PARAGRAPH FORMAT

CHAPTER 1

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María Margarita

Writing Composition

March 25, 2018

Introducing Myself

Hello! I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is María Margarita

Guarchaj. I am a student of Da Vinci University based in Mazatenango. My place where I live is Aldea Xojolá, Nahualá, Sololá, I am a teacher of Intercultural Primary Education. I currently do not work. I live with my family, I have two sisters and a brother. My hobby is weaving and listening to music, especially Arjona and Celine Dion, I also like to play sports, especially basketball and a soccer game. That is all!

THANK YOU.

English there are many rules for using capital letters. You probably know many

of them already. To test your knowledge, look at the model paragraph "Introducing

Myself" on page 5 again . On the numbered lines, copy all the words or groups of

words that begin with a capital letter. Add the capitalization rule, if you know it, next

to each entry. Note: You don't need to copy the first word of every sentence or names

that are repeated.

Hello! I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Marciela

Perez. I am a student from the country of El Salvador. I was born in

a little town near San Salvador, the capital of our country. I graduated

from high school there. I came to the United States two years ago

with my mother and my two sisters. We went to New York, where my

uncle Eduardo lives. We lived with him and family in their house in

Brooklyn for six months. He helped my sisters and me get jobs. I work

in a sweater factory. The factory is near City College, where all of us

take classes to learn English. Now we have our own apartment. My

sisters and I work during the day and go to school at night. I want to

quit my job in the factory and go to school fulltime. I hope to go to

college and become a nurse-practitioner. I speak Spanish fluently.

I don't think I have any other special talents. My hobby is making

jewelry. I like to go to the movies. That's all!

1. 1.    Marciela Perez ------ name of a person.
2. 2.    I –------------ initial letter that goes behindan exclamation mark.
3. 3.    El Salvador ---------is a name of a place.
4. 4.    Uited States---------own name.
5. 5.    We -----------------is a pronoun.
6. 6.    Eduardo ------ Name of a person.
7. 7.    He ---------- is a pronoun.
8. 8.    City College--------- name of an institution.
9. 9.    The.----------- initial letter of the Word that goes behind  point.
10. 10.  English ------ name of a course.
11. 11.  Now ------- initial letter of the Word that goes behind  point.
12. 12.  My------ initial letter of the Word that goes behind  point.
13. 13.  Spanish -------A lenguaje.

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Practice 1.

In the following sentences, change small letters to capital letters where

necessary.

1.  Farnaz is a student from Iran. She speaks English, French, and Farsi.
2.  Her major is business.
3.  Thanksgiving is a holiday in both Canada and the United States, but it is celebrated on different days in the two countries.
4.  It is celebrated on the Fourth Thursday in November in the United States and on the second Monday in October in Canada.
5.  Istanbul is a Seaport City in Turkey.
6.  Greenhills College is located in Boston, Massachusetts.
7.  I am taJdng four classes this semester: American History, Sociology 32 Economics 40, and a Computer Science Course.
8.  I read a good book last weekend by Ernest Hemingway called the Old Man And The Sea.
9.  My roommate is from the south, so she speaks English with a southern accent.
10.  The two main religions in Japan are Buddhism and Shintoism.

  

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B . Editing Practice

In the following paragraph, change small letters to capital

letters wherever it is necessary.

a future businessman

i would like to introduce my classmate Roberto Sanchez. he is from the

beautiful island of puerto rico in the caribbean sea. roberto is twenty-one years

old. he was born in san juan, the capital city. his native language is spanish. he

studied english in elementary school and in high school, too. roberto comes from

a large family. he has three older brothers and two younger sisters. he likes to

play the electric bass. he and some friends have a small band. sometimes they

play on saturday nights at the fantasia club on fourth street in downtown san

jose. baseball is his favorite sport. the san francisco giants are his favorite team.

now he is studying english at greenhills college. in september of next year, he will

begin to study business and computer science at a university. after graduation,

he wants to work for a large tech company such as intel or ibm.

A Future Businessman

I would like to introduce my classmate Roberto Sanchez. He is from the

beautiful island of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean sea. Roberto is twenty-one years

old. He was born in San Juan, the capital city. His native language is Spanish. He

studied English in elementary school and in high school, too. Roberto comes from

a large family. He has three older brothers and two younger sisters. He likes to

play the electric bass. He and some friends have a small band. Sometimes they

play on saturday nights at the Fantasia Club on fourth Street in Downtown San

Jose. Baseball is his favorite sport. The San Francisco giants are his favorite team.

Now he is studying English at Greenhills College. In september of next year, he will

begin to study business and computer science at a university. After graduation,

he wants to work for a large Tech Company such as intel or ibm.

Interview a classmate, using the questions from the Try It Out! exercise on page 6, or

ask your own questions if you wish. (Note: Do not ask questions about age, religion,

politics, or money. These subjects are very personal.) Then write a paragraph 150 to

200 words long introducing your classmate to the class. Focus on using capital .letters

correctly. Also focus on writing complete sentences.

What is your name?-------------------- Juan Domingo

Where were you born?--------------— Mazatenango

Tell a little bit about your family-------Is a very united family. A Little funny and very humble.

What languages do you speak?------ I speak Spanish

Where did you go to school?---------- He studied a rural school

What were your favorite subjects----- Math; multiplication and division.   

Tell about jobs that you have had --- He has not worked and does not currently have a job.

Why are you learning English? -------- Because I consider it a requirement for life

What is your goal or your dream? ----- Learn to speak English correctly.

Do you have any special talents? ------ No

Do you have any hobbies? -------------- sport

What do you do in your free time?------ Read some book

Do you have any hobbies? ----------------- Yes.

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A Person Who Has Made a Difference: George Lucas

1. Filmmaker George Lucas has changed the film industry in many ways.
2.  He has written, directed, and produced some of the best-loved movies of our time.
3. He has also made major contributions to modern film technology.
4.  At first, Lucas did not plan to become a filmmaker.
5.  His first dream was to become a race car driver.
6.  After a bad accident, however, he decided to go to college.
7.  ln college, Lucas studied movie-making and made a number of student films.
8.  Lucas's third feature film, Star Wars, changed everything.
9.  A seemingly simple story of good versus evil, Star Wars became a huge international hit. 1
10. The movie used new technologies that revolutionized2 the film industry.
11. 0ne new technology was a special computer-assisted camera crane. 3
12. Camera operators filmed most of the space fight scenes from the crane.
13. Lucas is also responsible for the modern THX sound system, which improves the way a movie sounds in theaters.
14. His latest innovation4 is the use of digital photography in filmmaking.
15. To sum up, George Lucas's love of storytelling and his technological innovations have transformed 5 movie-making forever.

Questions on the Model

1 . what is the subject?

What is the verb? Underline the subject with one line and the verb with two lines.

2. In sentence 7, underline the subject with one line. How many verbs belong to this subject? Underline them with two lines.

3 In the last sentence of the paragraph, underline the verb with two lines. How many subjects are there? Underline them with one line.

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Underline the subjects with one line and the verbs with two lines. Put parentheses ( )

around prepositional phrases.

1. My name is Roberto Sanchez.
2. I was bom (on September 2 1 , 1 978,) (in the city) (of San Juan, Puerto Rico.)
3. I am a student (at Greenhills College) (in Boston, Massachusetts.)
4. Some of my classes are difficult.
5. Some of the homework is boring.
6.  A lot of my classes are (in Dante Hall.)
7.  A lot of my time is spent (in the student lounge.)
8.  My father works in (an office.)
9.  None of my brothers are married.
10. None of the money was stolen.
11. My youngest brother and sister are still (in high school.)
12. My father understands English (but doesn't speak it.)
13. In South America, most of the people are Catholic.
14. Neither of my parents has been to the United States.

           Practice 3

A. In each sentence, underline the subject with one line and write S above it.

Then cross out the incorrect verb form.

                             S

1.    One of my classmates (is/are) from my country, El Salvador.

                         S

2.    Some of the teachers (speak/speaks) my language.

                      S

3.    Each of the gifts (was/were) carefully wrapped in gold paper.

                                         S

4.    One of the words on the test (was/were) misspelled.

                     S

5.    A lot of my classes (was/were) canceled last week.

                    S

6.    A lot of my time (is/are) spent in the library.

                                                S

7.    In my country most of the people (want to go/wants to go) to college.

                                                           S

8.    (Do/Does) anyone know the correct time?

                                                     S

9.    There (is/are) several kinds of flowers in the bouquet.

                                                    S

10.  There ( wasn't/weren't) any electricity in our building last night.

                                     S

The noise from the firecrackers (was/were) loud.

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B. Editing Practice

Find and correct six errors in subject-verb agreement in

the following paragraph.

Young Golf Stars

1 Golf is no longer the sport of rich, middle-aged, white men. 2Young people

around the world is taking up' the game, and some of them is taking it over.2

3 One of the young stars are Sergio Garcia, a fascinating young golfer from Spain.

4Sergio was born in 1 980 and started playing golf at the age of 3. 5He became

a professional golfer in 1 999 at the age of 1 9 . 6Sergio became famous by hitting

a golf shot at a target from behind a tree with his eyes closed. 7Two other young

golf stars are Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie. 8Both Tiger and Michelle started

playing golf at very young ages, and both has ethnic backgrounds. 9Tiger, born

in California in 1 975, is Thai-African-American-Native-American. 10Michelle,

born in Hawaii in 1 989, is Korean-American. 11 Each of these two young

Americans have- shocked the world of golf in different ways. 12Tiger shocked

everyone by becoming the best golfer in the world while still in his early twenties.

13Michelle shocked everyone by competing against men-and beating many

of them-at the age of fourteen. 14 It is clear that all three of these young golfers

has great futures ahead of them.

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Step

1 Read each sentence and decide if it is a complete sentence or a

fragment. Mark the fragments with an X to show that it is incorrect.

Step

2 Decide what is wrong with each fragment. Is the verb missing? Is the

subject missing?

Step

3 Correct each fragment by adding a subject or a verb.

It is

1      _X_  Is very hot today even leave with the windows open.

2      __   Jose and Jin the smartest students in the class.

3      __   They study all the time.

4      __   The baby finally sleepy.

5      ­­­__   She is closing her eyes.

6      ­­__   Ms. Woodbury, our grammar teacher, often late on Fridays.

7      ­­__ . Is important for students to get to class on time.

 B. Editing Practice

Find and underline five fragments in the following paragraph. Then correct each one.

My Best Friend

My best friend is Suzanne. We have been friends since childhood. As

children we lived next door to each other in Caracas. Now live in different

countries on different continents. She is married to a Venezuelan. Has three

children. Her son two years old, and her twin daughters three months old. We

haven't seen each other for eight years. We keep in touch by e-mail. Also

telephone each other at least once a month. We will be friends forever.

My Best Friend

My best friend is colled Suzanne. We have been friends since childhood. As

children we lived next door to each other in Caracas. Now we live in different

countries on different continents. She is married to a Venezuelan. Has three

children. Her son is two years old, and her twin daughters three months old. We

haven't seen each other for eight years. We keep in touch by e-mail. We also

telephone each other at least once a month. We will be friends forever.

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Choose a person who has made a difference in the world, in his or her community,

or in your life. Write a paragraph of about 200 words about this person. Follow all

the steps in the writing process.

Your classmates might be especially interested in learning about a person from

your country, such as a politician, a sports star, a writer, an entertainer, and so on.

Step 1.

APerson Who Made The Difference: 

•      Diego G. Tum. (my grandfather)
•      Miguel Angel.
•      My father.
•      Governor, Manuel Tzoc.
•      Diego Cotiy.

Step 2.

A Person Who Made The Difference: Diego G. Tum.

• He helped many people who did not have a roof.
• He was the first mayor of the community.
• Always early to leave to work in their lands.
• It does not have an academic degree.
• He is very respected in the community.
• It's fun.
• Learn about laws.
• It's an example to follow.
• It is noble.

A Person Who Made The Difference: Diego G. Tum.

• He helped many people who did not have a roof.
• He was the first mayor of the community.
• Always early to leave to work in their lands.
• It does not have an academic degree.
• He is very respected in the community.
• It's fun.
• Learn about laws.
• It's an example to follow.
• It is noble.

Step 3

A Person Who Made The Difference: Diego G. Tum.

A.  My grandfarher helped many people who did not have a roof.

·         He is very respected in the community.

·         It is noble

·         He was the first mayor of the community.

·         It does not have an academic degree.

·         It's an example to follow.

Step 4.

A Person Who Made The Difference: Diego G. Tum

my grandfather was born on October 13, 1933. He is a very dear person in my town for what he has done throughout his career, he is a man who has a lot of nobility, a person who has helped many people who have come to our community that did not have a roof to live in and he received them at home giving them a roof to live on and food while they looked for work to support their families. Also the fuel the first mayor of my community, elected by leaders at that time, where he worked for almost three years without being paid a penny for his service, despite the fact that he only studied his first primary grade and without completing his cycle he can write and read, he also has good manners. It is without a doubt that he is an example to follow for many people.