Gilman's Punctuation Rules
 

Usage

 

     General Usage Exercises

  

     Verb Tense

Agreement of Verb with Noun

  

     Fragment

Passive

  

      Awkward

Unclear

  

       Wordy 

 Stringy

  

     Vary Sentence Structure   

 Misplaced Modifier

  

      Parallel Ideas    

 Diction (Word Choice)

  

     Omission

 Jargon

  

      Proofread

 Redundant Word Usage

  

     Pronoun Reference

Pronoun Agreement

  

    Pronoun Case

Boring

 

     Great Sentence!

 

 

 

 


Punctuation and Capitalization

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     General Punctuation Exercises

 

      Comma: Compound Sentence

No Comma Needed: P.1

 

     Semicolon: Compound Sentence

Semicolon: Comma Sentence

 

      Period: Comma Sentence

Question Mark Needed.

 

     Comma Needed

Comma: Introductory Clause

 

     Comma: Introductory Phrase

Comma: Introductory Word

 

      No Comma Needed: P.2

Comma: Non-Essential

 

     No Comma Needed: P.3

Comma: Sentence Interrupter

 

    No Comma Needed: P.4  

Comma: Series of Expressions   

 

     Colon: Introduce List or Appositive

Comma: Separate Coordinate Adjs.  

 

      Quotation Marks Needed.

Comma: Direct Discourse 

 

     Comma: Protect Sentence Meaning

 Comma: Places, Dates, Titles, etc.

 

      Capitalize First Letter of a Sentence

 Capitalize the Title of a Book 

 

      Capitalize Proper Nouns & Adjs.

 Capitalize Parts of Proper Nouns

 

     Italicize Words Under Discussion

 Italicize Letters Spoken as Letters

 

     Italicize Foreign Words or Phrases

 Italicize Names of Works & Ships

 

    Spelling

Apostrophe Errors

 

 

 


Content

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     General Sites on Principles of Essay Composition

 

      Strong Thesis Statement

Inadequate Thesis

 

      Insufficient Detail

Disproportionate Emphasis 

 

      Significance?

Point is Exaggerated

 

      Interpretation is Suspect

Oversimplification

 

      Non-topical    

Facts are Garbled

 

     Flawed Idea Sequence     

Redundant Point: Move On

 

     Quote Needed

Excellent Quote Choice!

 

      Cite Page Number

Cite act, scene, and line number

 

      Cite Poem Line Number

MLA citation needed.

 

     Good Thinking!

 

 

 

 


Form

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     General Form Exercises

New Paragraph Needed

 

     Strong Topic Sentence!

Weak Topic Sentence

 

     Good Transitional Sentence!

Poor Coherence: Add Transition

 

     Good Concluding Sentence!

Improve Concluding Sentence

 

     Weak Organization

Unoriginal Wording

 

     Superb Introductory Paragraph! 

Weak Introductory Paragraph

 

     Superb Body Paragraph!

Weak Body Paragraph

 

     Superb Concluding Paragraph! 

Weak Concluding Paragraph

 

     Bravo! Superb Writing

 

 

 

 

 

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