Scotty's Sensational Strategies 4 Success
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Scotty's Sensational Strategies 4 Success
by gloria- Sat 11 Apr 2009, 8:16 am
Scotty's Sensational Strategies 4 Success
are designed to pinpoint many of the common problems in teenagers' writing and help to remove them from your writing.
This will help to improve your writing.
1: there/their/they're:
There: a place, a point.
Example: There it is!
Their: a person/people.
Example: Their love of history was obvious.
They're: they are.
Example: They're going to have a great weekend.
2: use of the apostrophe:
a] to show ownership.
Example: It was Jack's story and someone ripped it off!
b] to make a contraction.
Example: Tom isn't a technical genius.
c]plural ownership.
Example: The improper grammar of the story hurt the readers' eyes.
3: affect/effect:
Affect (verb): to act on or move.
Example: Being nice to the story editors will affect whether or not your story is removed from the boards.
Effect (noun): the result/consequence.
Example: The effect of being rude to story editors is the removal of your story and loss of readers.
4: proper nouns/common nouns:
Proper nouns: names of places, people, and the word 'I.'
Example: Kad and I are discussing my trip to Croatia.
Common nouns: names of objects.
Example: the small black box was playing music at Kad.
5: your/you're:
Your: shows possession.
Example: Your bike was stolen.
You're: you are.
Example: Your bike was stolen and you're at fault for leaving it unlocked.
6:overuse of exclamation marks, question marks, capitalization, etc:
1-3 exclamation/question marks is all you need.
Example: You found what?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Use BBcode instead of excessive capitalization.
Example: "Come back!I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This includes use of pauses; use either a dash ( - ), a comma ( , ), or ellipses ( ... ) and no more.
Example: I fell off a cliff - and into a deep, dark hole...................
7: its/it's:
Its: possessive form of 'it.'
Example: The dress and its sash were made of different materials.
It's: it is.
Example: It's a brand new day!
8: British spellings/American spellings (BOTH ARE CORRECT):
British spellings: u's, ue's, s's, etc.
Example: It's an honour to be able to realise my dream of editing your dialogue, Ernest Hemingway!
American spellings: no u's, no ue's, z's, etc.
Example: It's an honor to be able to realize my dream of editing your dialog, Ernest Hemingway!
9: a lot/allot:
A lot: multiple of an item.
Example: A lot of teenagers spell a lot as alot.
Allot: to give out a specific number to each party.
Example: The teacher allotted three candies to each student.
10: then/than:
Then: shows a specific time.
Example: We went swimming, then we ate hamburgers in the car.
Than: comparison.
Example: The water in Hawaii is warmer than the water in the Arctic.
11: here/hear:
Here: a place.
Example: The person speaking is over here.
Hear: how you listen to things.
Example: I hear Jack's got a cute boyfriend.
12: colon/semi-colon:
Colon ( : ): used to list or to separate an explanation or rule from an independent clause.
Example: The use of these punctuation marks often confuses students: comma, semicolon, colon, hyphen, and dash.
Semi-colon ( ; ): used to connect two sentences with similar subjects.
Example: The wiki article proclaimed Dru's connection to the Decaydance artists; the article was edited and locked.
13: two/to/too:
Two: a number, coming after one and before three.
Example: My two friends and I went shopping this weekend.
To: a preposition used to connect subject-less sentences.
Example: We needed large bags to hold all of our purchases.
Too: a synonym for 'also.'
Example: After we hit the mall, we went to the movies, too.
14: allowed/aloud:
Allowed: adjective meaning permitted.
Example: You are not allowed to swear at site staff members.
Aloud: adverb meaning spoken verbally.
Example: You can barely think these things, let alone say them aloud.
15: forth/fourth:
Forth: in the family of fore, meaning to go ahead.
Example: Go forth and be merry!
Fourth: in the family of four, as in the number.
Example: The fourth page of the book was rather disturbing.
16: except/accept:
Except: with the exclusion of; excluding.
Example: We were all there except for Bobby.
Accept: to take or receive; receive with approval or favour.
Example: Bobby had to go accept an award instead.
are designed to pinpoint many of the common problems in teenagers' writing and help to remove them from your writing.
This will help to improve your writing.
1: there/their/they're:
There: a place, a point.
Example: There it is!
Their: a person/people.
Example: Their love of history was obvious.
They're: they are.
Example: They're going to have a great weekend.
2: use of the apostrophe:
a] to show ownership.
Example: It was Jack's story and someone ripped it off!
b] to make a contraction.
Example: Tom isn't a technical genius.
c]plural ownership.
Example: The improper grammar of the story hurt the readers' eyes.
3: affect/effect:
Affect (verb): to act on or move.
Example: Being nice to the story editors will affect whether or not your story is removed from the boards.
Effect (noun): the result/consequence.
Example: The effect of being rude to story editors is the removal of your story and loss of readers.
4: proper nouns/common nouns:
Proper nouns: names of places, people, and the word 'I.'
Example: Kad and I are discussing my trip to Croatia.
Common nouns: names of objects.
Example: the small black box was playing music at Kad.
5: your/you're:
Your: shows possession.
Example: Your bike was stolen.
You're: you are.
Example: Your bike was stolen and you're at fault for leaving it unlocked.
6:overuse of exclamation marks, question marks, capitalization, etc:
1-3 exclamation/question marks is all you need.
Example: You found what?!
Use BBcode instead of excessive capitalization.
Example: "Come back!
This includes use of pauses; use either a dash ( - ), a comma ( , ), or ellipses ( ... ) and no more.
Example: I fell off a cliff - and into a deep, dark hole...
7: its/it's:
Its: possessive form of 'it.'
Example: The dress and its sash were made of different materials.
It's: it is.
Example: It's a brand new day!
8: British spellings/American spellings (BOTH ARE CORRECT):
British spellings: u's, ue's, s's, etc.
Example: It's an honour to be able to realise my dream of editing your dialogue, Ernest Hemingway!
American spellings: no u's, no ue's, z's, etc.
Example: It's an honor to be able to realize my dream of editing your dialog, Ernest Hemingway!
9: a lot/allot:
A lot: multiple of an item.
Example: A lot of teenagers spell a lot as alot.
Allot: to give out a specific number to each party.
Example: The teacher allotted three candies to each student.
10: then/than:
Then: shows a specific time.
Example: We went swimming, then we ate hamburgers in the car.
Than: comparison.
Example: The water in Hawaii is warmer than the water in the Arctic.
11: here/hear:
Here: a place.
Example: The person speaking is over here.
Hear: how you listen to things.
Example: I hear Jack's got a cute boyfriend.
12: colon/semi-colon:
Colon ( : ): used to list or to separate an explanation or rule from an independent clause.
Example: The use of these punctuation marks often confuses students: comma, semicolon, colon, hyphen, and dash.
Semi-colon ( ; ): used to connect two sentences with similar subjects.
Example: The wiki article proclaimed Dru's connection to the Decaydance artists; the article was edited and locked.
13: two/to/too:
Two: a number, coming after one and before three.
Example: My two friends and I went shopping this weekend.
To: a preposition used to connect subject-less sentences.
Example: We needed large bags to hold all of our purchases.
Too: a synonym for 'also.'
Example: After we hit the mall, we went to the movies, too.
14: allowed/aloud:
Allowed: adjective meaning permitted.
Example: You are not allowed to swear at site staff members.
Aloud: adverb meaning spoken verbally.
Example: You can barely think these things, let alone say them aloud.
15: forth/fourth:
Forth: in the family of fore, meaning to go ahead.
Example: Go forth and be merry!
Fourth: in the family of four, as in the number.
Example: The fourth page of the book was rather disturbing.
16: except/accept:
Except: with the exclusion of; excluding.
Example: We were all there except for Bobby.
Accept: to take or receive; receive with approval or favour.
Example: Bobby had to go accept an award instead.
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Re: Scotty's Sensational Strategies 4 Success
by Laceration Adrisole. Sun 10 May 2009, 1:51 pm
Affect (verb): to act on or move.
Example: Being nice to the story editors will affect whether or not your story is removed from the boards.
Effect (noun): the result/consequence.
Example: The effect of being rude to story editors is the removal of your story and loss of readers.
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That one was a big confusion
I always get it wrong Thank you 
Example: Being nice to the story editors will affect whether or not your story is removed from the boards.
Effect (noun): the result/consequence.
Example: The effect of being rude to story editors is the removal of your story and loss of readers.
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That one was a big confusion
I always get it wrong Thank you 
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