Chapter 14 Consider Subjects I, we he, she,

Objects me, us, him, her, whom

I gave her the report. She gave me the report.

We will write the report. The report will be written by us.

Who bought the coffee? For whom did you buy this coffee? Subject- disagreement

Clear cut This department works very efficiently. These departments work very efficiently.

Expletive constructions (there is, there are) There is a serious flaw in your design. There are serious flaws in your design.

Prepositional phrases after the subject The members of this department work efficiently. The main problem facing all of the departments is the lack of funds. Either/or, neither/nor with compound subjects Either the students or the professor is to blame in this situation.

Either the student or the professors are to blame in this situation.

Either, neither, each, every as the subject (singular)

Should we eat lunch at McDonald’s or Wendy’s? Either of the two restaurants is fine with me.

Each has great food and prices. - agreement with gender Each student in the class is expected to submit his work on time. Each student in the class is expected to submit her work on time. Each student in the class is expected to submit their work on time. (“not yet widely accepted in formal writing”)

All of the students in the class are expected to submit their work on time. All of you in the class are expected to submit your work on time.

Each student in the class is expected to submit the required work on time. Double negatives We didn’t do nothing in class on Monday.

Nonstandard vocabulary Where is the meeting at? Me and Jackie will meet with the manager. We shouldn’t of missed that meeting yesterday. Appendix B

1. It is perfectly acceptable to start a sentence with And or But.

I received a poor grade on my first quiz. But I really improved on the second one.

Bryan Garner urges all of us to read everyday as a way to improve our writing. So what kinds of things should we read? 2. It is perfectly acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition.

The goal of this class is to help students improve their writing skills and provide them with an engaging environment which they can thrive in.

The goal of this class is to help students improve their writing skills and provide them with an engaging environment in which they can thrive. Does anyone know for which meeting we need those financial projections?

Does anyone know which meeting we need those financial projections for?

On which quarter are these projections based?

Which quarter are these projections based on? 3. The corresponding to the good is well.

This is a good team. This team works well together.

4. The subject of the sentence determines the number of the verb. (Slide 2)

5. Both either and neither, as subjects, take singular . (Slide 3)

6. With neither/nor and either/or in the subject position, the second element controls the number of the verb. (Slide 3) 7. A flat adverb like thus or doubtless takes no -ly ending.

Please write the report quickly. Please don’t drive too fast.

Firstly, we should check our grammar. First, we should check our grammar.

Or, if listing, use a list! We should do two things: 1. 2. 8. The words however, therefore, and otherwise cannot join independent clauses without additional punctuation.

Today we collected our data, and tomorrow we will write our report.

We collected our data today; however, we will not be able to write the report until tomorrow. 9. With a verb phrase, the adverb usually goes after the first . (forms of be/have/do, will, should, could, etc.)

I will write the report tonight.

I definitely will write the report tonight.

I will definitely write the report tonight. Which sentence use Garner’s preferred ordering?

A. We have carefully considered all of our options.

B. We carefully have considered all of our options. 10. Relative pronouns (that, which, and who) must appear alongside their antecedents.

Make sure to add the new data into the spreadsheet that I gave you yesterday.

Side note on relative pronouns: This month’s job fair is for students that are looking for summer internships.

This month’s job fair is for students who are looking for summer internships. 11. An appositive is set off by commas when it is not essential to the sentence (when it is nonrestrictive), but is not set off by commas when it is essential (restrictive).

The office on the left is all mine. The office, although quite small, is all mine. 12. Correlative conjunctions (those used in pairs) require parallel phrasing. (both . . . and, neither . . . nor, not only . . . but also)

Today we covered both grammar and punctuation.

Our class today not only covered grammar but also punctuation and language use.

Our class today covered not only grammar but also punctuation and language use.

*Tip: Focus on the placement of the verb -Place the verb “outside the first correlative ” so that it applies to both “ phrases.” Which sentence is correct?

A. On Friday, we will have either a quiz or an in-class exercise.

B. On Friday, we will either have a quiz or an in-class exercise. Extra Topics

1. Split

I am going to walk slowly to the library.

I am going to slowly walk to the library. Fix the split .

The findings of this study have caused the administration to completely change its course policies in the coming months. 2. Dangling Modifiers

As a criminal justice major, I am naturally interested in any Supreme Court rulings that involve the Fourth Amendment.

While walking up the stairs, my computer fell on the ground. Fix the dangling modifier.

After sampling a large group of accountants, they admitted to spending roughly 30% of their work time writing reports and interoffice memos. 3. Interesting singular/plurals

Data: Media:

Which is correct?

A. I want to thank my English 202D class for its hard work these past few weeks.

B. I want to thank my English 202D class for their hard work these past few weeks.