2014-09-24 Evening: parallelism, writing corrections

Greg Malivuk
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No Class October 13 (Monday) - Columbus Day
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Homework: p. 171-173 (reading and questions)
(also finish your writing if you didn't already)
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https://books.google.com/ngrams/
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It has a large effect on my life. (common noun)
It affects my life a great deal. (common verb)

the USA, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands (these include a common noun in the name)

Globalization leads to many problems, such as poverty and pollution.

Globalization leads to many problems. For example, transporting products from one continent to another causes a lot of pollution, and unequal distribution of new products and technology can increase poverty in some areas.
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I like to read books.
I like watching movies.
I like sushi.

* I like to read books, watching movies, and sushi.

I like to read books and (to) watch movies.
I like reading books and watching movies.

* I like reading books, watching movies, and sushi.

I like reading books, watching movies, and eating sushi.
I like books, movies, and sushi.
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A
1 boating
2 They dig for clams.
3 in his eyes
4 painted pictures
5 sadness
6 seated in the Rolls Royce
7 strength
8 flew
9 meat pie stands
10 tired in the fall
B
1 Tom enjoys swimming and skating.
2 He was wearing a green suede jacket, a flowered shirt, and multicolored platform shoes.
3 At 16, I was wild, outspoken, and uncaring.
4 The work was difficult and dangerous.
5 ...roles: wife, mother, student, and worker.
6 I talked loudly, fought with my classmates, threw paper airplanes, and even climbed on the desks.
7 I was not allowed to go out, talk on the telephone, or have company.
  I couldn't go out, talk on the phone, or have company.
  no going out, no talking on the phone, and no having company
8 slowly, easily, and soundlessly
9 The drums pounded, throbbed, rose, and fell.
10 Good writing must be honest, fresh, and precise.
   ...must have honesty, freshness, and precision.
11 My son wants to be either a fireman or a pilot.
   My son wants to either fight fires or fly planes.
12 The students were more interested in dating girls than in studying math.

Oxford comma / serial comma
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Optional Homework: finish the parallelism worksheet.
(On Monday we will check p. 171-173 (reading and questions))