All ten DOL Sentences are due at the end of each week. This assignment is a test grade. _______________________________ DOL Tests are scored: 1 error = B (85%) 2 errors = C (75%) 3 errors = D (65%) 4 or more errors = F (59%) _______________________________ Guidelines for DOL Week 24: This Week's Spelling Rule: Base word changes wondrous (2), curiosity (3), clarity (6), desperate (7), apparent (9), explanation (EQ)
Capitalization: First words: in sentences (5, 8, 10) First words: in quotations(EQ) Punctuation: End marks: with declaratives (5, 8, 10) Periods: with abbreviated titles (EQ) Commas: for items in a series (4,5,7); with coordinating conjunctions (1) Apostrophes: with possessives (1) Quotation marks: with direct quotations (EQ) Hyphens: with divided numbers (10) Semicolons: in compound sentences (6,9) Grammar: Pronoun case: of subjects (4, 8, EQ) Pronouns: possessives vs. contractions (3, 9) Run-on sentences: (5, 6, 8, 10) Agreement: of subjects and verbs (1, 7, 9); with compound subjects (5) with intervening prepositional phrases (2) Comparison: superlative degree (EQ); double comparison (6); irregular comparison (9) Articles: the vs. a vs. an (2) Commonly confused words: to, two, too (4,8)