English 99 Improvement of Writing

 

 

What to Study for the Comprehensive Experience

 

 

ü Sentencing basics--be able to identify and repair fragments, run-on sentences, and comma splices. A review of Clauses and Sentencing Made Easy might help, (pp.11-15 in the course packet).

 

ü Words Often Confused (Zero Tolerance Skill #1).  A review of Julie's Homonyms Help and Extra Help with Affect/Effect and Principle/Principal would be of great assistance (pp. 46-55 in the course packet).  Also, you might watch the video another time or two.  Go to ANGEL and then “Grammar and Usage Help” under the LESSONS tab to view it. Watch the Video

 

ü Subject-verb agreement (“One of the students (is, are). . . .”), (pp. 62-69) in the course packet.

 

ü Pronoun Agreement (“This is between you and (I, me)”), pp. 70-76 in the course packet.

 

ü Apostrophe Uses (Contractions and Possessives)--Making Words Possessive (pp. 85-88 in the course packet). Go to ANGEL and then “Grammar and Usage Help” under the LESSONS tab to view it. Watch the Video

 

 

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