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Lesson 24 A Profitable Platform Grammar The comparative form of adjectives and adverbs is used when comparing two items, two groups, or one item with a group. Example: Mary is taller than Ellen. Joe is faster than the rest of the team. Grammar The present participle (verb) is used with a form of the verb be in the progressive tense. The form of be determines whether the sentence is present or past progressive. Example: The boy is (present tense) flying a kite. The boy was (past tense) flying a kite. Punctuation Use a comma to separate an introductory word or interjection from the rest of the sentence. Example: Yes, I have heard of that TV show. Hey, did you see that comet? Well, I guess that’s true. Content Study the illustration and caption to locate any discrepancies with the text. Some content errors will be simple differences between the illustration/caption and text. Some errors will require you to analyze information from the caption/illustration in order to correct the paragraph. Usage Unnecessary words should be deleted. Some words are excessive or repetitive and should be deleted. (Ex: The thing is is the people are hungry.) Use only one negative word to state a negative idea. (Ex: We don’t have no bananas.) The words hardly and scarcely are also considered negative words and should not be used with other negatives. (Ex: We have hardly no bananas.) Grammar The past participle is used with a form of be in passive voice. In passive voice, the subject of the sentence is being acted upon rather than acting. Example: A kite was flown by the boy. Usage A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number, gender, and person. The antecedent is the noun or noun phrase to which the pronoun refers. Be especially careful to make a possessive pronoun agree with its antecedent. Examples: The kittens chased the mouse. They chased the mouse. An artist is admired for her skill with a brush. Grammar A possessive pronoun may be used before a noun ( my bike), or a possessive pronoun may stand alone (the bike is mine). Unlike most nouns, possessive pronouns do not use an apostrophe to form the possessive. Grammar Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs tell when, where, how often, how much, to what extent. Regular adverbs are formed by adding –ly to an adjective. Not all adverbs end in –ly. Not all words ending in –ly are adverbs. Grammar A helping verb (also called auxiliary verb) is part of a verb phrase. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and a helping verb. Future tense, perfect tense, progressive form, and passive voice are all created using helping verbs. Common helping verbs include: be, can, could, do, have, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would. Punctuation Use a comma after the closing of a letter . This is true for both business and friendly letter formats. Example: Sincerely, With best wishes, Love,