1. STAAR Editing Review
Week 3

2. Appositives
Appositives are nouns or noun phrases that rename the noun that comes immediately before them.
Example: Mrs. Shelton, a seventh grade ELA teacher, is the bomb.
Do we use commas with appositives?
We can use commas with unnecessary appositives. I.E. If the noun phrase can be removed and the sentence still makes sense, you can surround it with commas.
Example: My dad Doug is an author.

3. Quotations Put quotation marks around spoken words.
Make sure that you capitalize the first letter of the quote.
Example: “Appositives, a noun or noun phrase, sometimes need commas,” said Mrs. Shaddox.
Example: Mrs. Smith said, “Can we meet tomorrow?”

4. Participle Phrase
A participle phrase is a phrase that begins with a verb ending in –ing or –ed.
If the participle phrase begins the sentence, you need a comma.
Example: Clogged with dog hair, the water slowly drained down the pipe.
Example: Walking on the beach, I collected seashells.

5. Review
To receive credit for completing this Homework Assignment, you MUST follow the link below and complete the quiz.
Editing Quiz Day 8

6. Homophones There will be questions on your test about homophones.
Homophones are words that sound alike but mean different things.
Example: allowed vs. aloud
If you aren’t sure which one is correct, use a dictionary to look it up.

7. Has vs. Have
Use “has” when writing in third person singular (he, she, it, Mrs. Jones, etc.).
Use “have” when writing in first person, second person, and third person plural (I, you, we, they, Tomas and Martha)
Example: Roger has a mentor. I have no mentor.

8. Your vs. You’re Your shows possession.
Example: Your book is on the floor.
You’re is a contraction replacing you are.
Example: “You’re learning editing rules.”

9. Review
To receive credit for completing this Homework Assignment, you MUST follow the link below and complete the quiz.
Editing Quiz Day 9

10. I vs. Me I is the subject of a sentence. Example: I am amazing.
Me is the object of a sentence.
Example: He told me to stop.

11. Good vs. Well Good is used as an adjective.
Example: You did a good job!
Well is used as an adverb.
Example: I don’t feel well.

12. There vs. Their There refers to location.
Example: My classroom is over there.
Their refers to someone’s things or is showing possession.
Example: Their essays are awesome.

13. Review
To receive credit for completing this Homework Assignment, you MUST follow the link below and complete the quiz.
Editing Quiz Day 10