Punctuation Part 1

Webb, Michaela "sunrise moonset" 2015

For this post I read 3 sections form the Grammar part of "Rules for Writers".

Run-on sentences:

• Independent clauses that haven't been joined correctly (they could stand alone in a sentence)
• They should be joined by either a comma and coordinating conjunction or a semicolon
• To revise, you can either use a comma and conjunction, insert a semi-colon, separate the run-on into two different sentences, or restructure the sentence.

Make Pronoun References Clear

sometimes issues occur when a pronoun:

• Could refer to two possible antecedents
• Is placed too far away from its antecedent
• This, that, which, and it should generally refer to specific antecedents rather than to whole ideas
• Pronouns shouldn't refer to implied antecedents. 
• Use who, whom, whose to refer to people

Choose adjectives and adverbs with care

• Be careful with adverbs and adjectives and their different applications.
• Adverbs end in -ly
• Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

My general feeling about english grammar is that it should be engrained in the minds of native english speakers. I don't find it very valuable to explicitly learn english grammar because I can usually tell if something is gramatically wrong by the way it sounds. 

Reflection:
I read Chad and Austin's essays.
I noticed a few instances of ambiguity in pronoun references. I think that this is a pretty common problem for writers. Chad wrote:

 "By analyzing Trump's policy for immigration or any other candidates policies, we can get a better understanding of what that person stands for and how they plan to convince other nations and the official here at home to support their ideas."

I think that he could've used a pronoun rather than saying "that person". he has already established that he's taking about Trump, so he could just use "he".