Tuesday, May 1, 2012
morphology
Morphemes are units of meaning which originated from Greek and Latin. When combined with words, they form more complex words. For example, the word review has the morpheme of "re" added to the word "view", telling us that we're viewing it again. Understanding morphology increases our vocabulary skills hence, by mastering morphology we can improve our reading and writing skills.
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Tense issue -1
ReplyDeleteOmission of inverted commas -1
Omission of comma at end of a clause -1
Total = 7
Try to get it up to 10 by editing in Comments below.
Ms Abena, is my usage of the inverted commas wrong? Can you teach me how to use the semi-colons correctly? they're so confusing. Ok here's my first try on editing :
ReplyDelete'Morphemes' are units of meaning which originate from Greek and Latin. Morphemes form more complex words when combined with other words. For example, the word "review" contains the morpheme 're' added to the word 'view', which means we are viewing it again. Understanding morphology can increase our vocabulary skills hence by mastering morphology, we can improve our reading and writing skills.
Sorry Ms Abena, I'm also confused about the usage of the double and single inverted commas . :s
ReplyDeleteThe problem with your inverted commas is that you are using quotation marks; although this is an arguable alternative, I would encourage the use of single apostrophes for inverted commas rather than two. The US seem to do it the other way around so it might just be a matter of personal preference, although I suspect UK examiners would frown on doubles for inverted commas.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the error was not this - you omit the inverted commas around some of the words or phrases that should have them.
As for semi-colons, the key is to make sure you have an independent clause on either side; in other words, each side of the semi-colon should have a complete 'sentence' that could make sense on it's own. Try this to test yourself - identify the clauses you could use with a semi-colon and those you could not.
1. She was a very intimidating woman; no surprise given her background.
2. She was a very intimidating woman; this wasn't surprising given her background.
3. New York is an exciting place to visit; busy and vibrant with lots to do.
4. New York is an exciting place to visit; it is busy and vibrant with lots to do.
ok let me try, so:
ReplyDelete1. This sentence is correct as both clauses are independent.
2. This sentence is incorrect as the second clause could not stand on itself.
3. This sentence is correct as both clauses can stand on itself.
4. This sentence is incorrect as the second clause seems dependent on the first.
Ms Abena, might conjunctions also play a part in figuring out the usage of the semi-colons?
The fourth sentence has the conjunction 'is' so I figured it does not need the semi-colon?
For the sentences, you need to think about what makes an independent clause. It must have at least one verb, and most usually a subject. Can you identify the verbs in the clauses above? I'm now saying if it's right or wrong, but before you can decide if a clause is independent or not, you have to be able to identify verbs and their subjects.
ReplyDeleteAs for the conjunctions - let's sort the clauses first. 'Is' is a verb, not a conjunction by the way so maybe we need to do a lesson on these.