GrammarWiki

=Welcome to GrammarWiki!=

A **//wiki//** is a collaborative online document where multiple authors contribute to the content. Your assignment is to create a section of the GrammarWiki that will teach the rest of the class about that particular grammar problem. 1298560012

My goals for this assignment are as follows:
 * To familiarize you with a technology tool, and get your ideas about how to use it better the next time
 * To provide a refresher course on the research process, including citing sources appropriately
 * To give you a chance to teach others (which has been proven to be the BEST way to learn)
 * To teach grammar, usage, and mechanics in a way that won’t bore me to death

The logistics: Choose one of the grammar/usage/mechanics topics above. (Some of you will have to partner up, but EVERY topic must be chosen.) You’ll find that your topic is not a rule in itself, but a category of rules (such as subject-verb agreement, or comma use). Begin by using the grammar texts in class to get a sense of what your topic is all about. You can supplement your understanding with web sources when we have lab time available (or on your own time). We will have two sessions in class to construct the wiki. Each section needs to include the following:
 * Detailed explanations, paraphrased as much as possible
 * Examples for each (these may be borrowed, but make sure you credit your sources)
 * Practice items for each part of the rule (two or three is fine—don’t overdo it), along with answers

PAGES:

 * 1) Sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices
 * 2) Comma infractions (particularly when used with coordinating conjunctions to join two clauses, used in a list, used to set off appositives and non-essential information, used after introductory elements) ** UNFINISHED **
 * 3) Subject-verb agreement problems ** UNFINISHED **
 * 4) Parallel structure issues
 * 5) Pronoun-antecedent agreement problems (also known as unclear pronoun reference) ** UNFINISHED **
 * 6) Quotation mark misuse (particularly with dialogue and quotations) **UNFINISHED**
 * 7) Common writing mistakes, such as homophones, commonly confused words, apostrophes **UNFINISHED**
 * 8) Misuse of more advanced punctuation marks, such as dashes, semicolons, and parentheses **UNFINISHED (not even created yet!!)**
 * 9) Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences (my example)