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Grammar Presentation

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers // Directions // : Circle any word that could be abbreviated and __underline__ any word that is abbreviated incorrectly. Some sentences may have more than one correction. ** //__ P.S. - Only two sentences have “no errors" for all ten questions. __// **

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 * 1) 1. Mister Payne bought his daughter a compact disc for Christmas this year.
 * 1) 2. There are certain pts. on the Hoover Dam that are closed due to construction.
 * 1) 3. I live on the corner of Byers ave. and J.R. Miller blvd., next to Legion Park.
 * 1) 4. I woke up at 6:00 a.m., too early if you ask me.
 * 1) 5. Mister John Smith lives on Burlew blvd. next to Mr. Payne.

// Directions // : Circle any incorrect usage of numbers and __underline__ any incorrect usage of an acronym. [ ] NO ERROR [ ] NO ERROR [ ] NO ERROR [ ] NO ERROR [ ] NO ERROR
 * 1) 1. I was the 1st student done with my test in math class today.
 * 1) 2. My boyfriend and I love taking his 1966 Ford Mustang out for a drive every Sunday afternoon.
 * 1) 3. FEMA was called when the earthquake struck Haiti. There was so much damage; FEMA had to call in for back up. FEMA helped as much as their resources would allow them.
 * 1) 4. Out of the 30 people I invited to my birthday party, a surprising twenty-six showed up.
 * 1) 5. I feel that having over 32 students in a classroom is too stressful for a teacher.



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__**FALLACIES:**__

The "__**Part for the Whole**__" fallacy means that if every //individual// part has a certain property, then the //whole thing// will have that property. This fallacy is also called Composition or Metonymy and is closely related to division and hasty generalization.

Examples: 1. The human body is made up of cells, which are invisible. Therefore, the body is invisible. 2. If every part of a large tractor is lightweight, the entire machine must also be lightweight.