FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING

PART 1 Editing Advice

1. Don’t use more and -er together.

He plays baseball more better than his brother. 2. Use than before the second item of comparison. than

Soccer is more exciting that baseball.

3. Use the before a superlative form. the

Mt. Everest is tallest mountain in the world. ^ 4. Use a plural noun in the phrase “one of the [superlative] [plural noun].” s

Lionel Messi is one of the best soccer player in the world. ^ 5. Use the correct word order. like sports more I more like sports than you do. I have interest more than you do in sports. more interest 6. Use be like for inward similarity. Use look like for an outward similarity.

He is look like his brother. They are both talented athletes. s

He is look like his brother. They are both tall and muscular.^ 7. Use the correct negative for be like, look like, sound like, feel like, etc. doesn’t

He isn’t look like an athlete. He’s not in good shape.

8. Use the same before nouns. A baseball isn’t the same big as a volleyball. size 9. Use as before adjectives and adverbs. A baseball isn’t the same big as a volleyball. as 10. With equality and inequality, use as with the second item.

A football isn’t the same shape than a soccer ball. 11. Don’t confuse more and most.

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Tierra del Fuego is the more spectacular place he has ever seen. most

PART 2 Editing Practice

Some of the shaded words and phrases have mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them. If the shaded words are correct, write C. most C

Soccer is the more popular sport in the world. It is more popular than football, baseball, and

basketball combined. I know Americans prefer football, but for me soccer is much more interesting that

football. In fact, I think soccer is the more exciting sport in the world. There are some good American

teams, but they aren’t as good as some of the European teams. I think Italy has one of the best team.

The name “football” is confusing. “Football” is sounds like a game where you use your feet, but

football players carry the ball. A football and a soccer ball don’t look alike at all. A soccer ball is round, but

a football isn’t. The game of football isn’t look like the game of soccer at all. These sports are completely

different. The players are different, too. Soccer players are not the same big as football players. There is

just one similarity: a soccer team has the same number of players as a football team.

I especially like Cristiano Ronaldo. In my opinion, he is one of the best player in the world. I love to

watch soccer, but I like to play it even more. When I lived in my country, I played more better because I

more practiced. I played every weekend. But here I don’t have time as much as before. I watch it on TV, but

it isn’t as much fun as playing it.

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WRITING TIP

When you write an essay, you need an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. The introduction includes your thesis statement, which expresses the central point of your essay. Each body paragraph introduces a main idea and supporting points. The conclusion is where you end your essay and restate your thesis. It is always good to create an outline to organize your ideas before you begin writing an essay.

PART 3 Write

Read the prompts. Choose one and write an essay about it. 1. Compare two athletes from the same sport. If you don’t follow sports, compare two famous people from the same field (politics, movies, art, etc.). If you use information from an outside source, attach that source to your essay. 2. Write about a person who accomplished something amazing. You can write about a famous person or a person you know. If you use information from an outside source, attach that source to your essay.

PART 4 Edit

Reread the Summary of Unit 12 and the editing advice. Edit your writing from Part 3.

UNIT 13

Active and Passive Voice

THE LAW

Lady Justice’s scale symbolizes fairness and balance, and her sword represents punishment. Her statue is often outside courthouses in the U.S.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.