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THE GAMER S GRAMMAR BOOK SECTION 1 PUNCTUATION CAPITALIZATION (1)

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. 1. . Pe iod (U ed o end a en ence, ed fo Abb e ia ion).- Ne S e Ma io B o ​.​ i a mode n e ion of he no algic S e Ma io B o , i h ne l da ed o e and i h 3-D G a hic ​. 2. , Comma (To i ch lace )-Pokemon Red​,​ Bl e​,​ and G een game ha e e ini iall elea ed fo Ja ane e a dience . 3.

e e he fi

no algic Pokemon ideo

Em da h (U ed: 1. In lace of comma , 2. In lace of a en he i , 3. In lace of a colon, 4. Mi ing o ion of a o d, and o ace a a of a en ence): 1. In he Pokemon Gold, Sil e , and C al ideo game , if he la e doe n' name hei e il i al in hei fi i ingl hocking enco n e i h him, he i al ill be named ​---​.

4. - En da h (U ed: 1. o an o ange n mbe , 2. Fo Sco e , 3. Fo conflic o connec ion, and 4. Fo com o nd adjec i e )- To alif fo he Pokemon Leag e in mo Pokemon game , he ad en o la e ha o cce f ll ob ain 1​-​8 G m badge . 5. : Colon (U ed ill a e he o imi ed fo game emake I land, and S

fo in od cing a li , ed be een inde enden cla e hen he econd e lain o fi , ed fo em ha i )- The mode n S e Ma io Ad ance Se ie , c ea i el he Game Bo Ad ance in Ma ch 21 , 2001, incl de he follo ing no algic ideo ​:​ Ma io B o ., S e Ma io B o . 2, S e Ma io Wo ld, S e Ma io Wo ld 2: Yo hi e Ma io B o . 3.

6. ; Semicolon (U ed: 1. Be Be een inde enden cla

een inde enden cla e hen a coo dina ing conj nc ion i omi ed, 2. e linked b a an i ional e e ion, 3. In li i h in e nal comma , in 4


elli ical con c ion )- Shin Pokemon a e he a e f anchi e​;​ he onl ha e a 0.01% chance of finall a

okemon in he cce f l ideo game ea ing in ild enco n e .

7. ? Q e ion Ma k (U ed: 1. A he end of a di ec e ion, 2. In Di ec e ion i hin a en ence, 3. A a of a i le of o k, 4. Fo e e , and 5. To e e nce ain .)-Ha E han ecen l ca gh a hin Ho-oh in he e ol iona ​P kem C al​? 8. ! E clama ion Poin (U ed: 1. A he end of a en ence, 2. In he middle of a en ence, 3. A a a i le of o k, and a an edi o ial commen )- Tom eage l ho ed, I finall fini hed m im e S e Ma io Make 2 le el af e a eek​!​ 9.

of i e

A o o he (U ed: 1. Fo con ac ion , 2. Fo l al , 3. Fo o e i e )- The Alolan Pokemon School den cce f ll ecei ed e fec A​ ​ on hi la fo e am .

10. Q o a ion ma k (U ed fo 1. Q o ing he o d of o he , 2. In od cing he o ed ma e ial, 3. Q o e i hin o e , 4. W i ing abo le e and o d , 5. T an la ion , and 6. Nickname )P ince Peach had ickl e claimed`,​ ​Thank o ! Peace ha a la e ned o o fai M h oom Kingdom​ ​a he a e c ed b Ma io f om he e il Bo e . 11.

Elli i (U ed in: 1. Q o ed ma e ial, 2. A he beginning of a o a ion, 3. The middle of a en ence, 4. The end of a en ence, 5. Fo omi ed ma e ial i hin a ingle o ed en ence, and 6. Fo omi ed ma e ial anning o o mo e en ence )- P ofe o Oak e claim , A o ld of d eam and ad en e i h Pokemon a ai !​...​ a a ne okemon aine a eage l hi ad en o okemon jo ne in he Kan o egion. (Omi ed Le Go!)

12. [ ] B acke (U ed fo : 1. Cla ifica ion, 2. T an la ion, 3. To indica e a change in ca i ali a ion, 4. To indica e e o , 5. Fo indica ing em ha i , 6. Fo cen o ing objec ionable con en , 7. Fo

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a en he ical Leag e​ ​ enjo

i hin a en he ical)- The Cham ion ​ ​Pokemon T aine ha on he Pokemon ea ing ee Ca elia Cone af e an e ha ingl ho da .

13. ( ) Pa en he i (U ed fo 1. Placemen of o he nc a ion, 2. S eciali ed U e , and 3. Abb e ia ion and ac on m )- The o iginal Ma io Ka ideo game, S e Ma io Ka , a ini iall elea ed fo he SNES ​(​S e Nin endo En e ainmen S em​) ​on A g 27, 1992. In hi ca e, o iginal i he adjec i e, and on A g 27, 1992 i he ad e b.

14. / Sla h (combina ion (U ed fo 1. Poe , 2. To e lace he o d e ,3. To e lace he o d and, 4. To e lace he o d o , 5. In lace of he La in e o i ion c m, 6. Abb e ia ion , 7. F ac ion , 8. Conflic o connec ion, and 9. T o- ea an )- The majo l da ed Pokemon Gold​/​Sil e ​/​C al game e e he fi , and onl , Pokemon game ha ook a f ll a oach of he o ed colo ale e f om he Game Bo Colo . C

I 1. Ca i ali e he Fi

(1) Wo d of a Sen ence

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R​ecen l ,​ ​ he mode n​ P ​ okemon S o d and Shield ideo game a e he la e in allmen Pokemon ideo game e ie en a i el c ea ed fo he Nin endo S i ch con ole.

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2. Ca i ali e Name and O he P o e No n M​a io b a el jo e il ​B​o e .

ne

h o gh dange o

and n

edic able land

o a e ​P​ ince

​P​each f om he

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3. Don Ma io

Ca i ali e Af e a Colon (U fa o i e food e e

4. Ca i ali e he Fi

eekend i

The o iginal S

6. Ca i ali e Mo

hen he

o d follo ing i a

he follo ing​:​ delicio

ed m

o e no n)

h oom .

Wo d of a Q o e (Some ime )

Ma io h iek ​H​oo hoo! J co ageo l in o he Dino a

5. Ca i ali e Da

all , e ce

ha I needed! a he g ab Land.

, Mon h , and Holida e Ma io B o

,B

a ini iall

he o e f l fi e flo e a he en e

No Sea on elea ed on ​S​e

embe ​T​hi een, 1985.

Wo d in Ti le

The​ i​ n ig ing​ P​okemon R ​ ​ b and ​P​okemon ​S​a hi e ideo game a e he fi be e fec l com a ible i h he ​G​ame ​B​o ​ A​d ance.

​P​okemon game

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7. Ca i ali e Ci ie , Co n ie , Na ionali ie , and Lang age In he la e 80 , he o iginal S e Ma io game a elea ed in ​J ​ in he ​J ​ ong e fo he Famil Com e (Famicom); ho e e , he fi Pokemon game, he e he Pokemon Leag e a loca ed in ​V​i idian ​C​i , a ini iall elea ed in he la e 90 fo he Game Bo fo local J ​ game .

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8. Ca i ali e Time Pe iod and E en

(Some ime )

D ing he beginning of he ​G​aming ​E​ a, in he 1980 , he no algic S e cl i el elea ed fo he NES on Se embe 13, 1983.

e Ma io B o .

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The Gamer’s Grammar Book SECTION 2 PARTS OF SPEECH NOUNS Types of nouns: (​J . T ai e

a e/fe a e, Pe e Ci , ​A e ia Ci Pokemon School, A ic , Re a ed​(Common Nouns)​, P ke Cha i , Di a La d, Gia M h ​(​Proper Nouns​)​,Ca e iac e, P k (P cke M e ), P k B ck (P ke B ck )​(COMPOUND NOUNS)​, Ca e iac e, Sch kid, Ca e ia Ci ​(Concrete Nouns)​, a d J ice, Wi e , E aged, J ​(Abstract Nouns)​) · Common Nouns​: name a class of people, places, things, or idea. ​EX: J . T ai e Pe e Ci , ​A e ia Ci Pokemon School, A ic , Re a ed.

a e/fe a e,

· Proper Nouns:​ give the name or title of a particular person, place, thing, or idea (must be capitalized). ​EX: P ke Cha i , Di a La d, Gia M h .

· Compound Nouns: ​consist of words used together to form a single noun. ​EX: Ca e iac e, P k (P cke M e ), P k B ck (P ke B ck ) · Concrete Nouns: ​refer to material things, to people, or to places. ​EX: Ca e iac e, Sch kid, Ca e ia Ci .​· Abstract Nouns:​ name ideas, quality, emotions or attitudes. ​EX: J E aged, J .

ice, Wi

e,

Functions​ (How nouns are used​): · Subject​ (c e bef e he e b) Ma i ba ed ic

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he e i B

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· Direct Object​ (c e af e he e b a d a e B e da cha e ged ​Ma ​ a ke ba e i Li e

ha T

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· Indirect Object​ (a e P fe Oak ga e a Pikach

h h ) ​Red​ a hi Lab a

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PRONOUNS P ake he ace f ha ha e bee e ab i hed. Personal: N i a i e ( bjec ) Objec i e ( bjec ) I/ e e/ / / He, he, i , e/ he hi , he , i , e/ he P M , i e Y , Hi , he , he , i , Relative: N i ai e h Tha

e

i e , ,

e

hei , hei

Objec i e h ha h e/ hi

P

e

i e h e f ha

Interrogative: h , hich, ha , ha e e , h e e Reflexive:​ ( e

a

he

ffi ​

ef​ ​

e e ​) 10


U ed

: he

i e

he ac i

if a

e b i di ec ed a d he bjec f he c ci : G d b gh h ​ i e f​ U a Ba a B ack h The P ke Sch eache ade ​he e f​ f e f​ bea Igg K

The P ke e e ​. Demonstrative: hi , he e

ha , h

Indefinite: a , a he , a b d , a ch, ei he , b d ,

h

e, a e,

he i e, ac i

e a e fec

T ai e

a ed

ai

he e e Ca

each

e #1: Igg

Ca

,a d

ei S

he , We ca bea hi g

e Ma i

eade

e

hi g, b h, each, ei he , e e b d , e e e, e e hi g, e e e, hi g, e, he , e e a , eb d , e e, ch.

Tense: ​ e b i dica e i e ia e i a a

a d a Che i h Ba .

i : Ma i ​hi W d.

Ve b

Ci . Ne Ba

he e, fe ,

a

,

VERBS a e f bei g f a bjec .

e ​: a ge i e i e e e e e

e e e e e e

e fec ge e fec

i e ge

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f

e

f

e e fec D

Types: ​The e a e a ea e e e (11)

e

he e e ce

de ef e i e

k?

f eb :

a i ia e b (he i g e b ) i ki g e b ( e b ha d de c ibe ac i , b c ec he e e ce a he edica e) e ica e b ( ai e b ) d a ic e b (i dica e ac i ) a i e e b (de c ibe a c di i ) i fi i i e e b (i dica e e e) -i fi i i e e b (i fi i i e a ici e ) eg a e b ( eak e b ) i eg a e b ( g eb ) a ii e eb ( eb f ed b a di ec bjec ) i a i i e e b ( e b ha d ake di ec bjec )

Voice:​ V ice i he f

f he e b ha i dica e h ice : ACTIVE a d PASSIVE.

i eae

i e ac

bjec

f a e e ce

i h he ac i

he

a

f he

. The E g i h a g age ha

Verbals​: (VERB FORMS NOT USED AS VERBS) Ge

d e di g i i g ed a a ​. B e da e j P ke ​ a li g​ i he Ba e T b d e di g i i g ed ed a a adjec i e

d:​ ​

Pa ici e:​ Red e Y

ed he ​de e

hi ba ed he ​

i g​ P ke

iked​ Ta Ta

T

he Red N

e i fe ed

e.

i h P ke

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I fi i i e:​ ​ e b

eceded b P fe

he d ( g , j ) ed a Oak ike ​ e ea ch​ P ke e

, adjec i e , i .

ad e b

ADJECTIVES Adjec i e

dif , de c ibe, i i , a d ide if · Ki d ​: De a i e, C ,P P k Ba )

a d ​. e (Thi GS Ba , The

ef

Ma e Ba , The A a ea A ic

ADVERBS Ad e b

dif e b , adjec i e , a d he ad e b . · E di g ​ (F a ica , Back a d , C ck i e) , - a d , - i e​* *W d* · C e i ​(F a ic---->F a ica , H ied---->H ·

T

e ​: Ma

e,Fe

ied , Q ick---->Q ick )

e c , Deg ee, P ace, Ti e

E a e T e :​ (C ea e e e a Manner ​ C a ca gh he S ic (H did he ca ch he S ic e?)

e each e a ed e i h a Ma e Ba ​

Time​ Ma i ea e he M h (H did Ma i ea e he M h

Ki gd Ki gd

Place​ The a e c (Whe e a he c

e a he S ai e ?)

bjec ) ickl ​.

a e P i ce ?) Re a a

i ​ eld

Peach ​i

a l ​.

he e.

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Degree​ P fe Oak ​ a di gl ​ i f P ke a d hei T ai e . (H i f a i e i hi e ea ch?) Frequency​ C (​H fe d e

a i e e ea ch e

a ​c a l ​ ca che Magika he ca ch Magika ?​)

ai

he ha

ic e a i

hi be

ee

i h a Re ea Ba .

CONJUNCTIONS C di a i g​ (FANBOYS):​ f , a d, ,b , , e, C e a i e​: ​Ei he / ; ei he / ; /b a ; b h/a d; he he / ; a / S b di a e​: ​af e , h gh a , a if, a g a , a h gh , beca e, bef e, if, i de ha , ided ha , i ce, , ha , ha , h gh, i , e , he , he e, he ea , hi e. Re a i e ​: ​ h ( efe e e), hich ( efe i i g bjec a i a ), ha ( a efe a i a i i g bjec )

PREPOSITIONS Pe ii i k , ,a d ha e he a f he e e ce. Pe ii a e NEVER f ed b e b . The e a e ​one-word prepositions​ a d ​complex prepositions. The e a e ​some​ c ed e ii : ab a d, ab , ab e, acc di g , ac , ac f , af e , agai , a g, a g ide, a g ide f, a g i h, a id, a g, a a f ,a d, a , a fa a , a ide f ,a,a a f , back f, beca e f, bef e, behi d, be , be ea h, be ide, be ee , be d, b (e ce ), b , b ea f, c ce i g, de i e, d ,d f , e ce , e ce e c di g f , f , f ,f a g, f be ee , f de , i , i addi i , i beha f f, i c di g, i f f, i ace f, i ega d , i ide, i ide f, i i e f, i ead f, i , ike, ea , ea , i h a di g, f, ff, , acc f, beha f f, , f, i e, , f, ide, ide f, e , e , i g , a , i , , a d, de , de ea h, i, , , , , e , i h, i hi , i h .

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INTERJECTIONS I e jec i

a e he fi a

a

f

eech.

​A​ aha, ahe , ahh, ah

, a a , a g, a

​B​ ba , bi g , b ah, b

,ba

​C​ chee , c

ga

,b

ai

​D​ da g, d a , da , d h ​E​ eek, eh, e c e, e eka ​F​ fidd e ick ​G​ gad

k , gee, gee hi , g

​H​ ha-ha, ha e jah, he

, he , h

​O​ h, h dea , h

, h e ,

​P​ he , h

h,

e ,

,g

db e, g ,h

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d e ,g

b cke , h

c

d g ief, g ,h

h ke ,h

d g, h h, h

h, h

a

ch,

​R​ a

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​S​ hh, h ​T​ ha k , he e,

-

​U​ h-h h, h- h, gh ​W​ ah , e , h a, h ​Y​ eah, e , ike , i ee,

, ,

ck

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Transitions of Logic Chart

Addition

Milder

Stronger

a f he a d a d he he a

f f

e a

he he

Comparison

j a ... a i ia a he ... ike

he he e e e i addi i addi i a be ide agai e a i a fi , ec d fi a , a

i ia c a ab e i he a e a ike i e

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Contrast

b e a d e i he i e h gh b a he a he

Time

he

af e a d ae h ea ie ece fi , ec d, hi d e bef e af e da

h

e e i e e he e he he ha d he c a e e i h a di g f a ha i c a a e ai e a he a e i e h gh hi a be he i e i ead e he e c e e

ea hi e a e gh e e a a fi a i edia e he eaf e a ha i e b e e e e a c e i he ea i e i he a i he f e

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Purpose

Place

d hi ha

he e he e be d ea b e

Result a d he

Example

ha i ecifica i a ic a f e hi g

hi e d i h hi bjec f hi e f ha ea beca e f hi

a ha

i ie adjace he he i he f i he back

ide

he ce he ef e acc di g c e e h he e a a e i c e e ce

f f a hi

e a e i a ce i a ce f hi ca be ee i

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S E

in m gene all af e all b he a in gene al inciden all na all I ho e a lea i eem in b ief I o e

in ho on he hole a I aid in o he o d o be e in fac indeed clea l of co e an a ema kabl I hink a edl defini el i ho do b fo all ha on he hole in an e en im o an l ce ainl

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THE GAMER’S GRAMMAR BOOK SECTION 3 GUIDELINES PHRASES and CLAUSES Phrases​ ​ g

f

d

Noun Phrase:​ A g The P ke

ha f

f

d c

Leag e e

Verb Phrase:​ A g Ma i eage

a a a

f

eech.

i i g f ie

ha ​a

a d hei he a

​ ha e 6 g

ica

badge f

d c i i g f eb ki g ge he a d ​f c i ​ a ed a e​ he M h Ki gd f Ki g Wa . f

d

ha begi

ih a

e

ha ​f a

ci ca g

a a

​.

.

a a e b​.

a d ​ends with a noun​, a d ​f

ii

ci

a a

a a i ed ​af e Chik i a​.

Appositive Phrase​: A g f d ha i c de a he adjec i e​ - IT MUST BE SURROUNDED BY COMMAS Cha

difie

f

Prepositional Phrase​: A g adjec i e a ad e b​. C

ci

i

Le

, ​H

Verbal Phrases​: A g Gerund Phrase​

de b

he ​, ffe ed S

d

ha e

d a Sc b

ha

, a S bb e,

dif a a

aG

i i e a d ​f

ci

a a

ke .

f d ha begi i h a e ba a d ​ends with a noun​. d e di g i -i g ha ​f c i a a ​.

​B g-Ca chi g C

e ​i

ched ed f

T e da

a d Th

da

a he J h

Na i

a Pa k.

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Participial Phrase​

d e di g i -i g ( e e

The Si h C . b

ga e Red he

Infinitive Phrase e b ad e b ​. Me

decided​

eceded b

he

ca ch he T ai e

a ici e)

ef

Ma e Ba

d

(

P ke

a ici e) ha ​f

-ed ( a

ead,

ci

a a adjec i e​.

ca ch he ​de ea i g Me i e) ha ​f

d ,

ci

. a

, adjec i e ,

​.

CLAUSES Clauses​ g f d I de e de a d De e de INDEPENDENT The P ke

​CAN​

i h BOTH a bjec a d a e b ha f (ca ed S b di a e )

a da

T ai e h e

e a a ​c

e e e e ce​, k

ci

a

a

f

eech. The e a e TWO ki d :

a a ​simple sentence​ ​pattern​.

a P keBa .

DEPENDENT (SUBORDINATE) ​CANNOT​ a d a e a a c e e e e ce a d ​MUST​ begi i h a ​SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION​. The e a e e e (7) ki d : N C a e​: U ed a he i a e e ce a d bjec f a e i i , a i di ec bjec , a a

Beca

e A ce

igi i

ig ifica

Si

a f ci a a bjec , a i i e.(1 E a e f diffe e

h ege d ,​ i a

i

edica e , a di ec e fca e )

he A ha P ke

bjec , a

e e ge ce.

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Adjec i e C a i d c

e​: U ed d:

Ma i ca e S

dif a

P i ce

i a i de e de

Peach

e adjec i e c a

ca

e ​ he T ad

ca

e begi

i

e. S

ie

ih eai e

Mi ic a b i he e he a ecede f WHO a d i

a

e adjec i e c a

e begi

iha

e .

:

h dified b

e i he H e P ke he adjec i e c a e).

C

e . (ONE i

Ad e b C a e​: U ed m ​ odify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs​ i a i de e de c a e, i d ced b a b di a i g c j c i a d ed i dica e ​time, place, cause, purpose, result, condition, and/or concession​. A Re a i e C a

a A h ecei ed hi

e ​: De e de

ca

i i g Pikach f

e ​: Ad e b c a

e i

Whi e ki g f P ke a e Shi P ke .

​,

E

e ia C a

e ​: C a

The P ke

e

​ ha i

ece

ge B g-T e P ke kie, a e a kee hei

hich a Y

a

he ce e

f he c a

T be

he fE

Oak​, he

a ed hi P ke

J

e .

i h a ​relative pronoun​.

e ha begi

The P ke T ai e ​ h ca che he B g Ca chi g C e i i a La a C E i ica C a

P fe

ha

ei a

​i

he J h Regi ge b g P ke

Na i a Pa k ca gh .

i ed. he P ke

ga e kee a e e f

he e

e e

ea i g f he e e ce. i e

i e e ​ i c ea

he ac ed S ic

e.

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N

e

e ia C a e ​: C a e ha a e NOT ece a he ea i g f he e e ce. Ma i e a e P i ce Peach,​ hich bega e e i ce B e k he hi ca B e fe i hi ca e a a.

e​, e ded he

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THE GAMER’S GRAMMAR BOOK SECTION 4 GUIDELINES SENTENCES Sentence – a set of words that contains a subject and a predicate​ a d c a e ca ai .

e

a

ae e ,c

a d,

e i

,

Sentence Parts S bjec

ha he e e ce i ab

The P ke

Sch

P edica e

ha he

The P ke

Sch

de

​eage

ea ed ab

P ke

a

c

di i

a dh

hea he .

ea ed ab

P ke

a

c

di i

a dh

hea he .

bjec d e de

​eage

Sentence Types Dec a a i e Lea i g ab I

eai e

a e e ce ha P ke a e e ce ha

ake a

ae e

e ad a age a d di ad a age he ake a c

P ke

T ai e

i

i

i g P ke

Ba e .

a d

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Sa e I e

Peek (Wi g ga i e

Wh d e e e

E ca a

)i

edia e

a e e ce ha a k a P ke

f

Tea

Mag a/Tea

Tha Fe i Whee a Ca e ia Ci

e

a.

e i

T ai e hi k ha Magika

a e e ce ha e

A

e g ea e

ae

i

a a a e

ee

eak P ke

, a

i

?

, e ci e e

e ie ce!

Sentence Patterns Si

e Se e ce: A e e ce ha i ​just one independent clause​.

A 10- ea - d hei egi

ha i e i he P ke W fe b hei f ie d .

d

i

a

hei P ke

Ad e

C d Se e ce: A e e ce i h ​multiple independent clauses​, b FANBOYS (C di a i g c j c i ). Ma i C

e

a e P i ce

Peach

e Se e ce: A e e ce

a be a

gj

e ,b

he

e

iha

​no​ de e de

i e e

a

a e

ca

ke

e -c

ided b

ec ed b

a e he .

i h ​one independent clause and at least one dependent clause​.

Whe ca P ke T ai e a hei j e i R e , a Li e a hei a e P ke .

he A

a egi

, he ha e he ch ice

ch

e ei he a P

i ,a

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C E e

L

e -C h ca

d Se e ce: A e e ce

gh a P ke i he N a-

i h ​multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause​.

Y T be c ai ha G Leade Whi e Mi a k, f e G Leade ba e i h a Figh i g- e P ke .

e Se e ce: ​A e e ce ha c ai a i de e de h a e) ​with your main point at the beginning​.

Ma i i a e P i ce Peach a d L igi i be f b h b he .

i

a e P i ce

ca

e

Dai

a

,

he J h

b di a e c

a e h

egi

ci

ga dh

i i

P ke

Pa a e S c e: A e e ce ​ h ha he a e f e a i P ke

T ai e

e d

Ce e

h

Che

i g he a e a e f d a ce a d he he eade c

ca ch P ke

,

fi

Ba a ced Se e ce: A e e ce he e h a e hei ike e f​ c e​, ​ ea i g​, ​ e g h​. P ke ga e c e c i e E e P ke

a

e d

e da

Be ie

h

ha ehe d

hei P kede /R ca

e

Gif i e

i,K

g,

e

cha e gi g he ad e

aa

de

i

e

c ea e

e e a ake f

e eb idea ​match​ ​in tense ​ ha i bei g i e .

De , a d

e a he begi

c ai i g M

gi e

e

(ei he a c a

Pe i dic Se e ce: ​A e e ce i hich he i de e de c a e i gi e a he e d f he e e ce i i ee ge e a e e e ​with the main point coming at the end​. N a e h a i e e a ee .

,i

bec

e he P ke

Cha

i g a d he e d ​parallel each other​ b /P ke

a d he

e d da

i

. i

e f

ca chi g e ,

.

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: A e e ce ha i c de ​a repetition of ideas (words, phrases, or clauses) in inverted (reversed) order​.

Chia The de e A

de

i ed P ke

i Regi

a G

Badge , a d

: A e e ce ​that leaves out conjunctions​ be

P ke ica hei ai e . P ca

T ai e

e

eb

e ei g

, b h di g e

ee i

,a

d , ha e ,

a

de : A e e ce ​that uses multiple conjunctions​ i c e f a he ica e.

P ke ica e eb e ei g high f ie d hi i h hei ai e .

i h hei de e

E i

a f

P ke a i g, b

e

e a b h di g e

T ai e , a e i g i h P ke i ag ee ha hei P ke

he: A e e ce fea

ca

he

e f

i

he .

a he

ica

e.

e , b bei g aded, b ha i g high f ie d hi

A a h a: A e e ce ha ​features the purposeful repetition​ f a cce i e c a e i de ace e ha i a d d a a e i . F e

i ai

i

i i

a

d,

each

he be

ee

ih

d , ha e ,

e , a d b bei g aded, a d b ha i g

d ,

a h a e a he begi

ca be e f , hi e f he a ei g ad e e i be e cha e gi g.

i g f e ea

i h P ke

ca be

i g ​several phrases or clauses ending with the same word or words​.

Ma i f e i he G ba hi P i ce Peach, hi ide Y hi j he i c a e i g hi e

e a e P i ce Peach, hi e i g h gh d hi e a e P i ce Peach.

ak j i g K a hi a e P i ce Peach ha he

e

a e fee ha

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Sentence Errors R c

-O /Ra b i g/F ed Se e ce a e e ce c ec ed i c ec w ​ ithout punctuation​.

Ma P ke he had

T ai e a ed Shi a ie ce d i .[WRONG]

Ma P ke P cke M

T ai e a ed e AND he had

C a S ice commas

h

ci

e

i g P ke

Shi h i g P ke a ie ce d i .[RIGHT]

a e e ce c

ci

e

he e

he e

he c

e i de e de

d

fi d he Ra e e i

BECAUSE he c

e i de e de

d

ca

e aec

e

a e P i ce

Peach a d P i ce

Dai

, he

Ma i a d L igi a ed hei ch e ; he had i e. [RIGHT]

e

a e P i ce

Peach a d P i ce

Dai

. The

​incomplete sentence pieces​ ha a e

Beca e he Beca e he [RIGHT]

g a Giga ic P keBa . [WRONG] g a Giga ic P keBa , he P ke

c

ec ed

T ai e

d

a

f

e ae

f he P cke M

fi d he Ra e e i

Ma i a d L igi a ed hei ch e , he had i e. [WRONG]

F ag e

ca

ec ed i c

eeded

he

eeded

a i de e de

a i j ed af e ca chi g a

ca

he

e

f he

ec

​using

T ad

T ad

i h hi

i h hi

e

H - h i a Ma Raid.

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Mi aced/Da g i g M difie difie a e d , h a e , c a e ha add de c i i ; a ​misplaced modifier describes the wrong part of a sentence​ a d a ​dangling modifier is missing the part it’s supposed to modify A he P ke [WRONG]

Ca

i

he Ga a Regi

, he P ke

T ai e

e ed c

he P ke

A he P ke

Ca

i

he Ga a Regi

, he P ke

T ai e

e ed de ici

c

D

b e Nega i e i i e f ce

The P ke The P ke

​combining two or more negative words​ i a e e ce i a

T ai e k e T ai e k e

he he

a a

a

ha

a de ici

he P ke ha i

ed

.

. [RIGHT] d ce a

g d a ca chi g he Nec a. [WRONG] g d a ca chi g he Nec a. [RIGHT]

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THE GAMER’S GRAMMAR BOOK SECTION 5 GUIDELINES PARAGRAPHS Paragraphs​ – ​a g ic.

f e e ce

ha

ge he c

e a ha ed

e

c

ed a

d he a e

Introductory Paragraphs (Introductions) H

k (Lead)​ - ca begi i h he i e ​A ecd a ​ (B ief e he

da di

he

ic)

E . Th gh a 25 ea , P ke ga e a e he d had c a ca gh e e a i e P ke i h a a ie f P keBa , i h a addi i a e f Ba bei g i d ced i he e ge e a i . Ma ga e ha e ag eed ha he Ma e Ba i e f , a i a a ca che a P ke ,b a ha e i deba ed ha i he ec d- e effec i e P ke Ba i ca chi g a a P ke . Wi h he i c ea i g di e i f hi e f ca chi g i e , a d i h he dde cha ge i he P keBa effec i i i f e, hi c a di c i e agai a d agai be ee he P ke ga e c i . ​Q e

Ba ed​ (Q e i

E . Wha i

he ec

ha b i g d

​ he i S a e e ​ ( he T de e di g he e A e i ​ (c ai )

ef

he eade

he

ic)

P keBa af e he fa

Ma e Ba ?

e f a iece f i i g a e e e ce i be e hi g ha i a g ab e)

e g h, b

ca be

ge

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E : The ec

d-

ef , e

e

aff dab e, P keba i

he U a Ba .

Fac ​ (e i ica e ifiab e b f e diffic a g e e e i e ab ) E . The C e Ba , hich i ed i P ke : The Fi M ie a e he ec dBa be ed, a he ca ca ch, a d c e, a ke ih fai , a e a ca ch a d c e T ai e P ke , hich ca be d e i h a he P ke Ba .

O i i ​( e E . The A ic

a

ii P keBa

a ic) a e he ec

d-

-

​Be ief​ ( cia , e igi , i ica i a e a h gh i i ece a i fac a ) Ma be ie e ha D k Ba a e he ec dP ke d i g he igh .

ef i i

P keBa he d b

ef

ca ch a P ke a

ef he P ke

P ke

.

be a fac ,

P keBa , a

he ca a

ca ch a

​ ​Ge e a i a i ​ ( e ab e a i ica :a ,a a ,e e , e e, e, , ha f ​avoid using this type of thesis statement ​unless​ citing the source of the data​) A Pa k Ba , ed a he Ka i ca a a ca ch a P ke ​D c a d

he

e

Ba ed​ (ci e a

E . Acc di g a e f ae he ic

Ga eRa , k a d

Safa i Z e he Si h Pa Pa k, i he ec d .b if he a e ca ed i he Safa i Z e/Pa Pa k. ecific

ce a d i

e P ke Ba e .

ae

ii

a

ef

P keBa , a

ic)

e effec i e ha

he

i ca chi g P cke M

e ,

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The ​ (a a e e E . F i a ce, i

ha ca be e ed a d e ia e - fe a e P ke ga e , he Ma e Ba ha bee

e

a e ea ch e i ed ac a fai .

)

C a ifica i /E a i f The i ​ (c d e e d he he i , e ie he e ide ce i g he he i , gi e he he i , e ab i h he i a ce ig ifica ce f e a i i g he i icacie f he he i ​this could be several sentences long​) E . F i a ce, i P ke : The Fi M ie, Me e i h ic e h he C e Ba P ke T ai e P ke , h ca i g he P ke ih fai hi e he a e f eei g f he f i g Ba . (P e ie f e ide ce) E . The Ga eRa a h i e iga e he effec i e e f he Pa k Ba c i ce P ke ga e e e i he Safa i Z e a d Pa Pa k ca ch P ke i i . (P e f he i )

E .The A ic P keBa A ic P keBa ca be ed diffe e e e i g. (e ab i hi g he i a ce

e f

he

a

ef he j e i g P ke P a e ca ch P ke , a each , ch a f ca chi g Wa e -T e P ke , ca chi g ca P ke a ig ifica ce f he i ).

Body Paragraphs​ (must have ​echoes of the thesis​ in each AND present evidence to support or expand on the thesis) T

ic Se e ce ​ ( c d

a E .F

c

di i

ae

ecifica i dica e he ic f he a ag a h a d f c iha Ta ii f L gic ha c ec he e i i

a ce, each A ic

e bjec a d/ a ag a h gi e c

P keBa ca ca ch a P ke

effec i e

he

a ea f e ide ce e ) he ca

e

e.

P e e i g E ide ce f Q e bedded i hi e e ce )

ai

​(

e

h

d NEVER be

ed a i di id a

e e ce

e

h

d be

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ORIGINAL QUOTE- B ack A ic c d be ed i Hea Ba , hich ha e diffe e effec i e e ba ed he eigh f he P ke e i g ca ch (Ga eRa ). E . Ma f e P ke a e ag ee B ack A ic c d be ed i Hea Ba , hich ha e diffe e effec i e e ba ed he eigh f he P ke e i g ca ch (Ga eRa ). E . B ack A ic c d be ed i Hea Ba , hich ha e diffe e effec i e e ba ed he eigh f he P ke e i g ca ch , acc di g ga i g aga i e Ga eRa (Ga eRa ). E .F ae ,f ca P ke ai e i he J h egi B ack A ic c d be ed i Hea Ba , hich ha e diffe e effec i e e ba ed he eigh f he P ke e i g ca ch acc di g Ga eRa (Ga eRa ). E .F ae ,f ca P ke ai e i he J h egi , B ack A ic c d be ed i [ e f ] Hea Ba , hich ha e diffe e effec i e e ba ed he eigh f he P ke e i g ca ch . E .F ae ,f ca P ke ai e i he J h egi . B ack A ic . ed i Hea Ba , .ha e diffe e effec i e e ba ed he eigh f he P ke e i g ca ch (Ga eRa ) E a i i g he E ide ce Pa a h a i g​ ( e di g f a ei ak ,b i ci i g he ce - ef

he

he d f he a e e g h i h f e a i i g he ea d a ii i g

ORIGINAL QUOTE- B ack A ic c d be eigh f he P ke e i g ca ch .

diffe e

e e S

ed i

Hea

de

i g a ge

e

ec i

-

ef

f

a a

Ba , hich ha e diffe e

E .PARAPHRASE- B ack A ic , hich d be ed i f effec i e e ba ed he eigh f he P ke ha he a e a a i i g​ (c

ai

c

f he

effec i e e

Hea Ba , ca ch.

i g he e a i a i

i

e)

ba ed

d ha e a

f he

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e/e ide ce a d a i i i g ORIGINAL QUOTE- B ack A ic he eigh f he P ke

a a i f he c d be ed i e i g ca ch .

E .SUMMARY- Hea

Ba

ca be e

e) Hea

Ba , hich ha e diffe e

effec i e

ca chi g P ke

Ab ac E a e ​ (h he ica , ha if e a e ha d efe USING THEM AS EVIDENCE ​ b ef f e a i i g he e) E .Pa e igh ca ch a P ke i h Hea Ba e ​ (ac a e a e ha d efe a ce e) E . Acc di g a The Ga e a ic e, if a P ke Ba , he Hea Ba d ha e a +40 effec i e e , a .

C ceeE a a a i f he i h a Hea effec i e e

ef

a

ce

ha ed

ba ed

i

ba ed

eigh .

​AVOID

if he had f

effec i e e

e

eigh .

e ha ci g eigh e ha 903 b e e ca gh he a da d P keBa +10

i g Se e ce ​ ( e d he di c i f he ic i hi he a ag a h i h a a i i a c i ai g ib a ad e b a d h d ech he he i f he e a ) E . Th , he effec i e e f he Hea Ba e he a i e e ha he J h egi A ic P keBa ha e ca chi g di e e P ke ecie . C

d

Closing Paragraphs​ (Conclusions – should not be mere summaries of the previous paragraphs of your essay) C e e ce f Di ega di g he The i ​ (e ab i hi g he e ia c e e ce he i CREATING A COUNTERARGUMENT c d be e e e e ce )

f di ega di g he i

ica i

f he

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E .The ef e, if he Ma e Ba did e i i a P ke Regi , he A ic Ba d e ace i , f i a ge effec i e ca che . S a e e ( ) f E e i ​ (e e di g he c e e ce f di ega di g he i ica i f he he i c d be e e e e ce ) E . F i a ce, he Hea Ba ca ca ch Hea ke , ch a he ee i g S a , a d he Lege da P ke Pa kia. Ree ab i hi g he Sig ifica ce f he The i ​ (c d be e e e e ce ) M e e , he P ke C a h d ai ai A ic i e e P ke ga e , a e ake f f e P ke ga e , f i ide e e f high ca ch efficie c . Fi a Se e ce​ (c ec he h k a d fi i he he e a he S k he Bea / D he ic /d d d e ) The ef e, he ec de f P keBa a e he di e e A ic P keBa .

e a

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THE GAMER’S BOOK OF WRITING SECTION 6 TEMPLATE AND GUIDELINES ESSAYS Essays​ ecific

​A e a i a h bjec .

acade ic c

ii

,

a iece f

Types ​ E ​ ai each e fe a a d aei e Pe a i e​ (A g e a i e): A ​ e a i ee a i a e fe d e hi g e ade he d e hi g. i ​ (I f a i e): Defi i i De c i i : ​A e eade de a d i i h a d b

-fic i

a

ha i

i i g ha de c ibe

ea

c

di c

i ce he a h

e a

a ge a die ce

E

i

e a i a diffic ie .

e fe

a

ha e

e a ce ai

ic i de ai

ake he

P ce (H - ): ​T ake a e i e a , d he f i g: Fi , ch ea ic ha a di c i he e a , ch a a ic f i e e . Sec d, d e ea ch ab he ic, ch a ki g f ib e ce i . Thi d, ch e hich e a e a e. F h, i e a i e f e a . Fif h, i e he i a e e . Si h, i e a gh d af f e a ba ed i e. La , f ead a d e i e e a d af , check i h gh ake e ha e a i c ec .

c

C a ,

Ca a d effec

aea dC b h be ee

a : ​A c i ia

e a d Effec : ​A ca f a ce ai ac i

a e-a d-c diffe e

e-a d-effec e ic.

a e ic . a i a

a i a

e fe

e fe

a

a

ha i e d

ha i e d

ake a c

ai

he

de

a d he ca

eade

,a

e

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A a a

ica /C i ica E a a i e: ​A e a a i e e a i a e f e a ha b ic, a e f c i e ia. I i e d ide e ide ce j

ffe a e j dge e if a i e i i

I e e i e: ​A i e e i e e a i a e a he e he i e i e e e a a i g a d a a i g he e h d ed b he a h , hich i c de he Na a i e​ (Te a ) Pe a S a e e /A ecd e: ​A e a c i ee ab e f, a d i i a e fe a c ege. Re ea ch:​ ​A e ea ch e a i a e ea chi g a iece f a i e a c

e fe ii

a .

ae e e ha e ai

ha ai

a

a i a h

e a

ab ab

a ce ai a ic.

bjec acc di g

a he a h k, ide if i g, , he cha ac e , a d he e i g.

e fe a ed e a c ege ad i i de e e be ad i ed hei i e i

ecific

e i

fa

ecific

ic b

h

gh

Ti ed D c e Ba ed Q e i (DBQ) S he i : ​A he i i a e fe diffe e ie . Strategies/Planning Tips/Steps ​ ​E ​.

ai h

a

ha c

ai

a a d

f

ga i e e

diffe e

a

a dh

e

f

a a

ce

i h a a ie

f

e a d b eak d

P e- i i g/P A a i /O i i g: ​T e iee a cce f , i i f e ad i ed hi k i a ca ef a e f ha a i e ab , ch a de i g ab h ca h gh a e he . F he e, ca c ec fac e a ed e a ic, a e a ied a idea a i e e i he e a . A , ca decide ha i he ai idea f e a , a d ick i h i h gh he ce f i i g he e a . La , ca ga i e fac a d idea i a f a ha c ea e ai de e i ed ai idea.

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Addi i a , a e i i g, a d ha ecific a die ce f ii g h d d c a e-a d-c a

a a

e Wii gP cce f , h d d he f i g: Fi , a k ef h i g a f i i g ab he . Sec d, de e i e h i ead he e a , h i he he e a . Thi d, a k e f ha i he bjec f e a . La ,a k e f, ha e f ,a ii g i i dica e ha f f ii g e, ch a a e a i e e a a e a .

Si i a , he ke g i i g e a a e he f i g: Fi , de e i e ha i di c i e a a d e ea ch diffe e ce e a e ide ce f i . Sec d, ed a c cia i f ai , e , idea , hich i e e a be ed a a e aef he i a e e . Thi d, ga i e ce i f ai i diffe e ec i f i e, ch a he e i g i .F h, e ga i e gh d af f i e fi i c de a i d ci ic, a d, af e , i c de a a i i be ee e ide ce. Fi a , i c de a b ief, e effec i e, c i g a e e . Re ea chi g/E a a i g f S ce : ​S e i f e ea ch a e ic . Sec d, kee he e f F h, ake e , ch a G g e Kee e, ab a a e a d ga i e c ec ed da a. Se e h, a i e i ed f a ig e . S e i f j a . Sec d, i i f diffe e c edibi i f he

e ea chi g ic i i d. Thi ic. Fif h, i ii g

ce a e he f i g: Fi , ide if d, i a f he ke c ce f he ic. e iga e diffe e e f ce . Si h, ic. La , eigh h, e ci a i f a ha

e a ai g ce a e he f i g: Fi , k f a ic e ecifica b i hed i ch a kf eb i e ha f c ch a i f a i , ch a G g e Sch a . Thi d, c ae e ea ch a i he ic a e e a a i g. La , di c ih eache , i c ab he ce.

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