What we did in class Nov 10
Autor: carlos | Publicado: 2009-11-15T05:48:00-08:00

We had our presential meeting Nov 10.REMINDER: Next Tuesday, Nov 17   , we have another presential class.Those who have not done their CABRI essay, please do it.What you did last time on the text of the KS was returned to you with my comments.Then we had a look at the use of Hyphens.PLEASE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING VIDEO (even those who came to class ):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5SEKvGmNcEThis is extra-material:Hyphens in compound modifiers Powerpoint: online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/Phys496/Spring08/Lectures/Dashes_Spr08.pptAnd this is what we examined in class:You can open up compound words (coffee mug), hyphenate them (donut-hole-eating), or close them up (coffeepot).// Although there are some strict rules governing when to open, when to hyphenate, and when to close, in many cases there is room for debate. Moreover, the rules that do exist are changing all the time. Often, words that are hyphenated or opened up will, over time, become closed up and accepted as one word (e-mail becomes email, for instance). Feelings on these compound matters run high, so be ready to defend the positions you choose.DESCRIBING NOUNSHyphens, which look like miniature dashes, have great powers of clarification. UNCLEAR: Pete plans to attend the oversize truck convention.Is the convention oversized, or are the trucks oversized?CLEAR: Pete plans to attend the oversize-truck convention.Use hyphens in compound modifiers that come before nouns.UNCLEAR: All right thinking parents worry about their kids’ safety.CLEAR: All right-thinking parents worry about their kids’ safety.Use hyphens when a few phrases modify one noun.UNCLEAR: Rufus is a classic wine drinking, NPR listening, theater going Upper West Sider.CLEAR: Rufus is a classic wine-drinking, NPR-listening, theater-going Upper West Sider.Note that it’s almost always correct to hyphenate before a noun and open up after a verb.• The up-to-date gossip magazine thrilled Angel.• The magazine, which was always up to date, thrilled Angel.An easy way to remember when to use hyphens in age-related terms: if the word is year, hyphenate. If the word is years, do not. So you’d say The two-year-old kid wailed, but The kid, who is two years old, wants some ice cream.ETHNICITY AND NATIONALITYAs nouns, compound ethnicities and nationalities may either be hyphenated (African-American, Japanese-American) or not hyphenated (African American, Japanese American). Whichever you choose, be sure to be consistent.• Keith Gessen, a first-generation Russian American, has spent time in Moscow.• In the 1920s and 30s, many African-Americans moved to the Northeast.However, do hyphenate adjective forms that come before nouns.• The Italian-American community soon embraced Tony Micelli as one of their own.A diferença fundamental entre eles é o âmbito em que aparecem. O hífen está restrito ao âmbito do vocábulo; serve para separar sílabas ou unir os elementos que formam um vocábulo composto. O travessão é um sinal de pontuação da frase, com vários empregos importantes que serão examinados oportunamente em artigo sobre a pontuação. Uma de suas funções é ligar o ponto inicial e o ponto final de um trajeto ou de um período de tempo: a ponte Rio—Niterói, no triênio 1971—1974, e assim por diante.Agora, se quiseres precisão milimétrica, deves ler os livros de editoração em Inglês. Ali, eles distinguem entre o m-dash, o mm-dash e o mmm-dash — velha denominação tipográfica que se refere a um "tracinho" da largura de uma, duas ou três letras M, cada um com seu emprego distintohttp://www.sualingua.com.br/06/06_hifen_ou_travessao.htmAt the end of the class we did the following exercises and they were handed in: Use hyphens to re-write these more succinctly:   1. a boy with fair hair = a fair-haired boy 2. a girl who is twelve years old = 3. a flight that takes eight hours = 4. a course that lasts three days = 5. a man who looks suspicious = 6. eyes that look sad =Write the words in the box that should be italicized or underlined. Place an N in the box if no words should be italicized.     1. Oliver Twist is a book about a poor orphan boy.      2. Poor Richard's Almanac is the magazine that Benjamin Franklin wrote.      3. The painting called Water Lilies is a famous impressionist painting.      4. My uncle always reads the New York Times when he eats breakfast.       5. The members of our literature club memorized the poem called If.        6. The last issue of Architectural Digest has an interesting article on solar homes.       7. The sculpture in front of the downtown library is called Fly by Night.        8. The Pledge of Allegiance was first published in a magazine called the Youth's Companion.        9. The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.       10. For homework I had to read the chapter called George Washington's Childhood.      Place a C in the box if the hyphen is used correctly. Place a I in the box if it is used incorrectly.11.  Our camping party took an adventurous hike a-   long the bank of the Mississippi      12.  On Saturday we will be expecting a bus load of child-   ren to come for the performance.     13.  We brought four-teen cupcakes to Sunday School class last week.     14.  The museum on Ninety-second street has a collection of ancient artifacts.       15.  In order to lose a few pounds, Mom is going on a self-imposed food plan.       16.  To earn a passing grade on the test, I have to correctly answer three-fourths of the questions.     17.  God is all-knowing.    18.  There are seventy seven chapters in the book that I read this summer.     19.  Our club needs a four fifths majority in order to change the rules.     20.  We sometimes see anti-American demonstrations on the evening news.    http://virtualhomeroom.com/Firstquarter/7thgrade/languagearts/grammarexercises/wk4grammarex4.html