Grammar Portfolio

Spring 2016
LaTionna Russell

Rank the five stages of the writing process in order of which you
find the least to most difficult and explain why:

1. Least Difficult: Publish, because it's done and all the work is done.
3. Proofreading, I can start with an outline and figure out my outlines.
4. Prewriting, it gets harder because now I have to elaborate on what
was put into my outline. Also, to make sure my grammar and sentence
structure is how it's supposed to be.
5. Most Difficult: Plan, This is the hardest because now I have to figure
out what my main points will be.

Works Cited
Atkins, Robert. Interview. LaTionna Russell. 19 November 2010.
Gruber, John. "Encyclopedia of Style." Writing Utensils 2008, 5th ed. print.
Howard, Elizabeth and Henry Goldman. Pens v. Pencils. Philadelphia: Gold House,
1989. print.

Pretend that you are

writing an essay that is
9 pages in length.
Create a complete MLA
Works Cited Page using
the following sources:

Morrow, Alexander. The Beauty of Mechanical Pencils. Denver: Westing Forge, 2011.
print.
Smith, Dr. Joshua. "The Many Uses of Pencils." 22 March 2010. articlesonline. 3
August 2012. web.
The Ink of Mystery. Dir. Bernard Howard. Perf. Kurt Sherman. Public Videos, Nov.
2009. film.

In the book, "Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the

Seventh Day," by T.d Jakes. The woman quoted, where
is my baby, I want my child. Maam were doing
everything we can to find your child, the police officer
replied. T.d Jakes design of symbolism is remarkable.
This is a great book and movie in my opinion.

Write a paragraph
using each
quotation mark
rule (there are 8
typed in green).

Write five active verbs and five

passive verbs.
Active Verbs

Passive Verbs

calculated

Was calculated

completed

Has been completed

opposed

Was opposed

described

Was not described

careful

Was careful

Restructure or rewrite five sentences that end in a

preposition. Make sure to include the original
sentence.
From where did Margaret come?
Where did Margaret come from?

I saw Susan crying at the Supermarket before.

I remember seeing Susan at the Supermarket crying before I went to work.

Where are you at?

Where are you?
Go outside and get your bike
Go get your bike from outside.
Come inside after you get your bike
After you get your bike, come inside.

Give an incorrect example of each shift rule. Then, correct the example

I wonder whether Michael

went to the baseball game or

watched it on tv?
I wonder whether my nails
are dry or not?
The employee goes to work,
goes to the computer to clock
in. Tells the manager and the
co worker she is sick.

I wonder whether Michael went to the baseball game last night,

or watched it on television.

I wonder whether my nails are dry.

The employee tells the employees she is sick while she is clocking
in for work.

Create an illustration to aid in remembering

each proofreading mark (there are 10).

Period

Insert space

Transported letters

Delete

Capitalize

lowercase

New paragraph

Misspelled words

Insert space

No italicize

Susan wants to go see the clown fish while taking her colorful rainbow
fish. A clownfish was making bubbles from its mouth. The observant
knew
that
shetaking
was watching
_______ wants to goclownfish
see the clown
fish
while
her colorful rainbow fish. A
______ was making bubbles from _______ mouth. The ______ clownfish knew that
______ was watching
1. Singular antecedent
2. Singular pronoun
3. Collective noun antecedent
4. Singular pronoun
5. Compound antecedent
6. Plural pronoun

Create a mad lib in which players have to apply each Pronoun

Reference rule and each Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement rule.

Write three sentence fragments

1. Abraham was born on the 17th of
1968.
2. The eyes are nice.
3. Those feet stink

Write three comma-splice run-ons.

Write three fuse run-ons
Sarah had nice eyes
they're blue.
Lebron James ran he won.
Sean and Catherine are
from the Bachelor they
were on Marriage
Bootcamp last season

Sarah had nice eyes. They're blue.

Lebron James ran. He won.

One of the Proclamation Declarations were read at what is now

Hampton University at the Proclamation Tree, African Americans
gathered there to listen to the decree since most of them could
not read themselves.

 Uncle Billy took me to the farm

The Bible is capitalized because it is a
Write one sentence illustrating each capitalization
rule (there are 11).

book.
The moon orbits around the sun.
The national anthem was written in 1814.
I'm reading the Post-Gazette.
I think German shepherds are cute dogs.
The president is going to veto the bill if it
is passed by the Senate.
When President Barack Obama became
president, my mom cried.
The University of Pittsburgh is located in
Oakland.
I like chicken.
The spring is almost here.