week 5 4/4

64-2

I got 64-2 test. First time, I was so confused about this question because it is not familiar with me. When I solved this problem, I could not figure out it. simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. It is hard to distinguish compound, complex, and compound-complex. First of all, I had to definite about this usage.

compound :  Each sentence contains two independent clauses, and they are joined by a coordinator with a comma preceding it.

complex : A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

compound-complex : mix compound and complex

week 5 3/4

I took 45-2 Capital letters

1  her Cherokee ancestors

because it is the name of a tribe.

2 I want to take Environmental Biology 103, one other biology course, and one English course.

Names of school subjects should not be capitalized unless they are names of languages,

However, particular course use capitalized.

3 Web site called Vote Smart Web.

Major words in the titles of works, including Web sites, should be capitalized.

4 more difficult to cross the Rio Grande into the United States.

Names of specific geographical places should be capitalized

7 "O Liberty," cried Madame Roland from the scaffold, "what crimes are committed in thy name?"

The word What is not the first word of the quoted sentence, so it should not be capitalized.

8 When the jurors turned in a verdict of not guilty after only one hour of deliberation, district attorney Bax was disappointed.

district attorney is a title preceding the name of a specific person: District Attorney Bax.

9 W. C. Fields's epitaph reads, "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."

The first word of a quoted sentence should be capitalized

10 Please bring the following items to the meeting: ten legal pads, a box of pencils, and your laptop computer.

Because the word group following the colon is not an independent clause, the word ten is not capitalized.

week 5 2/4

I took 44-2 The hyphen

1  Officer Boomer was knocked to the ground by the recoil. His still-smoking gun went spinning down the alley.

A hyphen should be used to connect two words functioning together as an adjective before a noun: still-smoking

2 We were embarrassed when our uncle bragged about being a self-made millionaire.

hyphen should be used with the prefix self-

3  several well-known politicians

. A hyphen should be used to connect two words functioning together as an adjective before a noun.

4 The quietly-purring cat cleaned first one paw and then the other before curling up under the stove.

-->Hyphens should not be used to connect -ly adverbs to the words they modify

5 Two-thirds of the House voted for the amendment

Written forms of fractions are hyphenated.

week 5 1/4

I took 31-2  Prepositions showing time and place

before a noun indicating the edge of something is at

This is the weakest point of my grammar. I took 31-2 test, it is  hard to solve it such as article part. First I have to guess about what is looking for. I am looking forward to being accustom to this part.

7 The preposition on is used before a specific day

9 The kittens were sleeping (at / on / in) a wicker basket in the basement.

before a noun indicating an enclosed space is in

10 We went to a friend's house to watch the football game (at / on / in) television.

preposition on is used before an electronic medium (such as television).

Week 4 4/4

I took 63-10 quiz, and 63-12 quiz

63-10 Subordinate clauses

9 he if clause functions as an adverb modifying the verb may search. Under what conditions may you search this database? If you have a library card.

63-12 Phrases and clauses 

Sorry. Received from an anonymous source is a verbal phrase beginning with a past participle.

9 When gambling becomes more than just a hobby is a subordinate clause. It begins with a subordinating conjunction (when) and contains a subject (gambling) and a verb (becomes).
When I was in Korea, I studied this parts. It is important to analyze English sentence.

Week 4 3/4

I took 42-1 and 42-2.

42-1 Numbers
 The word page should be spelled out.

As a rule, when a number can be expressed in one or two words, it should be spelled out.

When one number immediately follows another, one should be spelled out and the other presented as a figure.

42-2 Italics

Foreign words that have not become a part of the English language should be italicized: zócalo.

Words used as words, should be italicized. They may also be put in quotation marks.

week 4 2/4

I took 40-2 test. It was Abbreviations part. 1 Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC. 
2 Julius Caesar was born in BC 100. and 1 The first discovery of America was definitely not in 1492 AD. 2 The first discovery of America was definitely not in AD 1492.
I looked "The abbreviation AD precedes the date," and "The abbreviation BC should follow the date." I saw may time this pattern, but it is not familiar with me. Just AD( Anno Domini )is before, so its position is located before date?, also BC(Before Christ) follow date? It is just regulation?

The word page should be spelled out. It also I didn't know it. I think that it is just form of writing, but I'm not sure.

Week4 1/4

I took 30-8 test. The correct order of cumulative adjectives before the noun rolls is noun marker (six), color (golden), nationality (Chinese), and noun/adjective (egg)

It is hard to understand.

10-3  The correct order of cumulative adjectives before the noun desk is article (an), size (enormous), age (old), material (wooden), and noun/adjective (school).

10-2 The correct order of cumulative adjectives before the noun bullet is noun marker (one), size (small), shape (round), and color (silver).

you can see 10-1 and 10-3. Sometime color is first position and 10-3’s color part is last. I do not know how to solve it. I will guess that I have to select noun, and I have to arrange some way. I want to ask my teacher.

62-8

I am not accustomed to this part. I did not study this part exactly. I want to study it such as ;, (), [], and " ". I just no ';' this function that is used independent sentence. I do not have information. I want to ask to this part. 

37-3,4

I am familiar with this part. When I studied this part, first I found verb and subject. Furthermore, It is base type to study English. However, tell the truth I hesitated to check it. I think I have to study exactly.   

29-5

It also article part. When I solved those questions, I felt that I have to study counted noun and uncounted noun. However, I can not know all counted noun and uncounted noun. I think that it is impossible. There's noun are infinite. I have to ask to my teacher how can I solve this solution.  

29-3

Article part is the weakest point in my grammar. Especially, 'a', 'the' are confusing all the time. When I solve those questions, sometime I guess them. Frankly speaking, I do not know how can I solve them. When I asked to my teacher who is Josh, there is no method. He said, "you have to be custom with them." I think that I have to watch much time about this article grammar.  

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