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Write a Product Review

C Look at the graphic organizer that the writer used to generate ideas for the product review in
exercise A. Cross out the features that the writer did NOT choose fo write about.

great colors

small size
good for
(easy to carry)
vacations

makes is a little
walking fun expensive

easy to connect to
a phone or computer

BEFORE YOU WRITE.

A Work with a partner. Discuss a product that you like or dislike. Brainstorm its positive or
negative features. Then write your ideas in a graphic organizer like the one in exercise 1C.
B_ Look at your graphic organizer and choose two or three features to include in your product
review. Cross out the features that you do not want to write about.

3 WRITE two or three paragraphs about the product. Your review can be either positive or
negative. Use your ideas from exercise 2B to organize your writing.

WRITING FOCUS Avoiding Comma Splices

Acomma splice is an error that occurs when two independent clauses are separated by a
comma. A comma splice can be fixed by:
* adding a conjunction (and, but, so) after the comma
* changing the comma to a period and beginning a new sentence with the second clause
* changing the comma to a semicolon (;) between the two clauses
Comma splice:
X | went for a walk in the forest, at 9 o’clock | came home.
Corrected:
v¥ | went for a walk in the forest, and at 9 o'clock | came home.
/¥ | went for a walk in the forest. At 9 o’clock | came home.
/¥ | went for a walk in the forest; at 9 o'clock | came home.

4 SELF ASSESS. Read your product review. Underline the infinitives and circle the gerunds. Use
the checklist to assess your work.

OOOO Tused gerunds and infinitives after the correct verbs. [6.3, 6.4, 6.5]
Tused gerunds as subjects and objects. [6.1]

I used infinitives with it as the subject or with too and enough. [6.6, 6.7]
I avoided comma splices. [WRITING FOCUS]

CONNECT THE GRAMMAR TO WRITING
UNIT 6
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