teachers anticipate in fixed time frame.

Module 3 Assignment Grammar and Punctuation Introduction Module 3 assignment is to rewrite two essays and correct all the errors and divide it into the appropriate paragraphs. The next assignment is a guided writing exercise using my critical thinking skills. I am to free write for 5 minutes and then correct all the errors. Then write a concluding paragraph to explain how free writing is different from formal writing.

I feel I have significantly improved on my aspects of punctuation in grammar; the progressions Leslie suggested to me on said aspects synchronized with the grammar lessons taught in my English Honors class. I also feel that my vocabulary has developed extensively throughout the course, as well as my structural and organizational skills in my writing pieces.