Fly Fishing: More than a Definition!
The dictionary says that fly fishing is "fishing with a fly to catch a fish," but it's actually much more than that. The basic definition is not wrong because fly fishing does use a fly that imitates a real insect to catch a fish. However, fly fishing is not just an act but an experience. Fly fishing means connecting with the river that the fisher is standing in. While casting one's fly, the fisher feels the river move past his/her legs, listens to the soft talk of the water, and hears the diverse sounds of the birds and insects in the air. Of course, catching a fish is a huge part of the fly fishing experience, but the fish's beautiful colors are just as cool as the fight of the fish. To hold a fish that has so many colors and lives in a perfect environment is truly a wonderful experience. Everyone should experience the thrill of fly fishing before leaving Montana.
Task 1: Josh's paragraph has 9 errors. The errors are as follows: capitalization (2), commas (3), commas splices (2), and fragments (2). Find one of these errors and correct it in a comment below. You cannot correct an error that has already been corrected by a fellow classmate. You might need a dictionary for some of the new vocabulary words. Good luck!
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ReplyDeleteThe dictionary says that (fly) fishing is fishing with a fly to catch a fish but it's actually much more than that.
ReplyDeletecorrect!
DeleteEveryone should experience the thrill of fly fishing before leaving montana.(Montana)
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ReplyDeletethe fisher feels the river move past his/her legs listens to the soft talk of the water,(The)
ReplyDeleteI don't understand what the correction is here.
Delete"fishing with a fly to catch a fish" (,but) it's actually much more than that. I think the sentence needs comma
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ReplyDeletefly fishing not just an act but an experience,
ReplyDeletethe comma think it cuold be after (act)word
Actually, you don't need a comma here because you do not have a subject and a verb after "but."
DeleteIf the sentence were "but it is an experience," then you would need a commas because there is a subject (it) and a verb (is).
To hold a fish(,) that has so many colors and lives in a perfect environment is truly a wonderful experience
ReplyDeleteYou don't need a comma here.
Delete"the fisher feels the river move past his/her legs(,) listens to the soft talk of the water, and hears the diverse sounds of the birds and insects in the air." Between words "legs" and "listens' must be commer, because two verb and one subject.
ReplyDeleteYou are right that we need commas here, but your explanation is incorrect. We need commas because we have a list of 3 or more things: 1) feels the river...., 2) listens to the....., 3) and hears the ...... In this case, we have verb phrases instead of noun phrases, but it's the same thing. For example, I need commas after the following noun phrases: I called my mother, my friend, and my brother.
DeleteActualy I don't know, but in sentence which following bellow, I would put two commer: "To hold a fish(,) that has so many colors and lives in a perfect environment(,) is truly a wonderful experience." May be it's wrong, but I feel discomfort when I read this sentence. I could write:"To hold a fish is truly a wonderful experience". The part:"that has so many colors and lives in perfect environment" - may be fragment?
ReplyDeleteWord "Actually" have to write with two letters "L"
DeleteYou don't need commas here. We'll talk about this in class.
Delete"...but the fish's beautiful colors just as cool as the fight of the fish." - I think it is fragment because need verb. Is it true?
ReplyDeleteYou are correct! It is a fragment. Anyone else? What verb should we put here?
DeleteTo hold a fish that has ,so many colors and lives in a perfect environment is truly a wonderful experience. I think the sentence needs comma
ReplyDeleteActually, this sentence does not need a comma.
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