tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816513164777678855.post1700857734818787168..comments2012-10-23T09:54:19.890-07:00Comments on In The Slammer With Grammar: Still LearningKellen Middletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08392215755687031673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816513164777678855.post-41514540008133027752012-09-24T17:15:05.338-07:002012-09-24T17:15:05.338-07:00okay to settle the debate: an AAAWWUUBBIS can occu...okay to settle the debate: an AAAWWUUBBIS can occur anywhere, including in the middle of a sentence, if it's set off from the rest, like I just did with this sentence I'm writing right now. I've encouraging the class to use them at the opening position largely for the sake of creating a new rhythm. Remind me to talk more about this in class.<br /><br />Just a few sentences I wanted to point out to you, Kellen, with different punctuation.<br />He did not want to talk, NOR sit anywhere near us because of our awkward introductions. = no comma before this FANBOYS in this instance because it's not joining two sentences; it's just compounding the verbs: TALK and SIT.<br /><br />G said that Spanish was harder than he thought, “You think?” I said sarcastically. == comma splice.<br /><br /> “Oh gosh Stew, they are the worst,” he said == STEW is a direct address, right? so comma after the interjection OH GOSH, and then a comma after STEW (which is what you have). STEW is a kind of interruptor here.<br /><br />The two phrases do not have parallel structure, thus they create a faulty parallelism. ==Uh-oh: THUS isn't a FANBOYS<br /><br />Thanks for reading though! ==uh-oh. remember the thingie about THOUGH? needs a comma. It's an interruptor here, not a subordinating conjunction.<br /><br />Great fun, Kellen! Looks like you have everybody reading your blog!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257940218680612340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816513164777678855.post-73020706773943433162012-09-24T11:23:52.009-07:002012-09-24T11:23:52.009-07:00So, this was my first time reading your blog and I...So, this was my first time reading your blog and I must say I am very impressed. I absolutely love how you made this into a story that you continue on each week. Very creative. You incorporated everything we went over last week perfectly into this blog to where I felt as if I was even learning something from it. And, I believe you are right about the AAAWWUBBIS sentence in your comment...or at least I think you did them correctly in your blog. I don't think there always needs to be a comma after the AAAWWUBBIS, I just think it depends on the structure of the sentence. Overall, great blog. I enjoyed reading it. alyssajomorenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892170740369939156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816513164777678855.post-39005049071074170822012-09-24T10:40:20.619-07:002012-09-24T10:40:20.619-07:00I believe Kellen is right that the AAAWWUBBIS term...I believe Kellen is right that the AAAWWUBBIS term goes first in order to create a complex sentence. However, Rebecca's sentence seems to be just fine so I will be interested to see what Barbara says about these terms and whether they have to come at the beginning of the sentence or not. This is a very creative way to do your blog Kellen, I may just have to use this same kind of idea. Telling a story along with the blog allows you to write more, but you can still incorporate the weekly pattern. I never knew inmates were so interested in grammar, and complex grammar at that. Your background almost looks like a psychiatric prison, so I like to think that grammar has made these men go insane and they are to spend the rest of their days discussing and pondering grammar, never to fully understand its complexities and going crazier and crazier each day. Very good blog and I look forward to what we will discuss tomorrow in class. taylor_armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594184837821647859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816513164777678855.post-37118724511848274322012-09-23T21:50:39.036-07:002012-09-23T21:50:39.036-07:00Writing a story around what we do in class is a lo...Writing a story around what we do in class is a lot more fun! According to the research I have done online, the way you do a complex sentence using AAAWWUBBIS is: AAAWWUBBIS + Comma + Simple Sentence = Complex Sentence<br />So for your sentence it should go, "Although I like cats, I like dogs as well." Hopefully Barbara can clue us in here a little more on the specifications in her reply. Thanks for reading though!Kellen Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392215755687031673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816513164777678855.post-81287952884117766612012-09-23T21:15:04.278-07:002012-09-23T21:15:04.278-07:00Poor G! Learning Spanish is a really hard task to ...Poor G! Learning Spanish is a really hard task to accomplish. His lessons are proving useful to Stew; he is definitely having his horizons broadened.<br /><br />I counted out all the FANBOYS conjunction words and also the AAAWWWUBBIS phrases; however, I thought they went after the comma. As in, "I like cats, although I like dogs as well." I could be wrong but that was my understanding of the AAAWWUBBIS phrases.<br /><br />Overall great blog. As you can see I really enjoy reading this one! Rebecca Schmiemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03357370279996902192noreply@blogger.com