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ESL 970G Advanced Grammar Review and Editing

Spring 2004 Syllabus

Section 27098 MW 9:20-10:45 and Section 270978 Online

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Week 1 beginning Feb 2

Course description, expectations and communication procedures. Purchase textbook.
Study (= read and complete the exercises) Applied English Grammar (AEG) Chapter 1 pp 24-53 Analyzing Words and Sentences. Check the answer key (AK) in the blackboard Course Documents area.
Introduction to the blackboard web learning environment. Login. Personal info. Password. Email. Announcements. Course info. Assignments. Communication. Digital Drop Box. Discussion Boards. Tools.
Take the online Diagnostic Test of English Sentence Skills.
Thu Feb 5, 5:00-8:00 pm Orientation Session 1 (required for online section), Tech Center TC-1.

Week 2 beginning Feb 9

Parts of Speech. Sentence Parts (The basic English sentence; subject, verb, object complement, and modifier; phrases, clauses). Sentence types by purposes and grammatical structure. Spoken English compared to written English. Using simple sentences to make other sentences. Simple sentences. Compound sentences. Complex sentences. Compound-complex sentences.
Reference Some Useful Definitions and Punctuation Patterns. Definitions of Independent Clause, Dependent Clause, Independent Marker, Dependent Marker, Coordinating Conjunction;
Proper Punctuation Methods, Some Common Errors to Avoid (comma splice error, fused sentence error, run-on sentence error, sentence fragment error) -Brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Wed Feb 11, 5:00-8:00 pm Orientation Session 2 (required for online section), Tech Center TC-1.
Using the Discussion Board and Using the Virtual Classroom (Please read the descriptions in Resources.)

Analyze the simple sentences in the paragraph "Online English Homework" by marking the sentences parts as indicated in the examples. When you have finished the lesson, check the Answer Key.

Do the AEG Chapter 1 textbook and online exercises
1-A Practice Parts of Speech and Vocabulary
1-B Practice with Sentence Types
Quizzes: Quiz links and password will always be accessible in the Assignments area in blackboard, not from this webpage.
Simple Sentence Recognition (10 pts) Due date: 11:30 pm Fri Feb 13 - reopened until Feb 25
 Compound Sentence Recognition (10 pts) Due date: 11:30 pm Fri Feb 13 - reopened until Feb 25
Complex Sentence Recognition (10 pts) Due date: 11:30 pm Fri Feb 13 - reopened until Feb 25
Guess access to Blackboard. If you added the class after the semester began, you may not yet enter Blackboard as a registered students. You may PREVIEW the course and have access to a few of the areas. Click the link for details. Be sure to copmplete the Diagnostic Test and study the links above if you have not already done so.
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Week 3 beginning Feb 16

Study AEG Chapter 2 Past Time Frame; do the exercises in the book. Check the answer key (AK) in the blackboard Course Documents area.
Online exercises
2-A Practice with Simple Past Tense and Irregular Verbs
2-B Practice with Past Perfect
2-C Practice with Past Progressive
2-D Practice with Past Time Expressions 
2-E Practice with the Present Perfect
Common Irregular Verbs | Another list of Irregular Verbs Practice quizzes Irregular verbs 1 Irregular Verbs 2 Irregular Verbs 3

Basic English sentence patterns. Part A. This lesson identifies and gives examples of four sentence patterns in a coherent piece of writing about one topic. It provides practice in analyzing the sentences for subjects, verbs, objects and other complements, and prepositional phrases. (I: S + active VI, II: S + active VT = O, III: S + passive V, Sentences with compound elements). After completing the exercise, click on the link to the answer keys.
Go to the Discussion Board (DB) and post any questions that you have about the topics in Chapters 1 and 2. Read each others' messages and post replies to them as you can.
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Week 4 beginning Feb 23

Identifying Verbs in a News Article: Sea Lion Treks 65 Miles From California Coast. Print page out the page. Underline the verbs in each clause. After completing the exercise, click on the link to the answer key.

Supplementary material on Prof. Charles Darling's website: Parts of Speech | Identifying Basic Sentence Parts | Clauses: the Essential Building Blocks Practice quizzes: Parts of Speech | Identifying Independent Clauses 1 | Identifying Independent Clauses 2 | Dependent Clauses and Types of Sentences

Basic Terminology and Sentence Structure Identification (30 pts) Due date: 11 pm Wed Feb 25
Basic sentence patterns Part B Writing assignment .(20 pts) Due date: 11 pm Thu Feb 26.
Write a paragraph and analyze the sentences as stated in the instructions, Send it to my Digital Drop Box (DDB). .After my corrections and comments are returned to your DDB, post a corrected revision to the Discussion Board within 48 hours (5 pts).
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Week 5 beginning Mar 1

Study AEG Chapter 3 General Truth Time Frame.
"General Truth" defined
Verb choices for general truth meaning
Simple present tense verbs
Present perfect: indefinite past time in general truth contexts
Time expressions with the present perfect
Subject-verb agreement
Do the exercises in the book and Online exercises (3-A Practice with Simple Present Tense and Present Perfect, 3-B Practice with Subject-Verb Agreement, 3-C Review of the Grammar & Vocabulary in Chapter 3)
 
Writing Assignment: Post a message on the Paragraph in the past time frame. (10 pts) Due date: 11 pm Thu Mar 4.
Write a paragraph of 150-175 words using different action verbs in the past time frame (refer to AEG Chapter 2). Use at least one of each sentence type, in any order: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.Pay attention to verb tenses and verb forms. Possible topics: what you (or somebody else) did in order to get a job, what you (sbdy else) did on a business trip or vacation, what happened in a recent job- or school-related activity (event, incident, task), what you (sbdy else) did in order to get your driver's license, what your son (wife, boyfriend, uncle, grandmother) did on a special occasion.
 Verbs in the past time frame (20 pts) Due date: 11 pm Fri Mar 5
Extra credit: Read messages written by others on the "Paragraph in the past time frame" and post a thoughtful response of 20-25 words to the writer. (2 pts ea, up to 10 pts) Due date: 11 pm Sun Mar 7
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Week 6 beginning Mar 8

Study AEG Chapter 4 Present Time Frame. Do the exercises in the book and online
Verb choices for present time meaning
The grammar of the present progressive
The meaning of the present progressive
The grammar of stative verbs
Stative verb groups
Time expressions for present time meanings
Present perfect: indefinite past time in present time contexts
Online exercises

Writing Assignment: Post a message on the Paragraph in the general truth time frame. (10 pts) Due date: 11 pm Thu Mar 11.
Write a paragraph of 150-175 words using different action verbs in the general truth time frame. (Refer to AEG Chapter 3).Use third person subjects. Use at least one of each sentence type, in any order: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Pay attention to SVA and SPA. Possible topics:a basic scientific principle or a basic principle in your field of study of work; a regularly occurring procedure, activity, or event in your job, your workplace, your college, or your community
Extra credit: Read messages written by others on the "Paragraph in the general truth time frame" and post a thoughtful response of 20-25 words to the writer. (2 pts ea, up to 10 pts) Due date: 11 pm Sun Mar 14.

Verbs in the general truth time frame (20 pts) Due date:8 am Sun Mar 14
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Week 7 beginning Mar 15

Study AEG Chapter 5 Modals
“Modal Auxiliary Verb” Defined
The Basic Grammar of the Modal Auxiliaries
Words with Similar Meanings
the Modal Auxiliary System
Using Modals to Give Advice
Using Modals to Communicate about Guesses
Modals for Future Time Meanings		 Modals for Past Time Meanings
Negative Meanings of Have To and Must
Will and Can fo General Truth Meanings
Using Modals to Give Indirect Comands
Shall in American English
Modals in Passive Sentences
Do the exercises in the book and the online exercise (5-A. Using Modals to Give Advice:Giving Advice to a Friend, Having a Healthy Body, 5-D. Other Uses of Modal Auxiliaries: Two Different Meanings for Will,.Cultural Differences in the ESL Classroom, Seafood.)
Study Appendix D Traditional Definitions of the Modal Auxiliary Verbs

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
shall, will, should; do, does, did; have, has, had; can, could; can, may; may, might; will, would; used to.

Read the article New life for S.F. lakes and use colored pens to identify the following verb forms:simple present, present progressive, present perfect, present modal http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/8136500.htm or SFlakespres.pdf

Writing Assignment: Post a message on the Error correction: Verbs in Past Time Frame.(10 pts) Due date: 11 pm Thu Mar 18.
Read the various discussion boards. In five sentences written by five different writers, find errors in verbs in the past time frame. For each sentence, identify the paragraph by title, copy the writer's sentence exactly, provide a revision of the the verb error(s), and explain why your revision is better. Try to include yourself as one of the five writers. (Refer to AEG Ch 2.) Put your name in the subject line.
Example:

Subject: Marsha's Error Correction of Verbs in the Past Time Frame
Titlte: My Daughter's Dance Class
1. Original: My daughter dances every Sunday, but two Sundays ago, since she feeling sick, I haven't taken her to her dance class.

Revision: My daughter dances every Sunday, but two Sundays ago, since she [was feeling] sick, I [didn't take] her to her dance class.

Explanation: 1. The clause "she was feeling sick" should use the past continuous because the sick feeling started before the decision not to take her to class and it was continuing (it was in progress); the past continuous requires two parts: WAS or WERE + VERB-ing. 2. The clause "I didn't take her..." needs to use the simple past because it is a completed past action; it is not related to the present

Subject-Verb Agreement (20 pts) Due date: 11 pm Fri Mar 19
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Week 8 beginning Mar 22
Study AEG Chapter 6 Future Time Frame. Do the exercises in the book. Do the Online Exercises
Future Time Choice
Basic Future Time Verb Choices
Verb Forms Used to Indicate Future Time
Future Time Adverbs and Adverbial Modifiers
Speaking about the Future
Writing about the Future
Writing Assignment: Post a revision of your paragraph on the Error correction: Verbs in the Past Time Frame.(10 pts) Due date: 11 pm Wed Mar 24.
Error Correction: Verbs in the Past Time Frame. Due date: 11 pm Thu Mar 25.
Writing Assignment: Post a revision of your paragraph Error correction: Verbs in the General Truth Time Frame.(10 pts) Due date: 11 pm Sat Mar 27.
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Week of Spring Break

 
No homework or quizzes are due this week; however, for your grammatical benefit, it is essential to keep studying and doing practice exercises.
Study AEG Section Four: Editing Written English
Learning how to edit
1) The most serious problems, 2) intermediate problems, 3) punctuation and mechanics problems
Practice the Editing Process: Editing Past Time, Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement, Editing Modasl Auxiliaries, Editing for Determiners and Articles, Editing for Prepositions, Editing for Gerunds and Infinitives, Editing for Punctuation and CapitalizationWriting Focused on the Past Time Frame, Writing Focused on teh General Truth Time Frame, Writing Focused on teh Modal Auxiliaries, Writing Focused on Passive Sentences
Make-up quizzes. Mar 28-29. Check the Assignments area of Blackboard.
Study AEG Chapter 12 Punctuation Do the exercises in the book and online 12-6. Rules for Using Commas. 12-8. Practice with Capitalization.
Overview of Punctuation Choices
The Period and Other End marks
The Comma
The Apostrophe
The Semicolon
The Colon
Quotation marks
Underlining
Capitalization
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Guide to Grammar and Writing: Punctuation Marks
Explanations, examples and self-quizzes on the period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, semicolon, hyphen, dash, parentheses, brackets, ellipsis, apostrophe, quotation marks, and slash
Punctuation from Purdue University Online Writing Lab
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Week 9 beginning April 5
Study AEG Chapter 7 Questions and Commands. Do the exercises in the book. Do the online exercises
Importance of Questions
Purposes of Questions
Review of the Basic Grammar of Yes-No Questions
Review of the Basic Grammar of Informattion Questions
Tag Questions
Questions Inside of STatements
Commands
Writing Assignment: Post ten questions on the DB > Questions about a News Article. Due date: 11 pm Wed Apr 7. (20 pts)
Choose an article of interest to you from an online source (e.g., CNN, San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Times). Copy the article's exact URL into a Word document. Write ten questions of different types about the article: yes-no questions, information questions, tag questions and embedded questions). Edit your questions for grammatical accuracy. In your Word document, in a list below your questions, write ten answers. Do not post the answers. Keep them for reference when your classmates try to answer your questions.
Writing Assignment: Answer the questions. Read the subjects on the DB > Questions about a News Article. Due date: 11 pm Sun Apr 11. (10 pts). Choose one message that does not yet have a reply. Read the article and the writer's ten questions. Post a reply: answer the writer's questions. If another student has already posted answers, please choose another student's topic. In other words, one set of questions - one set of answers. First come, first served! To hold your place, click Reply, write "I am going to answer these questions by (5:00) tonight." Later, come back, click your message, click Modify, and post your answers.
Extra credit: If you see and correct errors in the writer's questions, you may earn up to 2 more points.

Practice quizzes on modal auxiliaries
Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs | Use of Modal Auxiliaries | Fill in the gaps with can, can't, must and mustn't.
Modal Quiz | Past Modal Quiz | Past Modal Auxiliaries
Modal Auxiliaries Due date: 11 pm Sun Apr 11
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Week 10 beginning April 12
Study AEG Chapter 8 Prepositions. Do the exercises in the book and on online.
Nine most common prepositions
In, On, At for time and space
Relationship meanings for prepositions
use of prepositions
Meanings of the possessives
Making choices between of and the apostrophe for possessives
Appendix E Prepositions
I. Alphabetized list of common prepositions
II. Verb + preposition combinations
III. Verb + Adjective or Noun + Preposition
Prepositions: Locators in Time and Space | List of common prepositions
Practice quizzes on prepositions: Prepositions1 | Prepositions2 | Prepositions3 | Prepositions4 | Prepositions | Prepositions - crossword 1 | Prepositions - crossword 2 | Prepositions - crossword 3 |

Study AEG Chapter 9 Nouns, Articles, and Determiners. Do the exercises in the book and on online.
Articles and other determiners
Proper and common nouns
Count nouns
Noncount nouns
Meanings of nouns
Summary of the use of articles
Determiners and quantifiers with count and noncount nouns

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Nouns
Plural forms of nouns
Possessive forms of nouns
An exercise in recognizing nouns
Count versus non-count nouns
An exercise in categorizing count- and non-count nouns
Compound nouns (and adjectives)
Practice quizzes on nouns:Count/Noncount Nouns | Recgonizing nouns | Naming nouns | Count and non-count nouns |
Articles, Determiners and Quantifiers Articles, determiners, and quantifiers are those little words that precede and modify nouns
Practice quizzes on articles: Aricles a, an, the | Aricles a, an, the or no article
Practice quizzes on quantifiers:: Qauntifiers much, many, most,few,a few, little, a little | Quantifiers a few, a Practice quizzes on quantifiersgreat deal, a little, a lot, a lot of, a majority of, enough, many, much of, plenty, several of, some
Noun Forms (10) Due date: 11 pm Fri Apr 16
Indefinite Articles: A and An (20) Due date: 11 pm Fri Apr 16
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Week 11 beginning April 19

Study Chapter 10 Adverbial, Noun, and Relative Clauses. Do the exercises in the book. Do the Online Exercises
Traditional Definitions
Recognizing Different Types of Clauses: Adverbial Clauses, Relative (Adjective) Clauses, and Noun Clauses
Recognizing and Correcting Common Sentence Problems
Sentence Combining Practice: Adverbial Clauses and Relative (Adjective) Clauses
Sentence Combining; Making Decisions about Combining Sentences

Practice Quizzes at Purdue University Online Writing Lab Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
Accept and Except, Affect and Effect, Apostrophes, Commas vs. Semicolons, Commas with Nonessential Elements [1] [2] [3] , I/E Spelling Rules, Sentence Fragments, Using Commas, Words that Sound Alike: Exercises

 Articles: A, An, The and no article (30) Due date: 11 pm Wed Apr 21
Adjective Clauses and Phrases (10) Due date: 11 pm Thu Apr 22
Writing Assignment: Post ten sentences on the DB > Relative Clauses. Due date: 11 pm Fri Apr 23. (20 pts) Write ten sentences related to a job (the one you have now, the one you had before, the one you desire, or one someone else has). In each sentence, use a relative adjeictive clause or a relative adverb clause. Set the relative clause or phrase in square brackets. Use each of these relative pronouns at least once; who, whom, whose, that, which. Use each of these relative adverbs at least once: when, where Write at least one restrictive clause and one nonrestrictive clause Use proper grammar and punctuation. Follow this.example.
Extra credit: Read messages written by others on the "Relative Clauses" and post a thoughtful response of 20-25 words to the writer. (2 pts ea, up to 10 pts) Due date: 11 pm Mon Apr 26.
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Week 12 beginning April 26

Study Chapter 11 Passive Sentences. Do the exercises in the book. Do the online exercises.
“Passive” Defined
Comparing Active and Passive Sentences
When to Use Passive Sentences
Making Passive Verbs
Using the By-Phrase
Passive Look-Alikes

Passive sentences in the news: Five-alarm fire Extra credit: Click this link, follow the instructions. Post the sentences in the Chapter 11 DB.

Study AEG Chapter 12 Punctuation Do the exercises in the book and Do the online exercises (12-6. Rules for Using Commas, 12-8. Practice with Capitalizations)
Overview of Punctuation Choices
The Period and Other End marks
The Comma
The Apostrophe
The Semicolon
The Colon
Quotation marks
Underlining
Capitalization

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Punctuation Marks
Explanations, examples and self-quizzes on the period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, semicolon, hyphen, dash, parentheses, brackets, ellipsis, apostrophe, quotation marks, and slash

Punctuation from Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing Assignment: Questions and Answers. Due date: 11 pm Thu Apr 29. (30 points). Download the file in the Course Document area.
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Week 13 beginning May 3

Study AEG Chapter 13 Nouns, Adjectives, and Personal Pronouns. Do the exercises in the book. Do the online exercises.
Noun phrases

Adjectives
Review of personal pronouns
x13-1 Healthy Eating (scrambled noun phrases 1-10)
x13-7 The Colors of Global Warming (fill-in-the-blank)
Writing Assignment: Error Analysis and Editing: 29 sentences. Doing this exercise will help prepare you for the final exam. Look in the course documents section at Blackboard. (10) Due date: 11 pm Fri May 7

Study AEG Chapter 14 Adverbs. Do the exercises in the book. Do the online Exercises.
“Adverb” Defined
Formation of Adversb from Adjectives
Adverbs of Frequency
No and Not
Word Order with Adverbs and Adverbials
Interactive Practice Exercises from Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Adjective or Adverb, Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to), Prepositions of Location: At, In, On
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Adverbs
Definition of Adverb
Using Adverbs in a Numbered List
Adverbs We Can Do Without
Kinds of Adverbs
Positions of Adverbs
Order of Adverbs
Adjuncts, Disjuncts, and Conjuncts
Some Special Cases
Relative Adverbs
Viewpoint, Focus, and Negative Adverbs

 Sentence, Fragment, Comma Splice, or Run-on (20) Due date: 11 pm Fri May 7
Active and Passive Voice (20) Due date: 11 pm Fri May 7
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Week 14 beginning May 10
Study Chapter 15 Conditional and Hypothetical. Do the exercises in the book. Do the online exercises. .
“Conditional” and “Hypothetical” Defined
Meaning and Grammar of Conditional Sentences
Modal Auxiliaries in Conditional Sentences
Meaning and Grammar of Hypothetical Sentences
Were in Hypothetical If-Clauses
Wishes as Hypothetical Sentences
Verbs in Conditional Sentences and Hypothetical Sentences

Study Chapter 16 Gerunds and Infinitives. Do the exercises in the book. Do the online Exercises
“Gerund” and “Infinitive” Defined
Uses of Gerunds and Infinitives: Gerunds as Direct Objects, Prepositions Followed by Gerunds, Used To and Be Used To
Infinitives as Direct Objects: Infinitives and Adjectives; Infinitives and Too; Infinitives and For; Infinitives and In Order To; How, When, Where + Infinitives
Verbs That Can Have Either a Gerund or an Infinitive as Direct Object with no Meaning Difference
Verbs That Can Have Either a Gerund or an Infinitive as Direct Object with Different Meanings
 Word Order (20) Due date: 11 pm Fri May 14
Gerunds and Infinitives (20) Due date: 11 pm Fri May 14
Final exam May 25 or 26 - Reply on the May Discussion Board.
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Week 15 beginning May 17
REVIEW. Select from the following exercises to review for the final exam.
Analysis of Simple Sentences: Snow Mark the subject, verb and prepositional phrases in each simple sentence.
Analysis of Compound Sentences: Stonehenge Mark the subjects, verbs, prepositional phrases, and coodinating conjunction in each compound sentence.
Analysis of Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences: Space Flight Mark the subjects, verbs, prepositional phrases, coodinating conjunctionm subordinators, independent clauses and dependent clauses.
Edit for Run-on and Comma Spice Errors: 4A The Composing Process; 4B Efficient Test Taking Find and correct 5-6 run-on and comma splice errors in each paragraph.
Edit for Fragments: 1A The Braille Alphabet; 1B Human Memory Find and correct 5 fragments in each paragraph.
Edit for Verbs: 2A The Flight of the Voyager; 2B The Genetic Manipulation of Tobacco Find the 10 verb errors in each paragraph.
Edit for Agreement: 3A Skimming; 3B The Solar System Find 8 and 12 subject-verb agreement errors in each paragraph.
Edit for Word Order: The Rosetta Stone Find the word order errors in this paragraph.
Edit for Word Order: Dinosaurs Find the word order errors in this paragraph.
Edit for Word Choice: Tornadoes Find the word order errors in this paragraph.
Edit for Articles: 9A The Sundial; 9B Diamonds Find 17 and 10 article errors in each paragraph.
Edit for Punctuation: 10A Historians and Archeologists; 10B Earthquakes Find and insert 20 punctuation marks in each paragraph.
Edit for Capitalization: 11A Calculus; 11B Thanksgiving
Sentence Combination: Types of Tests, Classroom Behavior, and A Study Plan Combine 3 groups of short simple sentences into compound and complex sentences in the context of 3 distinct paragraphs

Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs. Learn and practice with these links:
Subject-Verb Agreement, including PowerPoint presentation. 12 important points and 3 quizzes (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
Subject-Verb Agreement, including subject following verb, expletive "it" , "each", "none", subjects are joined by "and", subjects are joined by "or", singular and plural subjects, linking verbs, collective nouns, relative pronouns (University of Madison).
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree (Purdue University)
Agreement: subject-verb, inc. self-test (Scott Foll, Big Dog Grammar)
Rules for Subject-Verb Agreement, inc. practice and drill (Arizona State University Writing Center)
Subject-Verb Agreement (Kellee Weinhold, Oregon University
Subject-Verb Agreement (Texas A&M Writing Center)
Google's links to Subject-Verb Agreement
These self-quizzes can help you practice what you have learned about subject-verb agreement.
Dave Sperling's Subject-Verb Agreement quiz
City University of hong Kong's English Language Centre Subject-Verb Agreement quiz>
Colleen Weldele's Subject/Verb Agreement quiz
Vera Mello's Subject and Verb Agreement quiz
English Zone's Subject-Verb Agreement quizzes: Easy, Intermediate, Advanced Levels. Some quizzes are free; others require membership.
Subject-Verb Agreement quizzes (Erlyn Baack's page, Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English)
Sample TOEFL grammar questions: Word form: Subject-Verb Agreement
Do the exercises and then check your answers in the AK.
Sentence Fragment Exercisesó#1 Analyze each of 16 sets of sentences as correct (C) or a fragment (F).
Sentence Fragment Exercisesó#2 Proofread 5 brief paragraphs and edit them for fragment errors.
Sentence Fragment Exercisesó#3 Read a paragraph with no punctuation. Add capitals, periods, commas, and/or other punctuation that may be needed to make the word groups into complete sentences. Make sure that there are no fragments.
Take a self-quiz on The Functions of Clauses (self-quiz)
View Prof. Darlingís Powerpoint presentation Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices
and take the self-quizzes: Avoiding Comma Splices 1 & 2, Repairing Run-on Sentences, and Fragments and Run-on Sentences
Commas with Nonessential Elements
Commas Set off Nonessential Elements: Exercise #1
Commas Set off Nonessential Elements: Exercise #2

Week 16 beginning May 22
Final exam week
The two-hour exam consists of the following tasks.
_ Sentence completion: Verb forms and verb tenses. Format: Fill-in-the-blank online test.
_ Recognition: Are these sentences grammatically, lexically and mechanically correct or not?
_ Editing. Find and edit the grammatical, lexical and mechanical errors in sentences.

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