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Allen, Virginia – Composition Studies/Freshman English News, 1997
Suggests that part of the problem with instruction in mechanics has to do with the intuitively unappealing nature of most of the "rules" that have remained unchanged for a century. Discusses problems with current rules on the use of the apostrophe. Presents a one-page reproducible handout that summarizes a technique to teach usage of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
Bowers, Bradley R. – 1994
In her much-quoted statement of principles "A Room of One's Own," Virginia Woolf wishes for "a woman's sentence." In that essay, she doubts that a woman can use the same sentence as a man to write literature, because "the weight, the pace, the stride of a man's mind are too unlike her own for her to lift anything…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Females, Feminism, Higher Education
Smith, Carl B. – 1991
Written for children who are in the first four years of school, this handbook provides review and additional practice in language, grammar, and punctuation for students who may need such study. Younger children may need parental help in using the handbook, while older children may be able to read and understand the material for themselves.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grammar, Language Usage, Learning Activities
Miller, Bobby Ray, Comp. – 1977
This is the first cover-to-cover revision of the basic stylebook adopted in 1960 by United Press International and The Associated Press. Its primary purpose is to provide a set of consistent guidelines, reflecting current word usage, for newspaper editors handling wire-service copy and for others who follow the same style. The main entries, which…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Editing, Guides, Language Styles
Bowers, Thomas A.; And Others – 1975
With increasing enrollments in journalism, many journalism instructors contend that problems of spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuation are particularly acute. Some of the questions raised at recent gatherings include: Are formal rules of English grammar dying? Is proper punctuation mere pedantry? What can journalism schools do about grammar and…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Journalism
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Haviland, Carol Peterson; Steen, Sara Jayne – English Journal, 1984
Examines four common student misconceptions in grammar and punctuation, suggests the reasons for these misconceptions, and argues that teachers need to help students develop a thorough understanding of the English language system. (MM)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Grammar
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Stewart, Jane – Business Education Forum, 1981
In a study of advanced shorthand students, the following were the most frequent transcription errors: punctuation errors, substitutions, spelling or English usage errors, poor corrections, omission in notes, and incorrectly written figures. Constant reviewing, testing, and drills in these areas were recommended. (CT)
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Business Education, Error Patterns, Grammar
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Houston, Don – English Quarterly, 1979
Tells how one teacher provides English instruction by simulating an atmosphere of medical internships and consultation. Notes the benefits of such a classroom game. (RL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, English Instruction, Grammar
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McCaig, Roger A. – Language Arts, 1977
A comparative study of students' scores in mechanics and usage on standardized tests and ratings of actual writing samples. (DD)
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Educational Research, Elementary Education, English
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Baron, Naomi S. – Language Sciences, 2001
Argues that the history of punctuation in the English-speaking world offers tangible evidence for the evolving interplay between speech and writing. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Language Usage, Latin
Research and Education Association, Piscataway, NJ. – 1992
Using straightforward, easy-to-understand language, this handbook of English provides hundreds of examples to illustrate in specific detail what is proper in all areas of English grammar, style, and writing. The handbook provides learning exercises at the end of every chapter for a thorough review of the concepts covered in the chapter. The first…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English, Grammar, Higher Education
Perkins, Kyle; Duncan, Ann – 1988
An item discriminability study of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Language Skills tests identified test items that are robust discriminators, psychometrically capable of separating low scorers from higher scorers in the language tests battery. The analysis was conducted by calculating a point-biserial correlation for each item on the four language…
Descriptors: Correlation, Item Analysis, Language Skills, Language Tests
Whalen, Thomas H. – Res Teach Engl, 1969
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), English Instruction, Grammar, Language Instruction
Gibson, Walker – 1978
Readers are "dumb" because they are not privy to the mind and intentions of the writer; and the failure of the unsuccessful writer is a failure to forecast what it is going to be like to be a dumb reader of the document. Sample sentences from students' writing illustrate the following types of writing problems, which force the reader to examine…
Descriptors: Audiences, Cognitive Processes, Communication Problems, Higher Education
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Pons-Ridler, Suzanne – French Review, 1987
Recent changes in French grammatical and spelling conventions not generally known in North America are outlined, including instances of gender and number agreement, plurals of hyphenated words, articles, numerical adjectives, indefinites, verb forms, and accent marks. (MSE)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, French, Grammar, Grammatical Acceptability
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