Please proofread

[Jess P]

I am in an "A" English class which is the highest level you can have as a sophomore. I switched up from "B" last year because I got all A's in my last year's English class. Well this year I am doing not the best I think I can. The teacher is very strict, no partial credit on the grammar work, I have only received one A on a paper, the rest were B's, and I have gotten some not so great marks on a couple quizzes. Everyone I know who had her says she is the hardest teacher they have had, and thankfully I have a new teacher for next semester.

Anyways, I was wondering if you can check my sentences I am working on out of the book just so I can make sure they are right. We are working on semicolons and colons. I would ask my mom, but she isn't the best with this stuff.

1. American Indians inhabited North America long before any Europeans; however, many Native Americans weren’t recognized as citizens of the United States until 1924.

2. The planning committee meeting is scheduled for 3:15 this afternoon; please don’t be late.

3. The following committees will report at that time: budget, membership, awards, and programs.

4. Every morning after I get up, I read a Bible verse; this morning I read John 14:27.

5. We left some food out for the stray dog; it looked so forlorn huddled in the doorway.

6. 6.Our modern literature class has read these poems “Incident,” by Countee Cullen; “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” by T. S. Eliot; and “Ars Poetica,” by Archibald MacLeish.

7. When she transferred to Barton Academy, Millie joined several clubs, helped in planning the Spring Carnival, and worked at a food bank for the needy; nevertheless, it took her months to make some new friends.

9. Conrad Aiken was a correspondent for The New Yorker and also wrote essays and short stories; he is best known, however, for his narrative and philosophical poetry.

10. The Bering Strait links the Arctic Ocean with the Bering Sea; both the strait and the sea are named for Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer of the eighteenth century.

Thank you!

 

[tuffsmom]

Now, mind you that it has been YEARS since I have had a grammar class, but in sentence 9, is there supposed to be a comma after New Yorker? Other than that, it looks great to me, nothing jumped out at me at all.

I miss schoolwork!!

 

[Jess P]

Oh, The New Yorker should be in italics (It didn't show up on here).

I am not sure about the comma, I think it only needs colons and semicolons added. I will see what everyone else says.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

forget it I am too tired to do this, sorry!!!

 

[Jess P]

Oh, Jane, let me clarify. These are sentences from a book. It is a chapter review that I have to add the marks. I didn't write the sentences.

Sorry about not mentioning that!

 

[Farmhand]

I ran it through the Word spelling and grammer checker. It says the ; after Bering Sea; you should reconsider. Other then that, some of the names were not in the dictonary so don't know if they are spelled correctly or not? All other grammer said was OK

Good Job

 

[Sandyboy1]

I believe that sentence number six needs a colon after "poems," because that's where the list of poems begins. Sentence 9 doesn't need a comma; it has a compound predicate with one subject.

Thank you for wanting to do a fine job on your homework! Please let us know how you do on this assignment. It appears that your teacher has very high expectations, and I admire you a great deal for enrolling in this more difficult class.

Not-so-old, happily retired third grade teacher, still sincerely appreciating good written communication,

Pam

 

[Jess P]

Thank you guys, I wasn't sure about #6 either. Here is another (I have to do fifty of these...)

22. At his retirement dinner, Mr. Gonzalo had this to say: “It was a long and rewarding career, but I’m glad it’s over.”

Is the colon in the right place? The book doesn't really describe this rule.

I have to write and correct 50 of these sentences, two points each, and no patrial credit. This has to be the most stressful class ever. I am a bit of a perfectionist. This year I promised myself all A's but I found I have a B in English and Geometry and this is making me try harder. Geometry is hard though, because you think you are doing it right and one mistake makes you get it wrong.

 

[Farmhand]

Microsoft Word says it's OK

You can get a copy of Word, "Student and Teacher" edition fairly cheap.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/h...uy/student.mspx

 

[wade3504]

I did the same thing you did as far as changing levels in language when I was in high school, and I didn't do so well either. So, I was told that an "A" in on level classes always looks better on transcripts than a "C" in above level. Just something you might want to consider. I went back to on level and kept getting A's.

Amanda

 

[Kim]

In terms of colons and semi-colons, there is only one mistake in your first list of sentences:

In sentence # 6, there should be a colon after the word, 'poems' because after that word a list begins.

There are some places where I would remove the commas, but it is not an outright error to leave them in. It is common practice not to put a comma before the 'and' before the last item in a list of many items. For example, in sentence # 3, I would remove the comma after the word, 'awards'. I would also remove the similarly placed comma in sentence # 7.

 

[Jess P]

Thank you everyone!!!!

I got 1 wrong (number 11 which I didn't post), so I got a 98!

Thank you for your help!