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Adjective Modifiers
Adjective Summary: an index of summary content of adjective and modifier practices |
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Adjective Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Adjective Order: putting modifiers in natural sounding word order; a big, new, shiny, red wagon |
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Number Modifiers: using numbers as adjectives; a five-course meal, a six-step ladder |
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Noun Modifiers: using nouns as adjectives; four-wheel drive |
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Modifiers to adjectives: quantities and adverbs: two feet high / tall / long; color modifiers: moss green, emerald green |
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Making comparisons: describing similarities and differences; the same, alike, unlike, different from, similar to |
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Same…as / As…as: comparing the similarity of two items; the same (noun) as, as (adj / adv) as |
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More than / -er than: comparing the quality of two items or the manner of two actions: more, less, -er ,than |
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Most / -est: indicating the unique quality of an item in a group or unique manner of an action; most, least, -est, of all, ever |
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Much / More: increasing the amount of something; much, more, too, many more and much more |
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Fewer / Less: decreasing the amount of something; fewer, less, count, non count nouns |
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Nationality Names (Demonyms): referring to a person from a country (nouns and adjectives) |
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Participial Adjectives 1: agent vs. receiver; amused vs. amusing; -ed vs. -ing endings |
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Participial Adjectives 2: ongoing vs. completed; a roasting vs. roasted chicken; -ed vs. -ing endings |
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Participial Adjective Quiz: auto-correcting quiz; surprised vs. surprising, aged vs. aging |
Adjective Clauses
Adjective Clause Summary: an index of summary content of adjective clause (relative clauses, modifying clause) practices |
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Adjective Clause Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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That: adding a descriptive clause for an inanimate noun ; that |
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Who & Whom: adding a descriptive clause for an animate noun |
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Whose: adding descriptive information for possessive nouns: whose |
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Of Which / With: adding possessive clauses (inanimate): of which, with, that, whose |
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When / Where: adding descriptive information for time or place: when, where and in/on/at which |
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Wh-ever: using an indefinite pronoun to add a modifying clause: whoever, whatever, whenever, wherever. however ; |
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All of Which: using a quantity phrase to add a modifying clause: all of which / some of whom |
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That vs. Which: adding a modifying clause to identify which noun; restrictive vs. non-restrictive; that, which |
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Some or All: restrictive vs. nonrestrictive clauses; using commas |
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Which Clauses: using which to modify an entire clause; which (all of the preceding clause) vs. that (preceding noun) |
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That + [be] Deletion: removing wordiness from descriptive clauses: [who is] living |
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Present Participial Phrases: Removing wordiness from descriptive clauses: [who lives] living |
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Adjective clause quiz: modifying clauses for possessives and quantifiers: whose, some of whose |
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Participial Phrases 1: reducing clauses to modifying phrases: was located / located |
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Participial Phrases 2: reducing clauses to modifying phrases: served as / serving as |
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Review of chapter 13 in Azar v.3 "Understanding and Using English Grammar" |
Adverbs
Adverb Summary: an index of summary content of adverb practices |
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Adverb Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Adverb Uses: modifiers to other words; words modified by adverbs and word order |
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Adverbs for Manner: telling how something is done: uses, adverb placement, list of adverbs |
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Adverbs for Time: telling when an action happens: aspects of time; present, past, future, present perfect, progressive |
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Adv Frequency new |
Adverbs Frequency: telling how often an action happens: usually, often, frequently, occasionally, rarely, hardly ever, never |
Adverbs for Place: expressing movement in a particular direction: out, out of, outside, behind, back, backward, etc. |
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Adverbs of degree: intensifiers, modifying verbs, adverbs and adjectives: rather, extremely, totally; so, such, too, very, enough |
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Splitting Verbs: deciding on adverb placement; word order options, variations based of adverb type |
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After / Before: adverbs used in mixed time frames - before, after, as soon as, when, while, as |
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By the Time: comparing relative events; future perfect: by the time |
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When / While: Introducing clauses of same-time activity: when, while |
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Adverb Phrases: shortening clauses to modifying phrases: when, while, before, after |
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Because Phrases: shortening because-clauses : same-time, earlier time |
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Phrasal Verbs: using two-word verb expressions: look up vs "look up" See Commonly Confused Words |
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So that / Such that: emphasizing qualities and characteristics (cause - effect); so ... that See Connector Summary |
Agreement
Agreement Summary: an index to summary content of sentence agreement practices |
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Agreement Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Regular Plural Nouns: plural noun markers ending in -S: -s, -es, -ies, -ves |
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Irregular Plural Nouns: plural noun markers with other endings: -ee-, -en, -oes, -a, -ae, -ices, -i; varieties: fish vs. fishes |
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Irregular Plural Noun Practice: with irregular plural suffixes; -i, oes, -a, -es, -ves |
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Irregular Agreement: recognizing unusual singular or plural forms– exceptions; irregular agreement: English is vs. the English are |
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Final -S Practice: editing nouns and verbs for final -S / -ES; Final S sounds Listening for final -s [s] / [z] in words (audio) |
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3rd Person Agreement: agreement spelling patterns, irregular forms, checking verbs for agreement: third-person, final -s |
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Count/ Noncount: referring to mass nouns or units: money vs. dollars, coins, cents (the, this, that, these, those) |
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Group Nouns: referring to items collectively: equipment – computers; candy – candy bars |
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Count-Noncount Noun Practice 1: sentences with group (mass) nouns vs. items in the group: jewelry vs. rings |
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Count-Noncount Noun Practice 2: paragraph : lessons – homework; messages – communication |
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Quantity Phrases: indicating how much or how many: some of, all of, the/a number of, none, neither...nor |
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Some / Any: indicating an indefinite quantity or number: some, any |
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Much/ Many: indicating quantity for count and noncount nouns much, many, so much, so many, much more, many more |
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Little / Few: indicating an insufficient amount: little, a little, few, a few |
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Food Quantifiers: referring to specific amounts: slice, cup, stick, bottle, spoonful ; pig - pork; calf–veal |
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Complex Agreement: agreement in sentences with clauses and phrases; The monkey under the bananas is hiding. |
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There Agreement: using singular-plural agreement with there |
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Pronouns: using a pronoun to refer to a noun : he, she, we, they — him, her, us, them |
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Indefinite pronouns: using agreement with possessive pronouns: everyone has his / their hat; gender neutral phrasing |
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Reflexive pronouns: referring to oneself; referring to all or part: myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourselves, themselves |
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Possessive Pronouns: indicating possession for people or groups: girl's vs. girls' |
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Possessive Pronouns: indicating ownership: his, hers, ours, theirs; generalizations: one-one's, you-your (impersonal) , they-their |
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Common Mistakes: top 20 agreement errors: Everyone is; two percent is; two-thirds of the book(s) is/are |
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Gender Neutral Agreement: using pronouns that include persons of both male and female genders: Everyone has his vs. their hat. |
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Sentence Edit: editing for articles, pronouns and singular-plural agreement |
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Paragraph Editing: using agreement within an essay |
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Agreement in Context: Identifying subject-verb agreement |
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Chapter Review: singular – plural agreement – Azar - Chapters 6,
7, 8 box-by-box review |
Articles
Article Summary: an index to summary content of article practices |
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Articles Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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A – Unspecific: referring to one as an example of all |
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A – Specific: referring to one in particular |
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All / The – class: Making generalizations about the group |
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The – Class / A – Unspecific: stating quality, characteristics and behavior; the lion vs. a lion |
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All / The – Specific: referring to all vs. a specific, identified one; People (all)/ The people (specific) |
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The – Earlier Mention: referring to an already known noun |
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The – Included Parts: in a city: the fire department, the doctor, the police department |
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The –Later Mention: identified by information after the noun |
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The - Shared Knowledge: a noun identified by other means-uniqueness, name, or shared knowledge |
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A - Nationality Names (Demonyms): referring to a person from a country (nouns and adjectives) |
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The – Landmarks: The Statue of Liberty, The Golden Gate Bridge |
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The – Geographical Features: The San Joaquin Valley |
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The – Countries: The Republic of China, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates |
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Most / Most of the: referring to a quantity of an uspecific or specific group |
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Another/ The other: referring to one more or the rest |
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First / Second Mention: a unidentified - the identified (indefinite-definite) |
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The – many ways in which nouns can be identified (definite) |
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Special Uses of the: wars, eras, dates, worlds events |
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The – Superlatives: stating a unique degree of a noun; the best movie, the worst acting |
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Known or New? The, A, no marker Sentence editing |
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Speaking in General: sentence rephrasing; discussing furniture: in general or specific article use |
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Paragraph Edit: A restaurant review; fill the blanks in with articles |
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In Context: Identifying article use; a 3-step process to determine which article to use; luxury items on Survivor TV show. |
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PRINTED PRACTICES |
Conditional & Hypothetical Tenses
Conditional Summary: an index to summary content of conditional practices |
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Conditional Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Present & Future Real Situations: cause-effect facts, predictions, intent, requests and whimpertives: if, will, can, be going to, should, happen |
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Present & Past Real Situations: cause-effect habits & customs; ; hypothetical statements: if, whenever |
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Present Unreal Situations: strategizing with hypothetical statements; if, could, might, would |
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Past Unreal Situations 1: analyzing with hypothetical statements; if, had had, would have |
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Past Unreal Situations 2: analyzing an accident: if, could have, would have |
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Should / Could have: late advice: analyzing past options and determining importance; should have, could have |
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Mixed Tenses: hypothetical situations in mixed time frames: If you had fed the dog, she wouldn't be hungry now. |
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Implied Conditions: a real or unreal situation? If he has time, Jack will/ would cut the grass. |
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Wishes: expressing wishes, regrets, upset, lost opportunity: wish, wish vs. if only! |
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Wish Agreement: tense agreement in conditional statements: My father wished I had gone / would go. |
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If / Unless: expressing conditions for desirable outcomes: if, unless, otherwise, only if vs. If only |
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If / Whether: is it a condition or an alternative? if, whether |
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Omitting if: giving advice in hypothetical situations; rephrasing if clauses: had, should, were |
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If / In Case: a conditioned action vs. a prepared action - in the event, in case and should |
Confusing Word Pairs (Troublesome Verbs)
Confusing Words Summary: an index to summary content of paired-word practices |
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Accept / Except: Is the action one of approving or rejecting? |
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Affect / Effect: Is it the cause or result? |
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Another / The other: Is it "one more" or "the rest"? |
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Because / Though: Is it an expected or unexpected outcome? |
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During / In: Is it a time with duration or an exact time? |
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Even / Even though: Are you emphasizing something or stating an unexpected outcome? |
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For / Since: Is it a quantity of time or a specific time? |
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Fewer / Less: Are you decreasing the amount of a count or noncount noun? |
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If / In case: Is it a conditioned action or a precaution? |
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If only / Only if: Is it a regretful wish or a particular condition? |
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If / Unless: Will the desired outcome be favorable or unfavorable? |
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If /Whether: Is it a condition or an alternative? |
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Lie / Lay: Who is lying down – the subject or the object? |
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Little / Few: Is the quantity a "count" or a "noncount" noun? |
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Like / As: Are you comparing something to a noun or to a clause? |
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Make / Do: Is the action "creating" or "performing"? |
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Most / Most of the: Is the quantity or number for an unspecific or specific group? |
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Much / Many: Is it a quantity for a count or a noncount noun? |
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Much / More: Are you increasing the amount of a count or noncount noun? |
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Rise / Raise: Who/What is rising – the subject or the object? |
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Say / Tell: Are you quoting or reporting? |
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Sit / Set: Who/What is sitting – the subject or the object? |
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So that / So…that: Are you stating purpose or emphasizing the quality of something? |
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Some / Any: Is it a quantity in a positive or a negative sentence? |
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Use to / Be used to: Is it a former habit or a habit you are becoming accustomed to? |
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When / While: Is it a simultaneous activity of short or long duration? |
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Phrasal verbs (two-word verbs): do up, get up, give up, go after, have over, let on, look on, make over, etc. |
Connectors
Connector Summary: an index to summary content of connector, conjunction and transition word practices |
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Connector Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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FANBOYS: joining independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions; for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
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And so / too: shortening a repeated verb in a joined clause: and so do I, and I do too, but I don't |
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Both...and: joining sentence elements with paired conjunctions; both...and, either... or, not only...but also, neither...nor, (or else) |
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But / But still: stating contrast or contrary outcome; but, but still, while, whereas, in contrast to, yet, even so |
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But / Though: expressing defeat versus challenge; implied meanings; but vs. though |
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Because / Though: expected and unexpected outcomes; because, though, because of, inspite of |
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Consequently: using a transition word to introduce an effect clause; consequently, therefore, as a result, as a consequence, for this reason |
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So that / Such that: emphasizing qualities and characteristics; so . . . that & such . . . that |
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So Phrases: expressing purpose, cause-effect, or resultt; so that, so... that |
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Cause-Effect Review: expressing a cause and effect relationship; because, since, consequently, therefore, as a result, so |
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Indeed / Even: emphasizing unexpected or extraordinary details indeed, in fact, even, even though, even if whether or not |
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Connector Review: conjunctions, adverbs, and transition words; addition, alternative, cause-effect, comparison, condition, contrast, emphasis |
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Connector Edit: finding conjunction, adverb and transition word errors; but, even, not only, because |
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Connector Paragraph: transitioning from one idea to the next; main cause, as a result, because |
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Parallel Phrasing: joining like items with and and but; My English is improving slowly but surely. |
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Sentence Editing: correcting connector use: connectors, transitions, sentence boundaries and punctuation |
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Adverbial Phrases: shortening clauses to modifying phrases; before, after, while, when, since |
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Because Phrases: shortening because-clauses to modifying phrases; earlier and later time frames |
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Run-on Sentences: punctuating simple and complex sentences |
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Fragments: recognizing complete versus incomplete sentences |
Diagnostic Quizzes
Diagnostic Summary: an index to summary content of diagnostic practices |
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BEGIN: A grammar diagnostic page with study links. |
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BEGIN: A grammar diagnostic page with study links. |
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BEGIN-INTERMED: Intermediate grammar diagnostic page with study links. |
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BEGIN-INTERMED: Intermediate grammar diagnostic page with study links. |
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BEGIN-INTERMED: Intermediate grammar diagnostic page with study links. |
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BEGIN-INTERMED: Intermediate grammar diagnostic page with study links. |
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Adjective Diagnostic Quiz; a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Adjective Clause Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Adverb Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Agreement Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Articles Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Conditional Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Connector Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Gerund Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Infinitive Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Modal Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Noun Clause Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Passive Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Past Tense Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Prep Diagnostic new |
Preposition Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
Present Perfect Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Pres-Diagnostic new |
Present Tense Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
INTERMED-ADV: Adjective clause – auto-correcting quiz |
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INTERMED-ADV: Modals – auto-correcting quiz |
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INTERMED-ADV: Noun clauses – auto-correcting quiz |
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INTERMED-ADV: Reported speech – auto-correcting quiz |
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ADVANCED: Pop-questions that focus on improving awkward word choice or phrasing in English |
Gerunds
Gerund Summary: an index of summary content of gerund practices |
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Ger-Diagnostic new |
Gerund Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
Gerund Subjects: referring to activities; parallel phrasing, bulleted lists, spelling adding -ing |
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Gerunds Objects: expressing attitudes about activities |
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Verbal Phrases before Gerunds: commenting on activities; insisted on going ; looking forward to seeing |
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Gerunds with Indirect Objects: expressing attitudes about activities |
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By / With: stating means and methods; by verb+ing, with a noun |
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For Followed by Gerunds: stating function by verb+ing, for verb+ing, to+verb |
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Prepositions Followed by Gerunds: stating activities: about, against, after, before, by, for, from instead of, without |
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Special Verbs Before -ing: stating observations, perceptions and opinion on experiences; see, hear, find, catch, watch, sit, stand, etc. |
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Gerund / Infinitive Practice 1: verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives |
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Gerund / Infinitive Practice 2: verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives |
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Verbal Phrases 1: verbs + preposition phrases: about, against, after, for, etc. |
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Verbal Phrases 2: verbs + preposition phrases: put off doing, keep from hearing, etc. |
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Verbal Phrases 3: verbs + preposition phrases |
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By / With Practice: means or method |
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Parallel Gerunds: using similar word forms in a series |
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Gerunds in Context: identifying gerund use |
Infinitives
Infinitive Summary: an index of summary content of infinitive practices |
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Inf-Diagnostic new |
Infinitive Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
Infinitive Subjects: referring to activities, quotes and definitions; to be or not to be |
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Infinitives as Objects: expressing intent and wishes; hope, wish, like, expect |
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Infinitives with Indirect Objects: getting other people to do things; also, have, do, let, make |
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Infinitive Commands: imposing one's will on others; advised, order, command, expect |
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It takes + Infinitive: expressing how much is needed; it takes X + infinitive |
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Too / Enough: stating minimum and maximum requirements; too, enough |
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Adjectives +Infinitives: expressing feelings and reactions; happy to see; amazed to find |
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It's + Adjective + Infinitive: expressing opinion; It's difficult, easy, important, impossible to… |
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In Order + Infinitive: stating purpose: in order to… |
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In Context: identifying infinitives in an article |
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Related Pages |
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Gerund / Infinitive Practice 1: verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives |
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Gerund / Infinitive Practice 2: verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives |
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Splitting Verbs: optimizing adverb placement; the split infinitive argument |
Modal Verbs
Modal Summary: an index of summary content of modal practices |
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Modal Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Will / Might: expressing degrees of certainty: will, may, might could, may have, might have |
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Will / Would: expressing intent, expectation, refusal and disappointment: will, be going to |
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Would: stating preference, request, habit or excuse: would, would have, would rather have |
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Should: expressing expectation, convention or advice: should, will be, supposed to, ought to, should have |
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Could / Should: offering options and advice should, should have, could, could have |
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Should/ Must: expressing advisability and necessity; should, ought to, should have, must, had to, needed to |
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Must/Must have: making guesses, inferences and conclusions: might /might have vs. must / must have |
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Can/ Could: expressing physical, mental and potential ability: can, could, be able to |
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May/ Can: requesting permission and offering suggestions: may, can, could, would, shall, let's |
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Modal Agreement: complex sentences with mixed time frames: will, would, be-going-to, so that, said that, which, who, if ... then |
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Future Perfect: making predictions: will finish, will have finished |
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Modal Review: meanings in present and past tense; |
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Modal Practice: Means the Same! |
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Modal Quiz: auto-correcting quiz |
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Modals in Context: identify modals and tense use in the context of an article |
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Related Pages |
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By the time: comparing relative events |
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Should / Could have: late advice: analyzing past options and determining importance; should have, could have |
Noun Clauses
Noun Clause Summary : index of summary content of embedded-question, statement, and command practices |
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Noun Clause Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Wh Question Clauses: Changing wh- questions to reported speech; tense agreement She asked me how I was. |
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Yes-No Question Clauses: Changing questions answered by yes or no to reported speech; She asked me if I was sick. |
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Command Clauses: Changing commands to reported speech (subjunctive verb form) |
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Statement Clauses: changing statements to reported speech (quoted speech); same vs. earlier -time agreement. |
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Said Synonyms new |
Synonyms for Said: other words for reported speech; formal vs. informal agreement |
That / What Clauses: using an entire clause as the subject of a sentence |
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It / There: Indicating weather, time, distance or existence |
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Chapter 12 review: noun clauses |
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Noun Clause Quiz: auto-correcting quiz |
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Reported Speech Quiz: auto-correcting quiz |
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Related Pages |
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Infinitive Commands: imposing one's will on others; advised, order, command, expect |
Passive Voice
Passive Summary: an index of summary content of passive verb practices |
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Passive Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Focus on the Object: changing the object to the subject of the sentence; I was born (beginning – intermed. practice) |
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Focus on the Project: focusing on the collective work rather than the team (intermed. – advanced practice) |
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By Phrases: deciding when to include the "agent" |
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Indirect Objects as Subjects: placing emphasis on the receiver of the action |
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Never Passive: intransitive and stative verbs with no passive voice: happen |
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Get Passives: understanding the subtle meanings of using get in passive sentences: It's not my fault; I did it myself; I got it done |
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Participial Adjectives 1: describing someone or something as the cause or the receiver of an emotion; amused vs. amusing; -ed vs. -ing endings |
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Participial Adjectives 2: describing things with adjectives indicating ongoing versus completed states a roasting vs. roasted chicken; -ed vs. -ing |
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Participial Adjective Quiz: auto-correcting quiz |
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Participial Adjectives and Prepositions: describing emtional reactions; interested in, surprised at |
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Participles+Prepositions Practice: known for; concerned with; accustomed to |
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Participial Phrases 1: reducing clauses to modifying phrases: was located / located |
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Participial Phrases 2: reducing clauses to modifying phrasess: served as / serving as |
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Been / Being: contrast the sounds/words; been and being |
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Passive in Context: identifying passive sentences in the context of an article |
Past & Past Perfect Tenses
Past Summary: an index of summary content of past practices |
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Past-Diagnostic new |
Past Tense Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
Past Complete: reporting past activities or events |
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Past Progressive new |
Past Progressive: temporary past activities and setting background information |
Past Habits new |
Past Habits: past behavior vs. habits, past states of possession, mind, being: would, used to |
Reporting Source: telling source or emotional impact |
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Past Series: reporting a past series of events |
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Past Perfect & Progressive: contrasting earlier events from later events; past adverbs: before, after, when |
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Past Perfect Edit: using the past tenses in context |
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Past/ Participle Verb Forms: practice using irregular verb forms: awake - lay |
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Past/ Participle Verb Forms: practice using irregular verb forms: let - wear |
Prepositions
Preposition Summary: an index of summary content of preposition practices |
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Prep Diagnostic new |
Preposition Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
Prepositions for Time: relating when: in, on, at |
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Prepositions for place: relating where – in, on, at, aside, beneath, among, etc. |
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Paragraph Practice: using preposition of time and place: in, on, at |
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During / In: expressing duration vs. exact time: during, in |
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For / Since: Indicating a quantity of time vs. a specific time: for, since |
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Phrasal Verbs: using two-word verb expressions: go about, go at, go away, go down, go off, go on, go out of, go over, go with. |
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Related Pages |
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Adverbs for Place: expressing movement in a particular direction: out, out of, outside, behind, back, backward, etc. |
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Gerunds Objects: expressing attitudes about activities |
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Verbal Phrases before Gerunds: commenting on activities; insisted on going ; looking forward to seeing |
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Gerunds with Indirect Objects: expressing attitudes about activities |
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Participial Adjectives and Prepositions: describing emtional reactions; interested in, surprised at |
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Verbal Phrases 1: verbs + preposition phrases: about, against, after, for, etc. |
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Verbal Phrases 2: verbs + preposition phrases: put off doing, keep from hearing, etc. |
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Verbal Phrases 3: verbs + preposition phrases |
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Participles+Prepositions Practice: known for; concerned with; accustomed to |
Present & Present Progressive Tenses
Present Tense Summary: an index of summary content of present tense practices |
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Pres-Diagnostic new |
Present Tense Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
General Truth: referring to occurrences in nature; stating facts vs. making observations: turns vs. is turning |
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General Truth Practice: talking about weather; El Niño: is happens, comes, comes, drops |
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At the Moment: indicating temporary activities; am, is, am working, am taking, am having |
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Habits, Customs and Routines: referring to current activities – temporary vs. permanent; are preparing, are celebrating |
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Present Progressive: temporary habit or at the moment of speaking; is jogging / is listening -- is studying/ is taking classes |
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Scheduled Events: indicating planned acitivites and events; the exhibition returns / is returning / will return |
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States of Being: indicating existence and changes in states of existence; is, looks, seems, appears, resembles, becomes, gets, acts |
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Sensory States: indicating sensations and perceptions; hear, see, sounds, tastes, feels |
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Mental States: indicating thinking, cognition and attitude; knows, believes, thinks, understands, recognizes, remembers, etc. |
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Possessive States: indicating possession or ownership; have, belong, possess, own, hold |
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Emotional States: indicating emotionall states; surprise, impress, please, astonish, amaze |
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Other States: meaurement, weight, distance, height and count; measures, reaches, weighs, consists of, contains, includes, etc. |
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Tense Sequence: comparing near and future events; before, after, as soon as, while, when etc. |
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Present Tense Narration: story telling; "This guy walks into a bar.." |
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Verbs with Indirect Objects: indicating receivers of actions; me, to me, for me (dative verbs) |
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Present In Context: identifying present tense verbs |
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Related Page |
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Confusing Word Pairs: make/do, say/tell, lie/lay, rise/raise, sit/set |
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Never Passive: intransitive and stative verbs with no passive voice: happen |
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After / Before: adverbs used in mixed time frames - before, after, as soon as, when, while, as |
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Summary: an index of summary content of present perfect tense practices |
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Present Perfect Diagnostic Quiz: a diagnostic quiz to identify specific grammar points that need review |
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Up to Now: focusing on duration: for, since, so far, to date |
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Duration/ Repetition: indicating continuous vs. reoccurring activity: several times |
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Permanent/ Temporary: Indicating long- or short-term activity: since, ever since, for, this morning, all morning |
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Experience: referring to an action or activity in the unspecified past: ever, never, before |
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Ongoing: referring to an activity in progress |
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Just/ Recently: relating the past to the present time frame: recently, just, lately |
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Already/ Yet: activities that occur sooner or later than expected: already, yet |
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Implied Meanings: using adverb clues to understanding meaning |
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Present State-of-Mind: connecting the past to the present |
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Sentence Practice: matching verb tense and adverbs: up to now, so far, since, this year, in my life; last year, yesterday, then |
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Paragraph Practice: matching verb tense with adverbs |
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For/ Since: Indicating a quantity of time vs. a specific time |
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Past/ Participle Verb Forms: practice using irregular verb forms: awake - lay |
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Past/ Participle Verb Forms: practice using irregular verb forms: let - wear |
Punctuation
Review
Review Summary: an index of summary content of review practices |
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Chapter review of singular-plural agreement (follows Azar v.3 text chapters) |
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Chapter review of noun clauses |
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Chapter review of adjective clauses |
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Chapter review of adverbials and other miscellaneous words and phrases |
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Chapter review of sentence connectors and coordinators |
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Writing
Writing Summary: an index of summary content of writing and composition practices |
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Planning Guide: foundation work for writing (pyramid) |
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Focusing Your Topic: selecting a reasonable amount as a topic |
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Topic Thesis: creating your thesis sentence |
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Introductions: writing four types |
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Spatial Organization: narrating your story effectively |
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Copyright, Ethics & Fair Use: giving credit to other people's work |
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Fair Use Practice: determining what is or isn't copyrighted |
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Plagiarism: strategies for avoiding plagiarism |
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Plagiarism Examples: identifying plagiarized work from an example paragraph |
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Citing Your Sources: What is MLA Style? Examples of in-text and bibliographic citations; resources |
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Citation Order: practice arranging elements into proper citation order |
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Citation Practice: identifying correctly written citations |
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Web Page Evaluation Criteria: separating fact from fiction; resources |
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Web Page Evaluation Practice: web page criteria |
Text & Links
Contact Information
Retired from College of San Mateo Updated:
Previously, this web site was named "Grammar Check" when it resided on the San Mateo Community College District server from November 1998 - April 2008. In May of 2008, it was renamed "Grammar-Quizzes" in order to match an available new domain name and to take advantage of Google services on an independent server (May 2008 – present). |
