1. 1` Monday, October 6, 2014 Corrections: using the right word, numbers, comma in a nonrestrictive clause Polar bares can run about thirty-five miles per hour which is as fast as lions can run.

2. Commas in a nonrestrictive clause Rule: A non-restrictive clause is a clause which may offer more information, but doesn’t limit the subject; this might be something of interest, such as how old something is or a job a person has. A non-restrictive clause may use the word which and can be removed from the sentence without loss of understanding. Non-restrictive clauses are generally separated from the rest of the sentence by commas (while restrictive clauses are not). Example: That box of apples, which I picked this morning, can be used to make the pie. Example:

3. Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Corrections: comparative/superlative adjective, subject verb agreement, semicolon The most largest bird is the ostrich it weigh as much as 300 pounds. 3

4. Semicolon Rule: Like commas, semicolons indicate an audible pause—slightly longer than a comma's, but short of a period's full stop.(Coincidence?) * As seen in today’s bellwork, a semicolon can replace a period if the writer wishes to narrow the gap between two closely linked sentences. Example: Call me tomorrow; you can give me an answer then. We have paid our dues; we expect all the privileges listed in the contract. 4

5. Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Corrections: apostrophe, double subject, pronoun-antecedent agreement, numbers Ostriches they cant fly, but it can run as fast as forty miles per hour. 5

6. Double Subject Rule: A sentence with a double subject is ungrammatical. A double subject occurs when the subject of a sentence is immediately followed by a personal pronoun. To correct, typically the pronoun is eliminated. Example: Her ten-year-old son he was trapped in rubble. (X) Her ten-year-old son was trapped in the rubble. ( ) 6

7. Thursday, October 9, 2014 Corrections: parentheses, numbers The bee hummingbird about 2 inches long builds a nest the size of half a walnut shell. Corrections: numbers, colon or dash, end punctuation A bird called the arctic tern migrates from the North Pole to the South Pole and back again each year about twenty-two thousand miles round-trip

8. Parentheses (1 of 2) Rule: U SE PARENTHESES [ ( ) ] TO INCLUDE MATERIAL THAT YOU WANT TO DE - EMPHASIZE or that wouldn't normally fit into the flow of your text but you want to include nonetheless. If the material within parentheses appears within a sentence, do not use a capital letter or period to punctuate that material, even if the material is itself a complete sentence. (A question mark or exclamation mark, however, might be appropriate and necessary.) If the material within your parentheses is written as a separate sentence (not included within another sentence), punctuate it as if it were a separate sentence. If the material is important enough, use some other means of including it within your text—even if it means writing another sentence. Example:

9. Colon or Dash (2 of 2) Rule: Both the colon and the dash introduce a related element after the sentence, but a dash is a stronger and more informal mark than a colon. Example: Many graduate students discover that there is a dark side to academia: late nights, high stress, and a crippling addiction to caffeinated beverages. After eighty years of dreaming, the elderly man realized it was time to finally revisit the land of his youth—Ireland.

10. Friday, October 10, 2014 Journal #9 – It is said that if you wish on a star, your dreams come true. If you could make one wish on a star, what would it be? Explain your answer. Disney s AWESOME