Grammar Freaks

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   peanutgallery007
   peanutgallery007 · Jun 17, 2009

   ~Spelling
   
   Okay, spelling is tough. Well, for some people at least. We want to know how you do on spelling! Are you awesome at it? Do you know how to spell definitely, defiately, defenitly, definitly? Which one is it, mwahaha?
   
   Tell us how you are at spelling!
   
   ~Punctuation
   
   Correct punctuation is even tougher. Again, for some people. Do you know the difference between a comma splice and a run- on sentence? What are your punctuation problems?
   
   
   
   Okay, you're probably wondering why we're asking this. It's because we're working out some stuff to help improve these things, (spelling and punctuation), and we wanna know where you're at in the whole situation. We need to know, should these thing be in lessons requested by certain people, or just for everyone and post it on the group? Because I find that in a one- on- one environment, I learn better, but that's just me.
   
   SO! Tell us anything you wanna say about this stuff! (I'm using stuff because I don't feel like repeating everything, hehe).
   
   ~April
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   Dreamwalker
   Dreamwalker · Jun 18, 2009

   It's really all about practice. Grammar and puntuation are, like life, something you must build up and conquer. I find it is easiest to do so by reading and practicing on your own. That way it will stay in you mind much longer then not.
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   Chloe(:
   Chloe(: · Jun 19, 2009

   Spelling has always been easy for me, and punctuation...okay. I know the basics, but embarrassingly I don't know what a comma splice or run-on sentence is.
   0.o
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   Aet Lindling
   Aet Lindling · Jun 22, 2009

   A run-on sentence is a sentence that just keeps on going on and on and all that and it'll just keep going and it usually uses the word and a lot and it's a sentence that could be split up into smaller sentences and be a lot better but it's not and it just keeps running on and that's why it's called a run-on sentence, and they're really annoying, don't you agree?
   
   A comma splice is when a comma connects two statements. Like "It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark."
   
   Note that it's only when they are two statements, so only if it would sound right to say "It is nearly half past five. We cannot reach town before dark."
   
   "As it is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark." is not a comma splice, because it works and saying "As it is nearly half past five. We cannot reach town before dark." is obviously incorrect.
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   Chloe(:
   Chloe(: · Jun 22, 2009

   Thanks!

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