INDEX

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A

Accuplacer, information about, 1-3

Adverbs, 12

Appositives, 15

C

Cause-and-effect relationships, 93

Clause linkers, 50

Collective nouns, 17-18

Comparatives, 28

Conditional tense, 22-23

Correcting sentences. See Sentence correction questions

E

Emphasis linkers, 49

Essay writing, 103-118

five elements of, 104-106

sample topics, 114

steps, 107-112

style points, 113-114

F

Future perfect tense, 22

Future tense, 21

G

Gerunds, 44-47

H

Hypothetical tense, 23

I

Inference questions, 74-77

Infinitives, 44-48

L

Linking words, 30, 49-54

M

Main idea/purpose questions, 68-71

Misplaced modifiers, 13-14

Modifier errors, 13-14

N

Negative inversion, 27-28

Non-restrictive modifiers, 14-15

Noun linkers, 50

Nouns, collective, 17-18

O

Object pronouns, 18-20

P

Parallel construction, 24-25

Past perfect tense, 22

Past tense, 21

Prepositional phrases, 12

Present perfect tense, 22

Present tense, 21

Process of elimination (POE) strategy

description of, 4-7

reading comprehension questions, 67

sentence correction questions, 9-10

sentence relation questions, 90-91

sentence rewriting questions, 41-42

Pronouns, 16-20

Punctuation marks, 31

Purpose/main idea questions, 68-71

Q

Quantity words, 29

R

Reading comprehension questions, 65-88

inference questions, 74-77

main idea/purpose questions, 68-71

sample questions, 78-83

specific reference questions, 72-74

strategies, 66-68, 77

Relating sentences. See Sentence relation questions

Restrictive modifiers, 14-15

Rewriting sentences. See Sentence rewriting questions

Run-on sentences, 30-32

S

Semi-colons, 30

Sentence correction questions, 9-40

comparatives vs. superlatives, 28

misplaced modifiers, 13-14

negative inversion, 27-28

parallel construction, 24-25

pronouns, 16-20

quantity words, 29

restrictive and non-restrictive modifiers, 14-15

run-on sentences, 30

sample questions, 55-59

strategies, 9-12

subject-verb agreement, 25-27

verb tenses, 20-24

Sentence linkers, 31

Sentence relation questions, 89-102

sample questions, 96-100

strategies, 90-91

types of, 91-95

Sentence rewriting questions, 41-64

gerunds and infinitives, 44-48

linking words, 49-52

sample questions, 96-100

strategies, 42-44

Simple sentences, 12-13, 21

Specific reference questions, 72-74

Subject, defined, 12

Subject pronouns, 18-20

Subject-verb agreement, 25-27

Subordinators, 50

Summary sentences, 67-68

Superlatives, 28

V

Verbs

agreement with subject, 25-27

gerunds and infinitives, 44-48

in simple sentence, 12

Verb tenses, 20-24

Vocabulary, 6-7

W

Writing. See Essay writing