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adjective and modifier diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

putting adjectives in natural sounding word order: a big, new, shiny, red wagon, a white and tan, Persian cat.

forming adjectives from other word forms:-al, -ary, -ful, -ic, ical, -ish, -less, -like, -ly, -ous, -y, -able, -ant, -ive

verbs followed by adjectives with resultive states: wash X clean, wipe X dry, get X ready

quantities and adverbs: two feet high / tall / long; color modifiers:moss green, emerald green

using numbers as modifiers to nouns: a five-course meal, a six-step ladder

using nouns as modifiers:  soup spoon, door bell,

agent vs. receiver:   amused vs. amusing,-ed vs. -ing endings

ongoing vs. completed: a roasting  vs. roasted chicken; -ed vs. -ing endings 

auto-correcting quiz: surprised vs. surprising, aged vs. aging 

describing similarities and differences: the same, alike, unlike, different from, similar to

comparing the similarity of two items: the same (noun) as, as (adj / adv) as

comparing the quality of two items or the manner of two actions:  more, less, -er ,than

indicating the unique quality of an item in a group or unique manner of an action: most, least, -est, of all, ever

increasing the amount of something: much, more, too, many more and much more  

decreasing the amount of something: fewer, less, count, non count nouns

two things vary together: the bigger, the better,  the fewer, the lesser, the greater

adjectives without nouns: the poor, the young, the restless, the former, the latter, the English, the Japanese
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

modifiers to other words; words modified by adverbs and word order

telling how something is done: uses, word forms, spellings, adverb list; happily, lengthwise,,well, hard, early

word order option Wind blew hard; He will silently turn away.

telling when an action happens: aspects of time; present, past, future, present perfect, progressive; next week

telling how often an action happens: usually, often, frequently, occasionally, rarely, hardly ever, never

expressing movement in a particular direction: out, out of, outside, behind, back, backward, etc.

intensifiers, modifying verbs, adverbs and adjectives: rather, extremely, totally; so, such, too, very, enough

drawing attention to information: also, just, only, even, really, mostly, mainly, neither–nor, either–or

emphasizing unexpected or extraordinary details: even, indeed, in fact, even / even though / even if

deciding on adverb placement when auxiliary verbs are present; word order options, variations based of adverb type

expressing attitude about a situation; evaluative adjuncts; attitude stance adverbials: fortunately, hopefully, sadly

truth or belief about a situation; modal adjuncts, epistemic stance adverbials: possibly, evidently, likely, actually

conditions under which something is being said; style stance adverbials: frankly, confidentially, briefly, in short

indicating a relationship between two clauses: finally, namely, consequently, alternatively, incidentally

grabbing attention, hesitating, and interjecting: so, well, then, OK, all right, like
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

plural noun markers ending in -S: -s, -es, -ies, -ves

plural noun markers with other endings: -ee-, -en, -oes, -a, -ae, -ices, -i; varieties: fish vs. fishes

with irregular plural suffixes: -i, oes, -a, -es, -ves

recognizing unusual singular or plural forms– exceptions; irregular agreement: English is vs. the English are 

editing nouns and verbs for final -S / -ES: Listening for final -s  [s] / [z] in words (audio Final S sounds)

third person agreement: spelling patterns, irregular forms: final -s. -es, -oes, -ies

referring to mass nouns or units: determiners; money vs. dollars, coins, cents  (the, this, that, these, those) 

referring to items collectively:  equipment – computers; candy – candy bars

sentences with group (mass) nouns vs. items in the group: jewelry vs. rings

paragraph : lessons – homework; messages – communication

a, the, this, that, my, our, some, any, all, each, every, either, neither, none, such, which

indicating how much or how many: some of, all of, the/a number of, none, neither...nor

indicating an indefinite quantity or number: some, any

indicating quantity for count and noncount nouns much, many, so much, so many, much more, many more

indicating an insufficient amount: little, a little, few, a few

referring to specific amounts: slice, cup, stick, bottle, spoonful ; pig - pork; calf–veal

subject-verb agreement when modifiers come between; The silly looking monkey under the bananas is hiding.

indicating possession for people or groups: girl's vs. girls'

top 20 agreement errors: Everyone is;  two percent is; two-thirds of the book(s) is/are

editing for articles, pronouns and singular-plural agreement

using agreement within an essay

Identifying subject-verb agreement

Chapter Review: Azar - Chapters 6, 7, 8  singular – plural agreement 
 

PRONOUNS

moved to Pronoun Section

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

referring to one as an example of all

referring to one in particular;

blending article sounds before nouns

Making generalizations about the group

stating quality, characteristics and behavior; the lion vs. a lion

referring to all vs. a specific, identified one; People (all)/ The people (specific)

referring to an already known noun

in a city: the fire department, the doctor, the police department

identified by information after the noun

a noun identified by other means-uniqueness, name, or shared knowledge

referring to a person from a country (Demonyms – nouns and adjectives)

adjectives without nouns: the poor, the young, the restless, the unemployed, the latter, the English

The Statue of Liberty, The Golden Gate Bridge

The San Joaquin Valley

The Republic of China, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates

referring to a quantity of an unspecific or specific group

referring to one more or the rest

unidentified - the identified (indefinite-definite)

many ways in which nouns can be identified (definite)

wars, eras, dates, worlds events

stating a unique degree of a noun; the best movie, the worst acting

using definite and indefinite markers:;The,  A, no marker  Sentence editing

sentence wording; discussing in general or specifically

a restaurant review; fill the blanks in with articles

Identifying article use; a 3-step process to determine which article to use;  luxury items on Survivor TV show.

PRINTED PRACTICES

Article Summary.pdf  |  ArticlesGeneric.pdf   |  Artprac.pdf  

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

stating present facts and future predictions under specific conditions: if, will, can, be going to, should, happen

stating present and past habits and customs under specific conditions; hypothetical statements: if, whenever

stating strategy with hypothetical statements; if, could, might, would

analyzing with hypothetical statements; if, had had, would have

analyzing an accident: if, could have, would have

late advice: analyzing past options and determining importance; should have, could have

hypothetical situations in mixed time frames: If you had fed the dog, she wouldn't be hungry now.

a real or unreal situation? If he has time, Jack will/ would cut the grass.

expressing wishes, regrets, upset, lost opportunity: wish, wish vs. if only!

tense agreement in conditional statements: My father wished I had gone / would go.

expressing conditions for desirable outcomes: if, unless, otherwise, only if vs. If only

stating a condition vs. an alternative: if, whether

giving advice in hypothetical situations; rephrasing an if-clause: had, should, were

stating a conditioned vs. a precautionary action in the event, in case and should 
 

Is the action one of approving or rejecting?

Is it the cause or result?

Is it “one more" or “the rest"?

Is it an expected or unexpected outcome?

Is it a time with duration or an exact time?

Are you emphasizing something or stating an unexpected outcome?

Is it a quantity of time or a specific time?

Are you decreasing the amount of a count or noncount noun?

Is it a conditioned action or a precaution?

Is it a regretful wish or a particular condition?

Will the desired outcome be favorable or unfavorable?

Is it a condition or an alternative?

Who is lying down – the subject or the object?

Are you comparing something to a noun or to a clause?

Is the quantity a “count" or a “noncount" noun?

Is it not tight or gone?

Is the action creating or performing?

Is the quantity or number for an unspecific or specific group?

Is it a quantity for a count or a noncount noun?

Are you increasing the amount of a count or noncount noun?

Who/What is rising  – the subject or the object?

Are you quoting or reporting?

Who/What is sitting – the subject or the object?

Are you stating purpose or emphasizing the quality of something?

Is it a quantity  in a positive or a negative sentence?

Is it location, existence or possession? their, there, they're, there's, theirs

Is it a former habit or a habit you are becoming accustomed to?

Is it a simultaneous activity of short or long duration?

(two-word verbs)do up, get up, give up, go after, have over, let on, look up, make over, etc.
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

joining independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions; for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

joining sentence elements and sentences; and, as well as, and also, In addition, moreover, furthermore, besides

shortening a repeated verb in a joined clause:  and so do I, and I do too, but I don't; tag-questions: don't I?

adding a positive or negative comment: and too, and not either, but not too

joining sentence elements with paired conjunctions; both...and, either... or, not only...but also, neither...nor, (or else)

stating contrast or contrary outcome; but, but still, while, whereas, in contrast to, yet, even so

stating an exception: but not, but for, nothing but, all but, except, except for, cannot help, cannot but, cannot help but

expressing defeat versus challenge; implied meanings; but vs. though

comparative preference; would rather than, rather than ( X and not Y), (X to avoid Y)

using adverbial prepositional phrases to introduce “cause"; because vs. because of ; though vs. in spite of

indicating reason or method; because of, by, with

indicating a causal relationship; consequently, therefore, as a result, for this reason, due to

expected and unexpected outcomes; because, though

expressing a cause and effect relationship; because, since, consequently, therefore, as a result, so 

shortening cause-effect clauses:  because, same-time, earlier time

emphasizing qualities and characteristics;  so . . . that  & such . . . that

expressing purpose, cause-effect, or result;   so that,  so... that

indicating time-relative activities: before, after, as soon as, when, while, as

indicating same-time activities: when, while

indicating a future completion time: future perfect: by the time

reducing a time-relative clause: when, while, before, after

conjunctions, adverbs, and transition words; addition, alternative, cause-effect, comparison, condition, contrast, emphasis

finding conjunction, adverb and transition word errors; but, even, not only, because

: using cause and effect connectors; main cause, as a result, because

joining like items with and and but; My English is improving slowly but surely.

correcting connector use: connectors, transitions, sentence boundaries and punctuation  
 

BEGINNING:  A grammar point diagnostic page with study links.

BEGINNING:  A grammar point diagnostic page with study links.

BEG-INT:  Intermediate grammar point diagnostic page with study links.

BEG-INT:  Intermediate grammar point diagnostic page with study links.

BEG-INT:  Intermediate grammar point diagnostic page with study links.

BEG-INT:  Intermediate grammar point diagnostic page with study links.

SECTION DIAGNOSTICS 

Adjective and modifier diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Modifying clause (adjective clause) diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Adverb diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Sentence agreement diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Article usage diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Conditional clause diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Connector diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Gerund diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Infinitive diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Modal diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Nominal clause (noun clause) diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Passive diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Past tense diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Preposition diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Present perfect tense diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Present tense diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Pronoun diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

Punctuation diagnostic to identify specific grammar points that need review

AUTO CORRECTING

INT-ADV: modifying nouns with clauses (adjective clauses) multiple choice, auto-correcting quiz

INT-ADV: expressing mood with modals; multiple choice, auto-correcting quiz,

INT-ADV: embedding clauses as the subject or object of a clause, multiple choice, auto-correcting quiz

INT-ADV: modifying nouns with participial modifiers, multiple choice, auto-correcting quiz on using participles as modifiers

INT-ADV: changing speech to indirect speech (reported speech) multiple choice,  auto-correcting quiz

ADVANCED POINTS 

ADVANCED:  Sentence examples that focus on the improvement of word choice in English
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

referring to activities; parallel phrasing, bulleted lists, spelling adding  -ing

expressing attitudes about activities

commenting on activities; insisted on going ; looking forward to seeing

expressing attitudes about activities;  excused him for leaving; excused his leaving; thanked him for giving

stating means and methods;  by followed by a gerund, with followed by a noun

stating function by verb+ing, for verb+ing, to+verb

stating activities: about, against, after, before, by, for, from instead of, without

stating observations, perceptions; see, hear, find, catch, watch, sit, stand, etc.

verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

gerund clause as object of the prepositional phrase: about, against, after, for, etc.

gerund clause as object of the prepositional phrase: put off doing, keep from hearing, etc.

gerund clause as object of the prepositional phrase

means or method

using similar word forms in a series

identifying gerund use 
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

referring to activities, quotes and definitions; to be or not to be

expressing intent and wishes; hope, wish, like, expect

getting other people to do things; persuade, intend, ask, have, do, let, make

imposing one's will on others; advised, order, command, expect

expressing how much is needed; it takes X + infinitive

stating minimum and maximum requirements; too, enough

expressing feelings and reactions; happy to see; amazed to find

expressing opinion; It's difficult, easy, important, impossible to…

stating purpose: in order to…

identifying infinitives in an article

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verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 

optimizing adverb placement; the split infinitive argument
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

expressing degrees of certainty: will, may, might could, may have, might have

expressing intent vs. prediction: be going, will

expressing determination, refusal and failure: will, would, would have, won't, wouldn't; lexical verb: will

stating preference, request, habit or excuse: would, would have, would rather have

expressing expectation, convention or advice: should, will be, supposed to, ought to, should have

offering options and advice  should, should have, could, could have

expressing advisability and necessity; should, ought to, should have, must, had to, needed to

making guesses, inferences and conclusions: might /might have vs. must / must have

expressing physical, mental and potential ability: can, could, be able to

requesting permission and offering suggestions: may, can, could, would, shall, let's

expressions w/ future interpretations; will be doing, is going to be doing; can be doing

back shifting tense in an embedded clause; will, would, be-going-to, so that, said that, which, who, if ... then

making predictions: will finish, will have finished

meanings in present and past tense;  will/would, shall/should, can/could, may/might, must/had to

expressing mood and meaning with modals; possibility, suggestion, ability, advice, necessity, conclusion

multiple choice, auto-correcting quiz

identify modals and tense use in the context of an article

comparing relative events; future perfect, past perfect with modals

late advice: analyzing past options and determining importance; should have, could have
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

adding a descriptive clause for an inanimate noun ; that

adding a descriptive clause for an animate noun

adding descriptive information for possessive nouns: whose

adding possessive clauses (inanimate):  of which, with, that, whose

adding descriptive information for time or place: when, where and in/on/at which

using an indefinite pronoun to add a modifying clause: whoever, whatever, whenever, wherever, however

using a quantity phrase to add a modifying clause:  all of which / some of whom

adding a modifying clause to identify which noun; restrictive vs. non-restrictive; that, which

restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses; using commas

using which to modify an entire clause; which (all of the preceding clause) vs. that (preceding noun)

shortening a relative clause with a be verb form: [who is] living

shortening a relative clause with an active verb form: [who lives] living

placement and reference

modifying clauses for possessives and quantifiers: whose, some of whose 

reducing a clause with a passive verb to a participial clause: was located / located

reducing a clause with a passive or active verb to a participial clause: served as / serving as  

Review of chapter 13 in Azar v.3 “Understanding and Using English Grammar"
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

changing wh- questions to reported speech; tense agreement  She asked me how I was.

changing questions answered by yes or no to reported speech;  She asked me if I was sick.

changing commands to reported speech  (subjunctive verb form)

changing statements to reported speech (quoted speech); same vs. earlier -time agreement; deictic words: here/there

other words for reported speech; formal vs. informal agreement; stated, reported, responded, roared, protested, remarked

using a clause as the subject of a sentence; That he is still here is a miracle.

shifting focus to another sentence part; It is a miracle that he is here still .

shifting focus to another sentence part; What he said is that he is still here.

expressions for specifying a reason; the reason is, the reason why, the reason is because

multiple choice; auto-correcting quiz

multiple choice; auto-correcting quiz

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Chapter 12 review: noun clauses

imposing one's will on others (subjunctive); order, command, expect; We advised him to leave.
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

changing the object to the subject of the sentence; I was born,we were helped, they were seen

focusing on the collective work rather than the team; The human genome has been mapped.

deciding when to include the “agent"; The bank was robbed by the 'hoodie thief' / by someone

placing emphasis on the item or the recipient of the action; I was sent a letter / A letter was sent to me.

intransitive and stative verbs with no passive voice: happen, occur, remain, exist, belong, stand, become

using get in place of be in passive sentences: I got hit, got lost, got married, got it done, got myself dressed

describing someone or something as the cause or the receiver of an emotion;  amused vs. amusing; -ed vs. -ing endings

describing things with adjectives indicating ongoing versus completed states a roasting  vs. roasted chicken; -ed vs. -ing

multiple choice, auto-correcting quiz on using participles as modifiers

describing emotional reactions; interested in, surprised at, worried about, overwhelmed with,

review of verb + preposition phrases: known for; concerned with; accustomed to

reducing a clause with a passive verb to a participial clause: was located / located

reducing a clause with a passive or active verb to a participial clause: served as / serving as  

contrast the sounds/words; been and being; he's being seen by the doctor, he's been seen.

identifying passive sentences in the context of an article
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

reporting past activities or events; did, talked, ate, spoke

temporary past activities and setting background information; was/were doing, was/were talking,

past behavior vs. habits, past states of possession, mind, being; would visit, used to go

telling source or emotional impact;  Where did you get that?

reporting a past series of events; He came in, sat down, and ate.

contrasting earlier events from later events; past adverbs: He had lived in Italy before he moved here.

using the past tenses in context

practice using irregular verb forms:  awake - lay

practice using irregular verb forms:  let - wear
 

Pop-Q 2012

Archive 2012: an index of the year's pop questions.

Pop-Q 2011

Archive 2011: an index of the year's pop questions.

Pop-Q 2010

Archive 2010: an index of the year's pop questions.

Pop-Q 2009

Archive 2009: an index of the year&'s pop questions.

Pop-Q 2008

Archive 2008: an index of the year's pop questions.
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

relating when: in, on, at

relating where – in, on, at, aside, beneath, among, etc.

using preposition of time and place: in, on, at

expressing duration vs. exact time: during, in

Indicating a quantity of time vs. a specific time: for, since

using two-word verb expressions: go about, go at, go away, go down, go off, go on, go out of, go over, go with.

using a preposition at the end of the sentence: question, passive and infinitive structures; phrasal verbs

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expressing movement in a particular direction: out, out of, outside, behind, back, backward, etc.

verbs followed by a gerund clause; expressing attitudes about activities; He hates going out.  He dislikes smoking.

verbs followed by a prepositional phrase with a gerund clause as 'the object'; insisted on going ; looking forward to seeing then again

expressing the subject of a gerund clause with pronoun + for : we excused him for leaving; excused his leaving; thanked him for giving

describing emotional reactions; interested in, surprised at, amused with, divorced from, ashamed of, accustomed to, based on

matching the preposition to the verb (verb+ prep combinations) : about, against, after, for, etc.

matching the preposition to the verb (verb+ prep combinations): put off doing, keep from hearing, etc.

matching the preposition to the verb (verb+ prep combinations): from, in, like, of, off, on, over, to, with

known for; concerned with; accustomed to
 

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

referring to occurrences in nature; stating facts vs. making observations: turns vs. is turning

talking about weather;  El Niño: is happens, comes, comes, drops

indicating temporary activities; am, is, am working, am taking, am having  

referring to current activities – temporary vs. permanent; are preparing, are celebrating

referring to a temporary habit or something happening at the moment; is jogging / is listening -- is studying/ is taking classes

 referring to planned aestivates and events; the exhibition returns / is returning / will return

 referring to something in existence or its change in state of existence; is, looks, seems, appears, resembles, becomes, gets, acts

indicating sensations and perceptions; hear, see, sounds, tastes, feels

indicating thinking, cognition and attitude; knows, believes, thinks, understands, recognizes, remembers, etc.

indicating possession or ownership; have, belong, possess, own, hold

expressing emotional states; surprise, impress, please, astonish, amaze

 referring to measurement, weight, distance, height and count; measures, reaches, weighs, consists of, contains, includes, etc.

indicating the relative time of two planned events: before, after, as soon as, while, when, as soon as

narrating or story telling; "This guy walks into a bar.."

indicating receivers of actions; me, to me, for me  (dative verbs)

identifying present tense verbs 

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make/do, say/tell, lie/lay, rise/raise, sit/set

intransitive and stative verbs with no passive voice: happen, occur, remain, exist, belong, stand, become

indicating time-relative activities: before, after, as soon as, when, while, as

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

focusing on duration:  for, since, so far, to date

indicating a continuous vs. reoccurring activity: several times

Indicating long- or short-term activity: since, ever since, for, this morning, all morning

referring to an activity or event in the unspecified past: ever, never, before; short answers: yes, I have / no, I haven't

referring to an activity in progress

relating the past to the present time frame: recently, just, lately

happening sooner or later than expected; already, yet

using adverb clues to understanding meaning

connecting the past to the present; He's just arrived. We've been there recently.

matching verb tense and adverbs: up to now, so far, since, this year, in my life; last year, yesterday, then

matching verb tense with adverbs

Indicating a quantity of time vs. a specific time

practice using irregular verb forms:  awake - lay

practice using irregular verb forms:  let - wear
 

an index of summary content of pronoun practices

a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

referring to people: he, she, we, they — him, her, us, them

referring to groups or individuals; The Scouts value its rules / their people.

referring to two personal nouns;  me and my dad / my dad and I

using agreement with possessive pronouns: everyone has his / their hat; gender neutral phrasing

referring to oneself; referring to all or part: myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourselves

indicating ownership: his, hers, ours, theirs; generalizations: one-one's, you-your (impersonal) , they-their

referring to the existence of something; there is a lot of traffic

referring to weather, time, or existence; It is late, It is noon

referring back to something; emphasis, former, latter; it this / that

making noun reference clear;  He was hungry, Jack decided.

referring to both male and females; Everyone has his vs. their hat. 
 

 a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review

marking contractions and possessive nouns

punctuating items in vertical lists; parallel phrasing, introductory phrases, colons, semicolons, periods, capitals

using upper and lowercase letters

explaining or illustrating; introductory phrases, time and proportions, mail, email, book citations, chapter, verse 

separating and setting of elements in a sentence: punctuating clauses and sentences with commas

separating elements in a sentence; Word Play – clarifying word form meaning with punctuation: commas

inserting a comment within a sentence; commas, parentheses and dashes, appositives

setting elements of from the rest of the sentence; aside comments, lists, after thoughts

and capitalization in headings:  linking words to clarify meaning; capitalization of hyphenated words in titles and headlines

including titles of major works, and other terms in your writing

adding explanation and clarification to sentences

marking sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals; a.m. / AM, p.m. / PM

marking quoted speech, titles of minor works and terms; ellipsis

punctuating joined phrases semicolons, commas, colons

COMMAS IN CLAUSES: 

Using a comma with a so (result) but not with so that (purpose)

Using commas with coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Using a comma to mark a word order change

Using a comma with a conditional sentence

Using a comma with an adverb of emphasis - even

Using a comma with a non-restrictive clause

Using a comma with a clause to include “all" or “some"; restrictive vs. non-restrictive

Using a comma with which to refer to a whole sentence instead of just one word
 

Ch 6-8 Agreement

Chapter review of singular-plural agreement (follows Azar v.3 text chapters)

Ch12-nounclause

Chapter review of noun clauses 

Ch13adjclauses

Chapter review of adjective clauses 

Ch16-19adv phrs

Chapter review of adverbials and other miscellaneous words and phrases

Ch19connectors

Chapter review of sentence connectors and coordinators

Ch20conditionals

Chapter review of conditional and hypothetical sentences  

Complete Thought 

including a topic and a controlling idea; stream of consciousness; a spoken vs. written sentence

Subject / Predicate 

identifying basic elements in a sentence; subject and modifiers, predicate, verb, adverbial modifiers

Finite / Nonfinite 

verbs and clauses  (Advanced); inflected v. noninflected (reduced) verbs, nonfinite clauses, tree diagrams

Auxiliary Verbs 

distinct properties (Advanced) ; NICE properties: negation, inversion, code and emphasis, BE  & modals verbs

Clauses/ Fragments

Identifying larger elements in a sentence: phrase, dependent clause, independent clause, fragment, sentence–spoken/written

Run-On Sentences 

identifying simple and compound sentences: coordinating conjunctions, semicolons 

Cleft Sentences 

shifting focus to another sentence part; it-clauses, what-clauses, that-clauses (clefts and pseudo-clefts)
 

an index of summary content of writing and composition practices

selecting a reasonable amount as a topic

creating your thesis sentence

writing four types

ethics and fair use; giving credit to other people's work

determining what is or isn't copyrighted

strategies for avoiding plagiarism

identifying plagiarized work from an example paragraph

What is MLA Style? Examples of in-text and bibliographic citations; resources

(This page has been replaced by pages below, which include citation changes made in the year 2009.)

MLA Citation Drag & Drop – Book: practice arranging elements into proper citation order

MLA Citation Drag & Drop – Magazine: practice arranging elements into proper citation order

MLA Citation Drag & Drop – Journal: practice arranging elements into proper citation order

MLA Citation Drag & Drop – Newspaper: practice arranging elements into proper citation order

MLA Citation Drag & Drop – Web: practice arranging elements into proper citation order

MLA Citation Drag & Drop – Music: practice arranging elements into proper citation order

MLA Citation Drag & Drop – Film: practice arranging elements into proper citation order

identifying correctly written citations

separating fact from fiction; resources

web page criteria