Reading Response

I really enjoyed (splitting infinitive) reading this article, and it was very informative. I didn't understand why splitting an infinitive would be bad, and come to find out, it's not. I liked how the author  uses quotes from important people to back his ideas about grammar. I use "which" as a relative pronoun all the time, so it is reassuring to know I can use it and be accurate. Also, I love writing using a passive voice so its good to know I can and still be accurate.

"Decimate to mean "kill or eliminate a large proportion of something""

This was my favorite thing the author said. It was clever and I will definitely use this new word 

Reading Response

I thought this picture was a cute depiction of semi-colon usage.

I read the article on seven grammar mistakes, and I can see the mistakes I make reflected in the article. I understand how the author explains fixing the mistakes, but I don't know how to remember all of the rules. The article is helpful, but I don't think I will retain any of the solutions. Definitely I make semi-colon mistakes in the papers I write, but I don't fully understand how to know when to use them and when to not. The author talked about pronoun problems, and I was slightly confused. Sometimes you write with "fred and me", and sometimes,"fred and I".