Section outline
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MONDAY:
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TUESDAY:
>WEDNESDAY:
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THURSDAY:
>FRIDAY:
> Review of passive voice, pronoun misuse, and modifier problems;
> Review: Parallel structure (see powerpoint notes below);> Homework: below are 5 sentences with parallel structure errors. Fix. In the interest of keeping the focus on parallel structure, you may leave be the other issues in the sentence (passive, banned words, etc.).
- Billy’s motivation to succeed in this program seems to be greater than his sister.
- The sentence is difficult to understand not because the vocabulary is technical but because of faulty syntax.
- The dictionary can be used for these purposes: to find word meanings, pronunciations, correct spellings, and looking up irregular verbs.
- The victims of this illness have sore throats, a fever, and their heads ache.
- Before the barbecue, you should ignite some charcoal, have bought some steaks, and you should be preparing some marinade.
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Handouts for the week: