Journalism - Grammar practice for Sept. 1

Plurals and possessives:

Read through the rules and practice with the tutorial here:

http://www.meredith.edu/grammar/plural.htm

Practice with the game here:

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_possessives/index.html

Commas:

Read through the six comma rules at the website below; do Exercises 6 and 5 (we will talk about the other rules later).

http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/comma_placement.htm

Homework:

Write down the corrected sentences for any questions you missed in Exercise 6 and Exercise 5. If you answered every question correctly, write "all correct." Write a paragraph of at least five sentences in which you use all of the comma rules from Strunk & White pages 2-3 (handout).