Choose your own Grammar Girl (again), summarize it, come up with examples, and then respond to another classmate's post.
Due before class on Thursday, 5.28.09
1- A 3-5 sentence summary of the podcast.
2-Two original examples that demonstrate your understanding (and/or relate).
3-Respond to 1 other classmate's post.
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Everybody:singular or plural
In this gramamar girl i learn that the words everyone and everybody are singular nouns and calling them or using as a plural verb is wrong
example:
1)Every one are having a party.
2)Every one is haveing a party
Jose Arredonda-Ramos
Per.5
In episode 24 in the grammar girl podcast it talks bout who versus that. Grammar girl explained that you use "who" when you are talking about a person and "that" when you are talking about an object. grammar girl also stated that it is totaly acceptable to use who and that when talkig about a person.
Ex. The man who wanted to call you.
Ex. The man that wanted to call you.
I like jose explanation of everybody ebing singular or plural but it was a bit short though.
Paul Lopez
In this specif gramamr girl, I chose to do proofreading because Im known to do that in my own writing. When proofreading the only way to fix this problem is to have some one else look at your writitng because they often see mistakes that you are unaware of. Other steps to proofreading are looking over your writing and reading your work backwards
Before proofread-
I nshot going yo the store
after proofread
I'm not going to the store.
i thought that pauls response was very precise.
However he had some gramatical issues in his summary "bout'?
o yea
Im COURTNEI J.
Im doing grammar girl episode 15, when you could capitalized something. You only capitalized when its a title of the book, and locate store, name of the team, or someone's name.
EX= I like brenton essy.
I like Brenton essay.
EX= I went to the lakers game.
I went to the Lakers game.
Good examples jose.
Brenton Wright
Per.5
useing "for or "because
when using "for" in a sentest there are some rules to know. one for can be used in the middle or at the beginging of a sentes. you can also rplace "for" because at the middle of a sentest not at the end. rember to use a (,) to in the middle so the sentest can flow.
ex: My leg are so weak, for i have been walking all day.
ex:My legs are so weak. For i have been walking all day.
Good examples Paul
lakiarra lofton per5
Podcast #141
It’s a noun or a noun phrase that is placed next to another noun or noun phrase to help identify it.They are mostly extra information that is followed by a comma. When it is important you don't add a comma, and vice-versa.
1.)My friend who was a car, Ceasar, does not like to go out.
2.) My friend has a car but hats to go out.
Paul I think you need to go listen to a podcast on how to spell about.Other than that your summary hits the point and is comprehensible.
Mario Mansour
Podcast :145
Can Versus May
This podcast would explain to us the correct way of asking someone or something correctly. Can i go to the party ? or May I go to the party? In the strict rules of english CAN is defined as physical and May is for permission. During these modern times we use can informal and just ignore May.
Ex:Can I go out to eat?
Ex:May i go out to eat?
Paul understand his podcast and it seems he likes it and gets it well so GOOD JOB BRA !!
I did Grammar girl episode 92, which was about "apostrophes" and how you should use apostrophes, whether it's more than one or just ownership.
ex: "Jimmy's Coffe Shop"
ex: Those are Jamie's donuts.
Keshondra Bain
pd:3
My podcast was Grammar girl# 36 Bad versus badly. grammar girl says it is ok to use bad when you are expressing an emotion.badly is an adverb, meaning that it modifies a verb.my 2 examples are:
1.my hair smells badly.
2.the movie was bad.
my comment is for paul lopez:
you have grammar and spelling errors in your comment.
Single quotation marks are used only for quoting someones actual speech. Double quotation are used for spoken word and titles.
ex:
"HE wanted to go to the park"
My favorite book "Of Mice and Men".
Mario Mansour (GRAMMER GURL 8)
Who Versus That
Podcast:24
In podcast 24 grammer gurl would try and explain to us the correct way on using who vs that. She would tell us that Who represents the person and That represents the object. There are different form of using these words.
EX:Who is that fine girl over there ?
EX: Is that a fine girl over there?
Jose understands his grammer girl choice and he chose nice examples . NICE JOB BRA
Paul dcast was extremely helpful. You demonstrate complete comprehension and allow the reader of your comment to understand on how to use "who" when speaking to a person and use "that" when speaking to an object.
This grammer girl is exlpaining to us how to use words like "who" and "that" correct in a sentence.You talk about tese words when talking about an oject.
ex.
She was the one who liked you in high school.
ex.
He didnt know that he was going late to school this mourning.
My Grammer Girl is on Podcast #83 "Interviewing Tips". Basicly grammer girl talked about what to do and what not to do when you are interviewing someone. Grammer girl talked about avoid giving the interviewee leading questions, biased questions. But if you do, then in the end you will just sound dumb.
Ex: Biased Question: "Did you make bake the cake because you knew you would like it or was it the whole family's choice?"
Ex Leading Question: "Wasn't the cake better than everyone else who made a cake in the family?"
Response: Dijon, your comment on your podcast is too short and the info you gave is basicly what we already know. Show some more thought and give use tricks and hints to where we know exactly where to put an apostrophes.
Juan Cabral
Per.5
Moises De Leon
Period 3
Grammar Girl #8
In this episode Grammar Girl talks about when to use who or whom. When you’re talking about the subject of a clause you would use who. When talking about the object of the clause you would use whom. I learned a trick to know when to use who or whom. You should ask yourself weather the answer to the question would be him or he. If it’s him it would be whom. Easy way to remember is that they both end in “M”.
Ex.1
Whom did you step on?
Ex. 2
Who cares about you?
Responses:
1) Paul did a good job on explaining what the Grammar Girl was talking about.
2) I liked how Courtnei related the Grammar Girl to her own life. It was something that not a lot of people do.
3)Juan also did a good job explaining what his Grammar Girl was about. I liked his Examples.
Episode 157: When to Use a Comma with “Too”
I learned that The word “too” is an adverb that means “also” or “in addition.” A comma can be used to create a pause or emphasize something. Using a comma really depends on the writer: if you feel a pause is needed, enter a comma; if you feel that a pause is not needed, do not enter a comma.
Examples:
1. I am a Lakers fan,too. (The comma/pause is added to create emphasis).
2. He is a Celtics fan. I however like the Lakers. (I am just stating a regular thought without any specific emphasis, so I do not use a comma).
Navpreet Singh
Period 6
Response:
I believe that Paul Lopez's examples were excellent! I remember when I used to debate on whether or not to call a human by using the word "who" or "that." Thanks to Paul, that misunderstanding has been cleared. I learned that it is okay to refer to a person by saying "who" or "that."
Navpreet Singh
Period 6
(Juhyun Kim, per3)
Episode 145 "Can Versus May" was about the usage of can and may. Traditionally "can" denotes physical or mental ability whereas "may" denotes permission or authorization. However, "can" has been used to denote permission since the second half of the 19th century. Nowadays, "may" is used to be formal and polite.
*Examples
1. May I punch you?
("May" is used to ask permission.
But "can" is acceptable.)
2. Can you eat a squid?
("Can" is used to ask about ability.)
*Response
Daniel's comment was helpful. But he has typos that made me confused.
1.)My friend who was a car, Ceasar, does not like to go out.
: I think he meant to say "My friend who had a car, Ceasar, does not like to go out." So it's always important to proofread!
I learned from him that noun or noun phrases next to another noun or noun phrase help identify the latter.
I listened to the podcast about lie versus lay. Unlike most of Grammar Girl's quick and dirty tips, this one is so complicated that she made a chart that even she has to refer to!
In the present tense, use lay when there's a direct object and lie if there isn't.
1. I am going to lie down and take a nap. (no direct object; I am the one lying down)
2. I always lay my keys on the front table when I come home. (keys is the direct object -- it receives the action of the verb)
In the past tense it gets very confusing because lay is the past tense of lie!! The past tense of lay is laid.
1. Yesterday I lay down and took a nap.
2. Yesterday I laid my keys somewhere and now I can't find them.
Moises did a great job explaining when to use who versus whom. I actually listened to that podcast first but I couldn't explain it concisely so I chose lay vs. lie instead.
Jacob Artson
Period 6
Bree Pittman
Grammer girl episode #68
"Unlawful versus Illegal"
Both words are the same but different in a way.The words mean that they're something that you are not allowed to do, and if so there are consequences. Some things for example are illegal, such as running a red light, buying tobacco for minors, even drinking underage.
My Examples:
Illegal: Driving without a license is illegal. No excuses.
On this week's grammar girl i decided to do episode 145 can vs. may. I thought this would be a good podcast since we do this mistake often and maybe everyday when it comes to a permission. The word "can" is use as the mental ability to do something while the word "may" is used to authorize a permission. People might use "can" when there talking informally but when your talking formal "may" should always be used. I make this mistake all the time when I ask Ms. Allen if I (can) go to the bathroom the answer is that I can but do i have the permission to? this is when I should ask may I not can I to ask to go somewhere. This podcast helped me a lot since I'll try to keep in mind to say may more than can.
Ex.1
Can I be excused? (incorrect)
May I be excused? (correct)
Ex.2
Can you play the piano?
(Can be correct if the question is if you have the ability to play the piano)
May you play the piano?
(Can be both if its asking the person to play the piano)
Response#1
I thought Paul did a good job on his podcast and understood it well.
Response #2
I thought Brenton Wright could of done a better job on his podcast it seems a bit short.
-Zenaida Carrillo
Per.3
I DID GRAMMER GIRL #10 WHIH TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THROUGH, THRU AND THREW. THESE WORDS ARE ALL HOMOPHONES WHICH MEANS THAT THEY SOUND THE SAME BUT HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS. GRAMMER GIRL SAYS THAT USING THE WORD THRU IN A SENTENCE IS LIKE USING I'S WITH HEARTS. SHE SAYS THE ONLY GOOD REASON TO USE THE WORD THRU IS IN A TEXT MESSAGE.
EXAMPLE OF HOW NOT TO USE THE WORD THRU: I WENT THRU THE BACK DOOR TO GET TO THE KITCHEN.
EXAMPLE OF HOW TO USE THE WORD THRU: COME THRU TO MY HOUSE.
RESPONSES:GOOD EXAMPLES COURTNEI J. PROOFREADING REALLY DOES HELP ALOT WHEN WRITING AN ESSAY OR ANY ASSIGNMENT.
The Grammar Girl I chose was on bad versus badly. Many people use the two interchangably and some admit that they are confused about their usages. "Bad" is an adjective and "badly" is an adverb. Since "bad" is an adjective, it describes a noun. For example is one said, "I'm eating bad" that would be incorrect because bad does not decribe a noun here. The correct way would be to say "I'm eating badly" because badly describes the verb eating. To say "Food is bad" would be the correct usage of "bad" because it describes food.
Keshondra's responce was short and the period after the numeral one is close to the next letter while with two it is away from the next letter like it should be. Thus, there is an inconsistence.
Dijon's Grammar Girl was straight and to the point.
Gregory Holmes
Per. 3
In episode number 53, we learn that i.e. and e.g. are commonly mistaken. Since the words are Latin, we mistake there meaning in English. I.e. stands for “that is” and e.g. stands for “for example.” Grammar Girl gives us suggestions on how we can remember this. Although the words are Latin, they are not italicized because of their common use in English. A comma should also be used even if spell-check marks it as incorrect.
Examples:
Jesse likes to play sports, e.g., soccer and basketball.
We love to eat food, i.e., pastas and burgers.
Response:
NoworriezallGravy’s podcast was very helpful because I had a confusion on when to use may and can, but now I will be using may to ask for permission.
Noheli Jimenez
Per. 3
Grammar Girl
Can Versus May
This podcast explains that the correct way of asking someone or something correctly. Can i go to the party ? or May I go to the party? In the strict rules of english CAN is defined as physical and May is for permission. During these modern times we use can informal and just ignore May.
Example
Can i use the restroom?
Example
May i use the restroom.
In Podcast #170 I learned how to replace swear words. Swear words are also known as Maledicta and can be replaced by milder words such as "jerk","heck" or gosh.
ex: "That [bleep] gets on my nerves"!
Replacement:"That jerk gets on my nerves"!
Another way to get rid of the swear word is to use grawlix which is the little string of characters that look like this: (*$#%!).
This helps say what you want to say without the words.
ex:I hate that (*$#%!) person!
I think Dijon didn't explain enough on his post.
Moises gave easy and understandable examples.
Joel Martinez p.5
Well the topic of Grammar Girl #122is, Is "Have Got" Acceptable English?
I learned that “has got” and “have got” are somewhat informal and they are often criticized because they are an unnecessary substitution for "to have." Although they are informal they can be used sometimes to emphasize something.
For example: "I've got to pay the money today," it sounds better than, "I have to pay the money today." "I've" somehow emphesizes the fact that you need to pay the money, it makes it sound more urgent.
Example: I've really got a big car. "I've" adds emphesis to how big the car is.
I really liked Brenton's example, it seems that he knew what he was talking about.
I also liked Dijon's examples he gave good examples that shows what he was talking about.
-Guillermo Galindo
Per 5
Episode #115 was about loan verses lend. Grammar Girl explains there are different rules in the U.K and America. We use the word loan when talking about banks, and we also use lend and loan when talking about artwork.
Example #1: UK: I lent her my shoes for the party
Example #2: I took a loan out of the bank.
Response #1: I think paul did a good job on his grammar girl it was informative and interesting.
Response #2: Dijon should've included responses.
EPISODE: PROOFREADING TIPS
This grammar girl that I did was because I felt that everytime I write and essay, I don't proofread them. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't.
In this podcast, I was reading it and I felt like if my own teacher of English is talking to me or like if I'm reading the same comments that she writes on my paper.
But the podcast said that on typos we should be careful in typing. It can be alot of mistakes and just to make sure that you go back and check them really good. To always have a copy and make sure that someone else has read your paper, no matter if it is going to be late. Its always better to have someone else read it then just to turn it in without even do it all over.
There is no examples for this one!
Response:
1. I think that Courtney piiked out a good one too, she understood it and made it clear of what she had read.!
Eva Cruz
per. 3
who vs that
in this Grammar girl she talked about when is was ok to us who and when it was ok to use that who you use who when talking about a person and that when you r talking about a thing
ex:
the girl who ran a way from home
the girl that had a dog .
i like Mario Mansour ex they are clare to understand
lakiarra lofton
per3
Wenting:
I chose episode123 this time. This episode talks about cliches. Cliches are metaphors that are tired because of overuse. Cliche can be a saying, an idea, or a expression. Examples of cliches are: few and far between, I will never forget that day, what the future holds, etc. Neither writers or readers like cliches. To avoid cliches, you have to improve you writing skills, strengthen your vocabulary, or break cliches down and put it into your own words. One of the best way to avoid cliches in your writing is to do several drafts.
Wenting:
Commend to Zenaida Carrillo: This student gave specific examples. And I like how she explained her examples, so that we will understand it better.
In todays Grammar Girl "Dose Gammmar Really?" was about why grammar is important. What refers to examples that relates to every day life, among the idea's that that wrong grammar can make you think twice about a person.
Example#1
People who text or send message online that spell "you" like "u".
Example#2
People who text once again shorting words just like numbers. For example using "2" rather than "two".
i learned about the word "too." i learned that the word means "also" or "in addition."
Also that a comma is used to creat a pause or enphesis something in a sentence.using a comma to make a pause or enphesis something is up to the writer if he/she wants to use it.
responce:i think that xxj.O.s.ExX examples are good also that his grammer girl explanation was good but he is missing his responce
i learned about the word "too." i learned that the word means "also" or "in addition."
Also that a comma is used to creat a pause or enphesis something in a sentence.using a comma to make a pause or enphesis something is up to the writer if he/she wants to use it.
responce:i think that xxj.O.s.ExX examples are good also that his grammer girl explanation was good but he is missing his responce
example: i wanted that,Too
show enphesis
example: i wanted,too kill that animal with my hands.
show that i wanted to pause
Ashika Ranasinghe Ranasinghe
Ms.Allen period 5
6/26/09
"One verses you" Episode 164
For this Grammar Girl I chose Episode #164 which was on "One" Verses "You". Grammar girl explains that the pronoun "one" is a more formal than the pronoun "you". I learned that you can use "one" in place of "I" or for being ironic. She explains that "you" is a more relaxed pronoun and is directed toward the average person. I learned that you should use "one" as an object because it just doesn't sound right. "You" can be gender-bias when writing a sentence you dont want to use "you" too many times because it will lack verity in words.
Example #1: Be careful with the kind of flowers you pick, some of them have thorns.
Example #2: One should be careful with the way they speak to ones parents.
Response #1: Jazmine's examples were really good because it showed how well she understood her grammar girl.
Response #2: I also liked Paul's post because he explained it well.
I did grammar Swear Words in Text.In this Grammar Girl i learned that we can totally use other words to replace the swearing ones.Replacing it with a Bleep is not the correct way to do it.
Example:
1. I saw it! it was effing cool.
2. It was super cool seeing you last night.
i agree
In episode 26 grammar girl talks about toward vs. towards. Toward and towards are both correct and you can use either one because they mean the same thing. The s is more common in Britain than in the United States.
Grammar girl also talks about between vs. among. Between is used when you are writing about two things and among when you are writing about more than two things.
ex:
1. He could not decide between the white or black jacket.
2. This song is among my favorites.
response:
Moises did a good job explaining when to use who versus whom. I felt is was very helpful.
-Ana Santiago
Period: 3
My grammar girl podcast was 85 it was interviewing tips. It tells us how to interview someone what to ask someone and what not to ask. In an interview you should never ask a baised question and a lead question because latter it will sound weird when you listen to it.
eamples:
1. baised question: Did you make that picture or someone else had helped you on it?
2. lead question: Did you make this picture by yourself?
response:
I think Jose didnt get his podcast at all because he didnt even have a good summary of his podcast and i didnt even understand his examples.
Christina Ruiz
05.27.09
Period.3
In episode 27 it talked about how to use colons. A colon always shows that something is coming next relating to the previous sentence. Its also tells you when not to use colons. Never use colons after a sentence fragment.
Example 1:Correct
I have different homework assignments to do: math, science, and english.
Example 2:Incorrect
I have different homework assignments to do, they are: math, science, and english.
Response:
Zenaida Shows good understanding on episode 145. She seems to understand the difference between using may and can. It is pretty interesting and helps you understand it.
Pablo, Alyssa
Period 2
GG#8 Podcast 170
Explains Swear Words in Text.
Grammar girl states that there are all sorts of replacement words for swear words that range in their own level of offensivness. So those are two ways to get rid of potentially offensive language: just take it out or use a milder replacement One is to use a string of characters like an asterisk, dollar, hash, percent, exclamation mark (*$#%!). This is known as the Grawlix. The second option is implying swearing.
Example
1.) "Jerk”
2.) "Heck"
Comments
I enjoyed reading about this grammar girl because it was very interesting to learn what other alternatives there are than using swear words.
I chose podcast 46 about text messaging grammar. She has said that it is alright to use text messaging grammar in an informal setting but not in a formal setting. Text messaging abbreviations cater to the needs of the writer before the needs of the reader. In an informal setting it is OK to use sentence fragments. You can use shortened spellings of words such as n-i-t-e for night and t-h-r-u for through.
Example:
(Formal Setting) What are you doing?
(Informal Setting) Wat you doin?
Response:
I like Keshondra's podcast on the use of bad over badly. It is very informative on to which words are used at what times.
Courtne Dotson
per.3
Podcast # 104 was on long sentences and fragment sentences and finding the proper length and also finding and fixing long sentences. While listing to this podcast, it made me realize that I sometimes write long sentences without even noticing it. One thing that stood out to me from the podcast was “if you leave out a subject verb, or object you’re stuck with a fragment sentence.
Examples
Long Sentence
"Adina trip to Mexico lasted for two weeks she left without saying goodbye to her best friend Priscilla and her boyfriend although she didn’t say good bye to them she knows that they well be mad at her when she comes back from her trip, because she left without telling them".
Fragment Sentence
"Adina went to Mexico without me"
Responses
Daniel's chose Podcast # 141 he had great understanding of the podcast, which was on nouns or phrase on how it doesn't need to followed by a comma's.
Peter Bowie
Per.3
Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or discordance between what one says or does and what one means or what is generally understood. Irony is a mode of expression that calls attention to the character's knowledge and that of the audience.
Example of irony is in the video when Palin loves meat and if she wanted it she would go kill a animal for the meat. Irony is when something happens that a reader would not expect.
In this Grammer Grirl episode i learned that you use the word “for” as a conjunction to mean “because” or “since.” And that it's been used that way for more than a thousand years.
Ex1.My arms were tired, for I had been swimming all evening.
Ex2.My toungue hurts , for I had been eating a jawbreaker.
Ex.3 For I thought the world was spinning for hours.
-Chris Gallardo
per.5
Jose's examples are clear and simple. There good examples and he knows exactly what that episode was about.
I liked Grammar Girl #22. Many people are confused about Single and Double quotes. That is why this episode comes in handy in order to give a brief overview of both the uses.
You use single quotes when quoting someone within a quote. Other uses would include some sort of analogy when writing something.
"The apple fell from the tree and magically chanted 'the seed sparkles' several times.
Double quotes are normally used to quote a phrase or line. It is also used when specifying a book, movie, title, music track, and such.
This episode really helped me especially when writing two quotes at once in a paper or essay.
Andy Smith
Swear Words in Text
Episode 170
Swear words can be offensive while writing a formal text.The curse words as Grammar Girl says can often be replaced with less offensive words.
like Fu*$
can be replaced with darnet or damn
example:
As he walked thru the halls he heard his friend Josh swear saying fu*$ that teacher.
As he walked thru the halls he heard his friend Josh swear saying damn that teacher.
Keshondra's grammar girl on the word bad and badly made me learn the difference of the two and how to use them thank u keshondra
by.Jose Valles
"All right versus alright"
This topic brings up alot of examples of words that have "all" and "al" in the begenning of them. I never though of that and i think ive been having those types of mistakes all along. The "altogether" part is confusing but but i think i learned from it.
theres i difference between all ready and already.
ex. every one is all ready
ex.he went to the store already and came back.
ill probably try the one Brenton tried next time.
Podcast#21 was about proofreading tips. I chose this precise podcast because sometimes I have a problem looking over my work, after I'm done. Grammar Girl taught me some really handy tips to avoid typos, and other errors you may encounter. 1. have someone else proofread your copy.
2. Read your work backwards.
3. Read your work out loud.
4. Give yourself some time.
Responses: Way to go Paul!!! Your comment was short and right to the point. I also liked juanC's his comment was very helpful to me. Thanks Juan!!!!
comma splice:
in this grammer girl i learned is that there are many ways to use a comma.
example:
1)they were having with, all of them.[wrong]
2)They were having fun, but they werent.
JASMIN MARIN
PERIOD 6
comma splice:
in this grammer girl i learned about commas and how there are many different ways to use them.
example
1)They were having fun but, they werent.
2)They were having fun, but they werent.[wrong]
JASMIN MARIN
PERIOD 6
comma splice:
in this grammer girl i learned many different ways to use commas.
example:
1)they were all having fun, but they werent.[wrong]
2)they were all having fun but,they werent.
JASMIN MARIN
PERIOD6
comma splice:
in this grammer girl i learned many different ways to use commas.
example:
1)they were all having fun, but they werent.[wrong]
2)they were all having fun but,they werent.
JASMIN MARIN
PERIOD6
In episode 24 in the grammar girl podcast it talks bout who versus that. Grammar girl explained that you use "who" when you are talking about a person and "that" when you are talking about an object.
ex#1 The guy who saw me.
ex#2 The guy that saw me.
Jose used good examples. It seems like he has a good understanding of it.
Paul did a good job also. He understands it also.
Ryan Harper
Per. 5
In episode 24 in the grammar girl podcast it talks bout who versus that. Grammar girl explained that you use "who" when you are talking about a person and "that" when you are talking about an object.
ex#1 The guy who saw me.
ex#2 The guy that saw me.
Jose used good examples. It seems like he has a good understanding of it.
Paul did a good job also. He understands it also.
Ryan Harper
Per. 5
Michelle Arellano
In episode # 142 grammer girl talkes about when its okay to use double words in a sentence. It is okay to use double words in a sentence even though sometimes it might sound akward it is a correct way to write a sntence, aslso grammer girl talked a bout how you should never start a sentence with the word "For", alos its okay to double use the word " had" if you are using the past perfect tense.
example# 1
When I gave her, her shiet back she was very happy.
is okay to use double wors, but make sure to add a comma in the middle so it wont sound that akward.
Example#2
We have, had coffee before coming to school.
Its also okay to use another word so it wont make the sentence akward.
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