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Petit, Angela – English Journal, 2003
Presents an example illustrating how teachers can create reading and writing activities that emphasize how words work through grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and usage. Describes a workshop that highlights a single punctuation mark: the semicolon. Notes that the semicolon defies rigid rules for use and is therefore ideally suited for instruction…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Usage

Vogel, Susan A.; Konrad, Dee – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
The article identifies specific problems in writing experienced by students with learning disabilities and offers remedial strategies. Considered are problems in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. An example of a case study to identify errors in writing mechanics is also offered. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods, Grammar

Ober, Scot – Journal of Education for Business, 1988
The author identified grammar and punctuation software suitable for secondary or postsecondary business students. Three programs--(1) Agreement of Subject and Verb, (2) Punctuation Review, and (3) English Achievement I--were field tested in a classroom setting. Student impressions of the programs are reported. (CH)
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Grammar

Merrifield, Doris Fulda – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1991
Offers sufficient responses to 60 of the most frequently made errors in German grammar, plus 13 punctuation rules, and proposes that the instructor hand out this list to the students and henceforth "tag" language errors by the corresponding number, then have the student correct them and resubmit the assignment for a better grade. (GLR)
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Error Correction, Error Patterns, German

Seamon, Marc – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2001
Surveys 100 journalism schools investigating: (1) whether journalism schools treat spelling, punctuation, grammar, and AP style as important factors in improving the state of journalism; (2) how journalism schools are teaching and assessing spelling, punctuation, grammar, and AP style; and (3) whether journalism schools are using entrance or exit…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Editing, Grammar, Higher Education
Fischer, Ann; Northey, Margot – 1993
Helping business students to communicate better, this book addresses approaches and techniques for planning messages and selecting media, discusses a broad range of business writing situations, and covers key situations most managers would face on the job. Exercises in the book were written at two levels of difficulty (those applying basic…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Grammar, Higher Education
Baker, Michael; And Others – 1994
The 33 activities in this book reinforce the rules of written English by providing students with practice in editing a variety of formats. The activities help students develop a basic understanding of the rules of grammar and mechanics (generally taught in grades 4-5) in context and exercise their critical thinking abilities by identifying content…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Editing, Grade 4, Grade 5
Dawkins, John – 1991
Many of the best nonfiction writers violate punctuation rules frequently enough to indicate that the rules neither tell very well what to do nor inform very accurately about what is done. An examination of 18 prominent authors' use of the entire hierarchy of punctuation marks shows disagreement and inconsistency among the writers concerning…
Descriptors: Authors, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar
Rodgers, Molly; Zimmer, Linda M. – 1990
Intended for use by students at any level above grade 4, this practice book sharpens students' knowledge of basic grammar skills. The book emphasizes combining and expanding sentences as well as checking written sentences for correct use of various parts of speech. The book includes a section on capitalization and punctuation. The book is…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Editing, Elementary Education, English
Rodgers, Molly; Zimmer, Linda M. – 1990
Intended for use by students at any level above grade 5, this practice book helps students master fundamental grammar concepts and avoid grammar errors commonly made in speaking and writing. The book emphasizes correct sentence structure and clarity of expression. The book includes editing and proofreading exercises and a section on capitalization…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Editing, Elementary Education, English
Smith, Helen C. – 1987
The "Write a Sentence Test" was developed for use in the evaluation of student writing abilities in association with a project in Memphis, Tennessee. This paper discusses ways of administering and scoring the test, decisions concerning modification of the test, and experiences when the test was administered to sample subjects. All forms…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), English Instruction, Grammar, Punctuation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1983
The chief aim of this style manual is to promote clarity and consistency in writing for publication. The chapters are intended to help writers understand the publication process that begins with a need to communicate with a particular audience and ends with the distribution of the finished product. The first chapter on planning and producing a…
Descriptors: Business English, Grammar, Language Styles, Language Usage
Air Univ., Gunter AFS, Ala. Extension Course Inst. – 1984
One of six related documents, making up a U.S. Air Force correspondence course, this publication deals with effective writing and emphasizes the sentence as the basic unit of written communication. Part one focuses on internal sentence punctuation and covers the use of the comma, semicolon, colon, period, capital, abbreviations, and numbers. Part…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Extension Education, Grammar, Paragraph Composition
Stock, Rita – 1980
A study was conducted to ascertain if the teaching of sentence building by means of specific sentence patterns would result in an increased use of these sentence patterns in the written compositions of second grade children. Writing samples were obtained from a group of second grade children both before and after the treatment and were analyzed…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Experimental Teaching, Grade 2, Grammar

Limaye, Mohan A. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1981
Describes a module used to teach ESL students to distinguish phrases from clauses and sentences from nonsentences or fragments, thus enabling them to edit the errors of punctuation out of their writing. A chart of four grammatical units in a hierarchy (single words, groups of words, clauses, and sentences) is included. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Adults, English (Second Language), Grammar, Learning Modules