Monday, September 21, 2009
Ugh!
What is the one rule around grammar, mechanics or word usage that just always trips you up? What strategies do you use to try to get it right every time? Remember to not only respond to this post, but also respond to one of your classmate's posts. If you can, provide that classmate with a suggestion that will help solve her/his problem.
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ms.sills is this our homework?
ReplyDeleteif it is our homework:
one rule that always messes me up is the using the right kind of "it's". for example if i said, "the cat has its/it's own tail" sometimes i would get confused. but i know it's the first one. i try to picture "it is" in the sentence and see if it makes sense.
Yes, Michaela, this is part of the homework. The other part is to reply to the post on the Independent Readers Blog. Then, when others reply, you need to comment on someone else's response (for both blogs). Also, and you didn't know this so no worries for now, please try to practice the rules of standard English (capitalizing at the beginning of a sentence included). Good work and congratulations on being first to get extra credit this week!
ReplyDeleteOne rule that always messes me up in grammar is when you use these: ( ') ( examples: hasn't it's you've ) It's sometimes hard for to tell when I use iot the wrong way, and sometimes it can change the whole meaning of the sentence.
ReplyDeleteMichaela I share the same problem! I can never tell when to use which ones. I hope we can learn this in class or else I'll do really bad in English :(
ReplyDelete- Elise
I sometimes struggle with that too Michaela. The way I learned how to remember which "it" to use is from my fourth grade teacher. She taught me this sentence.
ReplyDelete"It's amazing that there's two its in this sentence."
This shows both spellings and what situation to use them in. I hope this helps!
One rule that I always struggle with is if I should use the word affect or effect. Affect is a verb meaning to impact or influence. Effect is a noun meaning a result. One mnemonic device I use to remeber is Raven.
ReplyDeleteR remember
A affect
V verb
E effect
N noun
Another way I remember is by this sentence...
"To affect is to produce an effect."
I need to think of this every time I encounter affect and effect.
I dont Know if this is a rule but i somtimes struggle with the different they're's
ReplyDeleteElise, one way to remember what the words with' mean is to be like, They're = They Are and Hasn't = Has not
ReplyDeleteJeremy--
ReplyDeleteOne way to remeber the they'res is to remeber they're means they are.
I always for get how to spell words that aren't hard just spelt different then you would think. Like "their" I rember it by thinking i before e except after c except their is an exeption. Words like friend I remember by thinking of it as fry-end.
ReplyDeleteHey guys, it's Shannon. I got the blogs to work!
ReplyDeleteHi it's Shannon.
ReplyDeleteI was taught that in contractions the ' takes the place of the letter or letters you take out like in "would not" you take the o out of not and put a ' so it becomes wouldn't.
ReplyDeleteHi it's Shannon
ReplyDeleteNoah same here! Execpt I don't think I ever use it right.
ReplyDeleteOne rule I struggle with is when to use a comma.
ReplyDeleteI always get messed up with putting the apostrofies in words like: it's and hasn't
ReplyDeleteJeremy, one way to rember there and their is that there is like: go over there, and their is like: thats their game
ReplyDeleteNoah and Michaela, I have the same problems! I use the same strategy as you, Michaela, but Noah taught me a new one! One problem I struggle with is never knowing when or where to put a semi colon (;). I don't have any strategies, but maybe one of you guys do?
ReplyDeleteGreat work everyone - keep it up. On question: xKiMix888, would you please identify yourself? :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI always get mixed up on the words there and their. I always forget the right way to use each of them. It gets me messed up and confused.
ReplyDeleteRAVEN is a good device Noah. I'll try to remember that.
ReplyDeleteIt would be to remember to capitalize each sentance
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem as you Elise.
ReplyDeleteHi, Ms. Sills, this is Erik. My "ugh" is which way the quotation marks go. I always make them face the other direction and they look inside-out.
ReplyDeleteiitskaylaaxo how you said you arent good usuing the coma. I hav the same problem!
ReplyDeleteHi Ms. Sills it's Amy! My "ugh" is posessive apostrophes. I can never figure out if the apostrophe goes before or after the s.
ReplyDeleteErik, if you make "air quotes" with your fingers, it'll help you with the inside out quotes. I have the same problem
ReplyDeleteI get mixed up with than and then. I use then two compare two things instead of using than. It is difficult for me.
ReplyDeleteWow Noah that is a good way to remember that. I'll have to try it.
ReplyDeleteHi, it's Emily. You know how many times I had to backspace because of grammar mistakes?! And yet I still can't stop pressing it for no reason... DX
ReplyDeleteThat RAVEN thing noah said helps me alot ill be using it now, thank you Noah.
ReplyDeleteOne rule that always messes me up in grammar is when you use a comma so i go and look back and see where i have to take a breathe
ReplyDeleteThe "ugh" in my grammer is using periods i always forget to put them.
ReplyDelete-michelle danowski
Michelea I agree it is the it's and its that confuse me.
ReplyDelete-TeAndra Jenkins
that happend with me emily D= (why is it happing ) -claudia rupp (nice photo emily)
ReplyDeleteYAY!! Thanks, Claudia! I'll send you a coppy of it later. By the way, if you're having any trouble with grammar and stuff like that, just talk to me, Ms. Sills, Mary, and whomever else knows what they're doing. =D
ReplyDeleteThe rule that always messes me up is the there their and they're . I am constantly messing them up with one another.Sometimes I can tell them apart but sometimes I can not . when I can not ,on the side of my work I write a note reminding me how to use them approprietly.
ReplyDeleteI have trouble trying to find out when to use commas...my sister usually helps me. I want to be able to know myself! When should I put them in and when should I not?
ReplyDeleteFor everyone wondering about the difference between their/they're/there:
ReplyDeletetheir= it belongs to someone
they're= they are
there= a place
That's how I remember.
One rule that always messes me up in grammar is the diferent theres.... i never no which one to use!!!!
ReplyDeletekaity- that seems pretty helpful i will try to remember that!.....great job!
ReplyDeleteOne thing I struggle with is putting the apostrophe in between the congoined words, I forget what the are.
ReplyDeleteSarah Nine
Kaity when ever I put the commas in I put them in a really long sentence that cant really be split up, or if your reading what you wrote and you paused put one there
ReplyDeleteOne thing I have problems with is "know and no." I try to remember them by thinking that "know- I know this is going to happen next or I know how to spell that word." "No- you're objecting to someone/something."
ReplyDeletemichaela_97, I also have problems with not noing which "it" to use. One way I try to remember it is-
ReplyDeleteit's= it is mine/you own something or it belongs to you- it's mine.
its=you don't own that thing.- its really hard. That is the only way I can remember! Good job by the way!
Sarah one way that ou can count on rembembering the theres is that you should write a note on the side. Then if you get stuck on one of the you can look at your note and dont have to struggle anymore.
ReplyDeleteThe RAVEN thing looks like it would work ...I'll probably be using that now it would probably help me.
ReplyDelete- payton
ok so im a little late ms sills but here you go
ReplyDeletejeremy------
i hate dealing with all thoughs theres too