Hi

A colleague recently related to me that he has seen a couple of
instances of students spelling 'would' as 'wor.'  Our students tend to
be aural and oral, but it still seems a bit odd. Any insights?    

Janet                    

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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:23 PM
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Subject: Useful column on passives
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On Language Log, Geoffrey Pullum posted a good "overview" piece about
passive constructions recently. I'm linking it below (I realize a number
of you probably have already seen it, but I figure linking it is like
chicken soup -- couldn't hurt). I think it's more suited as background
material for teachers and for college students than as something to use
in K12, but I may be underestimating upper-level high-school students.
--- Bill Spruiell


http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2922



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